Nyred Jackson (he/they/she) is a second-year graduate scholar at Villanova University earning their Master's in Theatre Arts. Their previous work with Villanova Theatre includes serving as the production dramaturg for last spring's Into the Woods and serving as an assistant stage manager for Far Away in Fall 2024. They currently serve as the department student council's UNITAS representative and fulfill most of their scholar hours as a lighting technician. While earning their BA in Political Science at West Chester University of Pennsylvania, they fulfilled roles in productions such as actor, sound designer, audio engineer, scenic designer, director, production dramaturg, and playwright.
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Vanilla Rice Pudding
1 heaping cup (250 g) Carolina rice or other long grain rice
1 1/2 cups (300 g) sugar
A pinch of salt
4 cups (1 L) whole milk
3 1/2 tablespoons (50 g) butter
1/2 vanilla pod, scraped, or 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla paste or extract
6 egg yolks
Along with my presentation introducing some of the research I had been working on, I brought in English breakfast tea and made enough rice pudding for everyone based on a French chef's recipe from Tasting History with Max Miller. I doubled the recipe, and it was a hit with the cast and crew.
For the rice pudding: Preheat the oven to 325°F (160°C).
Rinse the rice, then add it to boiling water and cook for 3 minutes. Drain it and rinse again with warm water.
In a wide pan, stir together the milk, sugar, salt, butter, and vanilla (add both the scraped seeds and the pod). Bring to a boil. Once it boils, remove the vanilla pod and stir in the rice. Bring it back to a boil, then cover and set it in the oven for 25 to 40 minutes. Escoffier says 25 to 30, but mine took about 40 minutes. You want most of the liquid to absorb into the rice.
Take the rice out of the oven and quickly but gently stir in the egg yolks with a fork. You don’t want to break up the grains of rice. Let it cool to room temperature (it will thicken), then put it in the fridge to chill overnight.