Baked Rice Pudding and Classic 1920s Orange Cookies after Lunch 0ut

We’d been out for a fancy lunch celebrating our friend Donna’s birthday. I’d taken small lunch bags with a few orange cookies as “party favors”

We received the gift of homemade rice pudding perfectly baked by friend Margaret L. She brought it in a bag with ice packs. What a great “party favor”. Delicious. Reminds me of childhood. Thank you for this gift.

A peach paired nicely with the creamy pudding

Classic 1920s Orange Drop Cookies recipe

I added 1/2t of Orange Extract in addition to the zest and juice called for in the recipe

Here’s the Grand Concourse where we dined.

Former train station turned into fancy dining
Yes the flowers are real