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Daddy, Pinkie, and Ryan’s Halloween Surprise!

Ryan Lorenc-Haluska — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 03:07:00 +0000

Daddy– I want to Make Something for Pinkie this Halloween. I want it to be a Surprise!

Will you Please Help me to Build a Haunted House?

Mommy Gave me this Kit to Build a Haunted House.

Look! We’ve Built the Walls!

And Now the Roof is Built!

Thank you, Daddy, for Painting-In the Door and the Windows.

SURPRISE, Ryan! I have Built This Natural Background for Your Haunted House!

I Think that it Will Help you to Make a Very Nice Halloween Gift for Pinkie.

You are Being Very Sweet to Your Sister.

Daddy– it is FUN to Do Something Nice for Someone!

I Hope that Pinkie Likes it.

I Believe that she will Like it, Ryan.

You have Worked So Hard and So Neatly on your Surprise Gift for your Sister.

We Better Clean-Up our Mess, Ryan. I will Help you.

PINKIE ––!! I have a SURPRISE for you!!

OH MY GOSH, Pinkie!!! You SURPRISED ME With your Beautiful Halloween Costume!!!

You are a Scarecrow! I Don’t Think that the Birds would Be Too Scared of you, Pinkie…

…you are a Pretty Scarecrow!!!

Awww, Ryan…! You are the Nicest Brother EVER!! :o)

We Hope that YOU Have a Happy Halloween!

Oh–– and… * BOO *––!!! ;o)

Ryan and Pinkie’s Rice Pudding Recipe

Ryan Lorenc-Haluska — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 01:01:00 +0000

Now that I am 6 and All-Grown-Up, Dad Says that I can Cook

(under Supervision – he Reminds me)

First, we Read the Recipe and See if we Have

All of the Ingredients and Kitchen Supplies

We Seem to Have All of the Ingredients

(it is a Good Idea to Actually See Them in One Place)

And we Have All of the Equipment for our Recipe

Including our Nice Big Pot

Looks like we are Ready to Cook, Pinkie

I’m Older, Pinkie – so I’ll Show you How-To Do It

–But you Can Help

Dad’s Here to Watch-Over us, Pinkie…

Especially with the Stove!

(Stoves can be Very Dangerous – so It is Good to Have an Adult Nearby)

First, Lets Add 1 Quart Whole Milk

I’ll Rinse Out this Bottle and Dad will Place It in the Recycling Bin

Pinkie – you can Add 1/2 Cup White Rice…

Then Add 1 Tablespoon Unsalted Butter

Then Add 1/8th Teaspoon Salt

Hey, Guys –– Why Don’t I Help Out With the Egg?

It is Kind of Difficult if you Have not Done it Before

Watch and you Can Do It Next Time…

I’ll Lightly Whisk the Egg, Pinkie… this is Demanding Work

… you’ve Got to Know When to Stop Whisking!

Let’s See –– What’s Next?

Oh– yeah, 1/2 Cup of Sugar. We Like Sugar!

Now, the Vanilla. We Use ‘Real’ Vanilla ’cause Daddy says it Tastes Best

Well –– we’ve Got it All Done to This Point…

Will you Pour It Into the Pot for us Daddy?

Looks Good!

Wow, Pinkie! Let’s Clean Up!

Mom will not Be Happy if we Leave a Mess!!

If you Wash…

I’ll Dry…

This is an Automatic Stirrer that Dad Got at a North American Store Called ‘Bed Bath & Beyond’

It is called ‘RoboStir’ Battery Operated Stirrer –– Dad Loves it!

First, Pinkie… we Must Bring it to a Boil over Moderately High Heat

Then we Reduce the Heat to Simmer, Uncovered, Stirring Frequently for 1 Hour

That’s a LONG TIME!!!

(this is where our Automatic stirrer comes into Play –– Nii-ice!!)

This Part is HARD… so we Asked Daddy to Help…

Dad takes a Big Spoonful of the Thickened, Cooked Rice Pudding and

Stirs It into the Lightly Whisked Eggs…

Then he Adds a Little Bit More Cooked Rice Pudding and Stirs It Also

(this Keeps the Hot Rice Pudding from Cooking the Whisked Eggs, says Daddy)

Then he Pours the Warmed Egg and Pudding Mixture

Into the Rest of the Rice Pudding

…and he Stirs it Together…

Now He Adds 1/2 Cup Heavy Cream to the Egg and Pudding Mix

and he Adds 1/4 Teaspoon Cinnamon and Stirs it All Together…

Pour it into Cups or into a Flat Pan and Garnish with a Little Cinnamon

Let’s See… Mom – Dad – Pinkie – and ME!

(plus Extras for a Friend and the Neighbors)

Kids… the Recipe says ‘Chill Pudding, Covered, at Least Three Hours’

** – – – **

Ingredients

Makes 6 to 8 servings

(we halved this recipe)

2 quarts whole milk

1 cup long grain white rice (do not rinse)

1 cup sugar

2 tablespoons unsalted butter

1 teaspoon vanilla

1/4 teaspoon salt

2 large eggs

1 cup heavy cream

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Preparation

Bring milk, rice, sugar, butter, vanilla, and salt

to a boil in a 4-quart heavy saucepan over moderately high heat,

then reduce the heat to simmer, uncovered, stirring frequently,

until rice is very tender, about 1 hour.

Just before the mixture finishes cooking, whisk eggs lightly into a bowl.

Remove pan from heat and slowly add 1 cup of rice mixture to eggs,

whisking constantly. Stir egg mixture into remaining rice mixture in pan, then stir in cream.

Pour pudding into a 13″ by 9″ glass or ceramic baking dish (3-quart capacity)

and sprinkle with cinamon. Chill pudding, covered, at least 3 hours.

I hope your kids are more patient than mine!!!

Ryan’s 3rd Birthday

Ryan Lorenc-Haluska — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:52:00 +0000

Good morning, Ryan! Wake up – today is a Very Special day.

What’s Special about today, Daddy?

It’s your Birthday! Happy Birthday, Ryan!

Oh, Daddy! Oh, Mommy! I’m Surprised!

Yummy! I never get Cupcakes and Ice Cream for Breakfast.

Everything is Delicious! –And my plate has a Duckie on it!

Oh, thank you for this Surprise!

There are Presents, Ryan, for your Birthday

Oh! Thank you Mommy and Daddy.

Look and see what you’ve gotten

It’s a Radio! Is it a ‘real’ Radio, Daddy?

Yes. It is a real Radio, Ryan. – Listen

Oh, it sounds so nice

It is your very own Radio, Ryan.

Now you and Dog can listen to soft music in your bed before you fall asleep.

There’s More!

A really big Book! Mommy can read it with me!

Look! Someone made a mess here.

It’s a story about a Mouse, Ryan. It is a Mouse that gets loose in a House.

On every page of the book you have to Find the Mouse.

But you have to Find the Real Mouse – there are Lots of Mouse Objects –

but only one Real Mouse!

Look, Mommy! Look, Daddy! I caught the Mouse!

Ryan, we can read the book later. There are Games to play.

This game is called Pin-the-tail on the Donkey

I can do this, Daddy. It’s easy.

You have to put on this mask, Ryan. No peeking!

Daddy, this is Hard. I cant’t see. Did I do it o.k.?

Try again, Ryan. A little more to the right.

You did it!

Let’s all read your new Book together, Ryan. Dog can read along with us

Happy Birthday to you, Ryan. Happy Birthday to you.