Oh wow, this past weekend was just a whirlwind! Had a house full of teenagers. Our daughter decided to throw a "School Ended, Summer is Beginning" Party. It was great. She BBQ hot dogs and hamburgers and we ate what was left over (not much since teenagers eat a LOT!). Anyway, after two grueling days at the office-we just upgraded a program that did not seem to like being upgraded-so hubby has took me out to dinner on Monday and Tuesday. I finally made it back into the kitchen today. Tonight I made Thai Mango Sticky Sweet Rice Dessert http://thaifood.about.com/od/thaidesserts/r/thaidessert.htm It was pretty darn good. I made the "saucier" version. I did use frozen mango and did not slice them real thin like they do in the Thai restaurant we usually go to. I put the chunks in and I think I would have prefered thinly slice strips. The flavor of the rice was fantastic! I could not find sticky rice so I used Jasmine rice. I was very happy with the way the rice turned out and now I will adjust this to a savory coconut rice to serve with chicken. I had never thought of cooking my rice in coconut milk. I am a big fan of coconut and am very pleased with this discovery. Hubby's quote for the dish was "It was good, but some things are better left for those special occasions when we go out" (one of our favorite desserts is the Mango Sticky Rice at our favorite Thai restaurant)

Happy Eating!