dessert

I ate this Thai dessert - Mango Rice (Khao Niaow Ma Muang) for the first time this evening. I love it. I found a recipe for it - so now I can make it at home too!

Thai Mango Sticky Sweet Rice Dessert (Khao Niaow Ma Muang) is an absolute must try. This recipe is foolproof and even budding chefs with two left hands come off smelling mango sweet!
INGREDIENTS:
• Serves 2
• 1 cup Thai Sweet Rice (available at Asian markets and grocery stores)
• 1 ripe mango, cut into bite-size pieces (look for mangos that are fragrant and easily bruised), or 1 pkg frozen mango
• 1/2 can coconut milk
• 2-3 Tbsp. brown sugar (or maple syrup)
• 1 tsp. cornstarch or arrowroot powder dissolved in 2 Tbsp. water
• pinch of salt
• 1/2 tsp. vanilla
PREPARATION:
1. To cook sweet rice, measure 2 cups of water and a pinch of salt into a pot or rice cooker. Boil until rice is tender (about 20 minutes). Put in refrigerator until cold and sticky. Rice Cooking Tip: Don't worry if the rice still seems a little undercooked when the water is gone. Just remove the pot from the heat, place the lid on tight, and leave to "steam" cook for 10-15 minutes. The heat within the rice pot will finish cooking the rice. The same applies if using a rice cooker.
2. In a saucepan, warm coconut milk together with salt, sugar, and vanilla on medium heat. Stir until sugar is dissolved (5 minutes).
3. Add cornstarch or arrowroot powder (dissolved in the water) to the sauce and stir. As it thickens, turn down heat to low, continuing to stir (3 minutes). Remove from heat.
4. To serve, place scoops of cold sweet rice in bowls. Ladle warm sauce over to create an “island” of rice. Around the island, place slices of peeled, fresh mango. (If using frozen mango, be sure to give it enough time to thaw before serving.) Enjoy!

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It was good to see this week come to an end!!

We've had 'summer weather' the past 2-3 days but that all changed this morning. A strong northwest wind blew a cold front in.

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Another family that we get together with locally received their daughter's referral this week - so that's very exciting!!