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Archive for January, 2009

Rice Pudding

Ingredients:
2 cup milk, divided
2 1/4 cup cooked rice
1/3 cup rapadura (or sugar of your choice)
2 eggs, beaten
1/2 cup raisins
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1 Tbps butter
1 tsp vanilla
fresh nutmeg
Cook 1 1/2 c milk, rice, and rapadura over med heat for 15-20 minutes or until thick and creamy.
Combine remaining 1/2 cup milk, beaten eggs, raisins, and cinnamon. Temper and add [...]

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baby, it’s cold outside

On top of the near constant snow we have had, it has been darn cold.  They are saying it’s the coldest winter in ten years.  I believe it.  In the last twenty-four hours we have gotten a foot of snow on top of what was already there, just looking outside makes you feel cold.
So what’s [...]

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CHAPTER 2: DADDY VERSUS THE GLASS GLASS

It started out simple enough (as all good intentions do before things turn bad): A dad just wanting to have supper with his daughters. Three daughters to be exact, because the other was away with her mother (who, ironically, was away for another Saturday.  Can anyone else see the [...]

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Resolute

How resolute are you?  Did you think of some goals for 2009?  Are you keeping any of them?  What’s your progress?
Here is where I stand:
My house- as I have posted a couple times I am slowly working on it.  I am not only wanting to physically re-do my home, but functionally as well.  Something I’m giving [...]

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I resolve

I started writting a post about how I was doing on my New Year’s Resolutions, went to link up to it…it’s not there.  Figures.  Come to find, I have three complete posts that for some reason I hit save instead of publish.  No wonder my blog is looking so sparse!  I guess the best place [...]

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CHAPTER 1:  QUICK AND EASY PORK CHOPS
“No, no, you go ahead and go, dear. I’ll be fine. You need a day away with a friend anyways.”  I’m a daddy, I can handle it, right?
Quick and Easy Pork Chops for dinner. Serve over rice.  I can do that.  Sure. Let’s see that recipe…8 hours in the crock [...]

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birthdays

Birthdays at Trying Traditional are a fairly low-key affair.  The  older two have had one party with friends…one.  It sounds awful to some and a dream to others.  Here’s a bit of a shocker for you.  I have a really, REALLY hard time dealing with a room full of children…especially other people’s children.  I know, [...]

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feeling better

Such high and lofty goals for last week…struck down premature by a fever and a husband out of town.   I have a hard time recognizing when I need to ask for help, last week I asked.  My parents brought some food over after I had emptied the fridge and resorted to ordering pizza.  Thankfully, Forest [...]

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What happened to my blog?!?!
 The posts are showing up in the sidebar.  I tried changing theme and it still is all wonky.  Help someone?

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in the works

still have a birthday post in the works
head cold has wrecked my plans the last few days, but not today
today I am starting on my resolution about my house. 

Yep, it is time to start getting my home in order and making it mine.  My budget right now is $0 so that will make it interesting [...]

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