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God speed, farewell, are thee well, safe journey, anon. I must be gone....
Friday, May 8, 2009
Cindy's Rice Pudding
CREAMY RICE PUDDING- serves 4
Ingredients:
¾ cup uncooked white rice
2 cups milk, divided (I used 1 cup milk and 1 cup half and half)
1/3 cup white sugar
¼ teaspoon salt
1 egg, beaten
2/3 cup golden raisins (optional)
1 tablespoon butter
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions:
1. In a medium saucepan, bring 1 ½ cups water to a boil. Add rice and stir. Reduce heat, cover and simmer 20 minutes.
2. In another saucepan, combine 1 ½ cups cooked rice, 1 ½ cups milk, sugar and salt. Cook over medium heat until thick and creamy, 15 to 20 minutes. Stir in remaining ½ cup milk, beaten egg and raisins. Cook 2 minutes more, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and stir in butter and vanilla. Serve warm.
2005-2006 Books
1. Peace Like a River by Leif Enger
2. #1 Ladies Detective Agency by McCall Smith
3. Precious Bane by Mary Webb
4. 1776 by David McCullough
5. The Message by Lance Richardson
6. Return from Tomorrow by George Ritchie
7. Enders Game by Orson Scott Card
8. Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beacher Stowe
9. My Antonia by Willa Cather
2. #1 Ladies Detective Agency by McCall Smith
3. Precious Bane by Mary Webb
4. 1776 by David McCullough
5. The Message by Lance Richardson
6. Return from Tomorrow by George Ritchie
7. Enders Game by Orson Scott Card
8. Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beacher Stowe
9. My Antonia by Willa Cather
2004-2005 Boooks
1. The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom
2. These is My Words by Nancy Turner
3. The Tempest by William Shakespeare
4. The Day no Pigs Would Die by Richard Peck
5. The Prize Winner Of Defiance, Ohio by Terry Ryan
6. 1421: The Year China Discovered America by Galvin Meinses
7. Wish You Well by David Baldacci
8. Founding Mothers: The Women Who Raised Our Nation by Cokie Roberts
9. Tending Roses by Lisa Wingate
2. These is My Words by Nancy Turner
3. The Tempest by William Shakespeare
4. The Day no Pigs Would Die by Richard Peck
5. The Prize Winner Of Defiance, Ohio by Terry Ryan
6. 1421: The Year China Discovered America by Galvin Meinses
7. Wish You Well by David Baldacci
8. Founding Mothers: The Women Who Raised Our Nation by Cokie Roberts
9. Tending Roses by Lisa Wingate
2003-2004 Books
1. The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins
2. Seabiscuit by Laura Hillenbrand
3. Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
4. Seedfolks by Paul Fleischman
5. A Christmas Memory by Truman Capote
6.Let's Roll! by Lisa Beamer
7. The Sunne in Splendour by Sharon Kay Penman
8. The Nevergreen by Cindy Pruett
9. London by Edward Rutherfurd
3. Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
4. Seedfolks by Paul Fleischman
5. A Christmas Memory by Truman Capote
6.Let's Roll! by Lisa Beamer
7. The Sunne in Splendour by Sharon Kay Penman
8. The Nevergreen by Cindy Pruett
9. London by Edward Rutherfurd
?-2003 Books
1. The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver
2. A Bondwoman's narrative by Hannah Crafts
3. A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
4. City of Joy by Dominique Lapierre
5. Cold Sassy Tree by Olive Ann Burns
6. The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
7. The Education of Little Tree by Forrest Carter
8. Empty Sleeves by Phillip Rushing
9. Enchanted April by Miranda Richardson
10. Exiled- The Story of John Llathrop by Helene Hold
11. Flags of Our Fathers by James Bradley
12. Gates of Zion by Bodie Thoene
13. Gift from the Sea by Ann Morrow Lindberg
14. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by JK Rowling
15. Heart Full of Diamonds by Anne Marie Jenner
16. Holes by Louis Sachar
17. Life and Death in Shanghai by Cheng Nien
18. The Long Walk by Slavomir Rawics
19. Midwives by Chhris Bohjalian
20. Miss Julia Speaks Her Mind by Ann B. Ross
21. Mutant Message Down Under by Mario Morgan
22. My Name is Asher Lev by Chaim potok
23. One Tattered Angel by Blaine yorgenson
24. Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
25. Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen
26. The Robe by Lloyd C. Douglas
27. The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy
28. The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis
29. A Separate Peace by John Knowles
30. Skipping Christmas by John Grisham
31. Standing for Something by Gordon B. Hinckley
32. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
33. Tuesdays With Morrie by Mitch Albom
34. Undaunted Courage byStephen Ambrose
35. Wings of the Morning by Orestes Lorenzo
36. A Year Down Yonder by Richard Peck
2. A Bondwoman's narrative by Hannah Crafts
3. A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
4. City of Joy by Dominique Lapierre
5. Cold Sassy Tree by Olive Ann Burns
6. The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
7. The Education of Little Tree by Forrest Carter
8. Empty Sleeves by Phillip Rushing
9. Enchanted April by Miranda Richardson
10. Exiled- The Story of John Llathrop by Helene Hold
11. Flags of Our Fathers by James Bradley
12. Gates of Zion by Bodie Thoene
13. Gift from the Sea by Ann Morrow Lindberg
14. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by JK Rowling
15. Heart Full of Diamonds by Anne Marie Jenner
16. Holes by Louis Sachar
17. Life and Death in Shanghai by Cheng Nien
18. The Long Walk by Slavomir Rawics
19. Midwives by Chhris Bohjalian
20. Miss Julia Speaks Her Mind by Ann B. Ross
21. Mutant Message Down Under by Mario Morgan
22. My Name is Asher Lev by Chaim potok
23. One Tattered Angel by Blaine yorgenson
24. Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
25. Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen
26. The Robe by Lloyd C. Douglas
27. The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy
28. The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis
29. A Separate Peace by John Knowles
30. Skipping Christmas by John Grisham
31. Standing for Something by Gordon B. Hinckley
32. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
33. Tuesdays With Morrie by Mitch Albom
34. Undaunted Courage byStephen Ambrose
35. Wings of the Morning by Orestes Lorenzo
36. A Year Down Yonder by Richard Peck
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