I'm baking brown rice pudding at this very moment. I substituted Splenda for the little bit of sugar in the original recipe in Jane Brody's Good Food Book. I have always loved the recipes in this book. Jane Brody emphasizes whole grains and minimizes sugar and fat but the recipes are normal food, not "diet food." A couple of weeks ago, I made some oat bran muffins that even the kids liked! (They are not muffin fans, which bewilders me.)
At any rate, I'll let you know how the pudding turns out. If it's good, I'll share the recipe.
I finally remembered this afternoon to move my 18-pound turkey from the freezer to the fridge. I bought two turkeys, so far, and may buy another one. You just can't beat the price of turkey at this time of year. And even though people associate turkey with Thanksgiving and Christmas, I like to make turkey at other times, too.
Today marks my 99th consecutive day of exercise! (And when I say "exercise", I mean aerobic exercise mainly.) Even on my most rushed day, I fit in thirty minutes on the exercise bike. On a normal day, I ride for 45-minutes. I alternate the "fat-burning" setting with the "intervals." To exercise my mind, I'm also reading Henry James' Portrait of a Lady, which at this point, annoys me, even as it stretches my brain muscles. (Isabel Archer seems to have no sense, if you ask me.)
With that, I think I'll head upstairs and sweat and read and finish my 99th day. Later, pudding!
Bike on, you puddin' making woman, you!
Way to go on the streak!
Day 50 for me!
Happy Thanksgiving.
Posted by: Missie | November 20, 2006 at 08:47 PM
Hooray for the biking!
I totally agree about Isabel Archer.
Posted by: Genevieve | November 21, 2006 at 09:31 AM
99 Days! You are awesome & inspiring!
Posted by: Cindy | November 21, 2006 at 11:12 AM
This is how much of a turkey-and-dressing freak my husband is.
When we got married, he wanted to have it for the rehearsal dinner.
We got married in July!
The only reason we didn't was because we had so many guests coming in from out of town, and logistically it just didn't work to do such a labor-intensive meal. And no stores offer turkey dinners to go in the middle of the summer!
Posted by: Melissa | November 21, 2006 at 11:53 AM
CONGRATS on your 99-day streak!! That is absolutely amazing to me.
Posted by: el-e-e | November 21, 2006 at 11:54 AM
Congrats on 99 consecutive days! And Portrait of a Lady is an incredibly annoying book. But then again, I'm not a fan of James. Portrait of a Lady is just about as annoying as Wharton's House of Mirth. Two completely senseless main characters. Ugh. Good luck.
Posted by: Goslyn | November 22, 2006 at 08:52 AM