Rice Pudding-Thai style

As you know, I love Thai food. Today I thought it would be delicious to eat rice pudding with a Thai twist. I was right.

I used your standard Betty Crocker rice pudding recipe but swapped out Jasmine rice for regular rice. I spliced in 1/2 cup low-fat coconut milk with 2 cups skim milk and added powdered ginger instead of cinnamon. I omitted the raisins. It's yummy. Next time I think I will increase the coconut milk ratio and add a pinch more ginger. I erred on the cautious side so I didn't over-power it, but it could be stronger.

Evolution of a Portrait

Well, I finally did something creative. Boy, my projects sure are few and far between these days. The last time I painted a portrait, digital cameras hadn't been invented yet. Needless to say, while doing this one, I got a little addicted to catching each stage on 'film'. I thought the beginning stages looked like some Mattisse paintings I like.

Such a beauty, that Shan!

Plastic Bottle Christmas Tree

Wow, it's been a long time since I posted on here. It's true, I have had some gaps in creativity, but when Christmastime rolled around, I was all over it! And now that I've finally disassembled my tree, I'd like to show you how I made it.

Step 1: Collect as many bottles as you can.

Step 2: Use "cool temp" hot glue to connect them in a circle, starting with the bottom and working up.

Step 4: Decorate with as many recycled/homemade ornaments as you can. I also made cool ornaments out of old light bulbs and pop cans. Oh, and an empty toothpaste tube! But they aren't in this pic. To my knowledge (and I did extensive research online) this is the first tree of its kind!! I intended it to be 7 ft tall, but didn't have enough bottles so it topped off around 3/3.5 ft. I still feel like a "green" genius! :D