Rice with vegetables

Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups of white rice
1 1/2 cups of water
1 cup of frozen peas
1/2 cup of frozen corn
1 carrot
1/2 onion (chopped)
4 cloves of garlic (chopped)
olive oil

Directions:
In a pot with olive oil saute the onion and garlic, then add the peeled carrot, saute for about 3 minutes and then add the rice and let if fry for about 3 minutes always stirring, add the hot water and salt. Pour in a pyrex covered with foil and cook in the oven at 350 for 30 minutes. After 30 minutest take out the rice from the oven and mix the peas and the corn and bake for 5 more minutes.Easy and delicious!

Rice pudding (arroz doce) Portuguese style

This is one of my husband's favorite dessert!

Ingredients:
1 cup of white rice
1 cup of sugar
4 egg yolks
2 cups of milk (2%)
2 cinnamon sticks
lemon peel
2 tbsp of butter
cinnamon

Directions:
 Cook the rice with water, then drain it. On a separate pot pour the milk, butter, lemon peel and cinnamon sticks and let it boil, then add the cooked rice and let it cook for about 2 minutes and add the sugar, cook for 2 more minutes and turn it off. On a separate bowl beat the egg yolks and then add a little bit of the rice mix ( so the egg yolks are at the same temperature as the rice)  then add the egg yolks to the rice. Mix everything and pour on a platter and sprinkle with cinnamon. Serve it chilled!
I used 2% milk but it is good with skim milk, no difference in taste.