A Delicious Way to Use Leftover Rice

I saw an article in the Spring 2011 issue of Ottawa Lifestyle magazine about gluten-free food. There was a recipe in there for Maple Walnut Rice Cakes (instead of pancakes) that I thought was brilliant! The recipe totes, "an unexpected and delicious way to use leftover rice."
So I thought I would share with you the way that I like to use leftover rice. It's not as "unexpected" as the Maple Walnut Rice Cakes but it's certainly delicious!

Genna's Vegan Leftover Rice Pudding
Ingredients:
- About 2 cups leftover rice
- 1 cup unsweetened almond milk
- 3/4 cup sugar
- sprinkling of cardamom
- sprinkling of cinnamon
- raisins (optional)

Method:
- Combine rice, almond milk and sugar in a pot. Bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat. Add cardamom, cinnamon and raisins to taste.
- Remove from heat.
- Cover and let cool.

As with many things, this rice pudding tastes better the day after it's cooked. The cardamom flavour will really come out and the raisins will be plump!

Waste Not Want Not!

Let's Tauk Sofas

Meet Big Ben

Yes please.

A Montreal based company, Montauk Sofa's goal is to provide the most stylish, comfortable, fashionable sofas with no impact on the environment. They use closed-loop recycling which means that when you what to get rid of your Montauk, you call 'em up and - with their reclamation program - they reused every bit and piece they can to make something new.

Why I Love David Rakoff

A quote, admittedly removed from it's context, but awesome none the less, from Mr. David Rakoff in his book Don't Get Too Comfortable:

"If, for example, it came to light that the dangerously thin, affectless, value-deficient, higher-aspiration-free, amateur porn hauteuse, Paris Hilton was actually a covert agent from some secret Taliban madrasa whose mission is was to portray the ultimate capitalist whore puppet of a doomed society with nothing more on its mind than servitude to maman and celebrity at any cost, I wouldn’t be a bit surprised."

The Tailban reference seems timely, as - I'm sure you know - Mr. Osama bin Ladin's death was widely publicized in the media today.

Mr. Rakoff writes in this way that when he gets going, his ideas and sentences become so complex that you must listen to them multiple times before getting that lovely, "ah ha!" moment when you fully grasp his idea. I realize that Mr. Rakoff is, in fact an author, but I write the verb "listen" instead of "read" since most of his material I have been exposed to has been on NPR's This American Life, a favourite radio show of mine, hosted by the lovely Mr. Ira Glass. I also have a propensity for audiobooks, since I enjoy multitasking. Reading a paper bound book while knitting is extremely challenge, I'm not sure if you know how much so. And the solution is audiobooks and brilliant public radio. This is why I love David Rakoff.

Dear Summer:

Never turn to fall.

Why parties (used to) be fun

you (used to) like drinking to excess
you (used to) be not boring
you (used to) like your friends
you (used to) be comfortable in your own skin
you (used to) laugh
you (used to) be carefree
you (used to) love life.

New Haiku

Softened lips
I feel yours with my
fingertips

365 - An exercise in self-love

Lately, I've been toying with the idea of doing a 365 project. It's a major undertaking and I'm really awful about commitments RE: Self Betterment (remember that New Years Resolution about going to the gym every day? ...Me either). But I'm going to give myself the benefit of the doubt this time. I've been brainstorming for quite a while know. All these odd and end ideas in my head will find themselves a home in my 365 project.
WHY? you may ask... well, first and foremost, the reason anyone does it, in my opinion, is pure and simple narcissism. The need to have other people recognize how beautiful and amazing you are in body and skill. It about loving yourself. Fringe benefits being nostalgia and honing of photography skills.

Find my project at www.flickr.com/photos/genevievegood