Friday With Saturday’s Chores
Tomorrow we are going to a family gathering from my mom’s side of the family. There were eight siblings. I have many Riebe cousins. Many of them stayed in the Litchfield area. We are getting together in Darwin at the city park, we try to do it once a year. It has been a year that I am sure has brought many changes to many.
Tomorrow would have been bedding laundry day. We had that whipped out today, Friday, by twelve noon. Chased a few dust bunnies as well. Nothing worse than coming home from a day of play to feel behind the eight ball of what is waiting to be done.
A dish to pass was all that was requested for tomorrow. After kicking that around for several days, I decided on cooked rice done with milk and sugar. Everyone from this group grew up on it. When cooled, a sprinkle of cinnamon tops it.
I dug out the double boiler kettle. I didn’t have the whole milk that works the best, so I opened a can of Carnation milk. I knew I could add 2% to it and have it turn out great. I had forgotten how long it takes when you use one and a half cups of rice. The long grain rice takes a long slow time. We are now coming to the two and a half hours and it has been put into a bowl for cooling. We are two hours away from the gathering and it will travel well. This will be a long day for me, but I sure am looking forward to getting out of Dodge. I will rest up later.
When I have been really hungry for the rice pudding, I have bought a small container in the grocery store deli department. Silly me. It’s watery and an insult to the rice pudding.
The worst part of preparing this dish is the cleanup of the top portion of the double boiler. It does help to put some water into the top and allow the bottom to continue boiling. The steam process does help.
I couldn’t leave the kitchen for fear I would forget to add milk to the rice. I boiled some egg noodles, chopped up an onion and browned a pound of ground beef. I had bought some of the Better Than Bullion in the grocery store. It comes in a small jar and has a jelly type consistency. It needs to be refrigerated after opening. I had either the roasted onion or the roasted garlic. I used two tablespoons of the garlic and stirred that into the hot meat mixture. Aroma . . . spot on. I then called upon Dennis as to how to top it off. His decision was the white Alfredo sauce. We are now having a dish reminiscent to Beed Stroganoff. No veggies this time. Supper has been planned and only needs oven time.
I know after supper and I have showered for the day . . . I will be off the clock.
In regard to the studio: my household chores come first in any day. If I have gotten done what the home requires, that is when I take the steps to the studio. In time, the first floor items will be accomplished in less time as my stamina improves and then . . . watch out!