Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Bico (filipino sticky rice dessert) and 3D Disney Park Videos (crosseyed)


My grandma use to make this dessert during the holidays and on special occasions (the hard way). It's made with that glutinous rice (not regular rice that you eat w/ dinner). This dessert isn't anything like rice pudding if that's what ur thinking, but more like some type of a sticky chewy gooey candy (but better and not overly sweet)...



Ingredients:
  • 5 cups Glutinous (Mochi) Rice (again, you can find this at one of those Asian stores)
  • 5 cups Water
  • 1/2 Teaspoon Anise (optional, licorice tasting spice for those that like it)
  • 14 oz Can Coconut Milk (when i mentioned the "hard way" above, my grandma used to grate real coconuts over this weird spiky thing that you sat on, to make the milk)
  • 1 & 1/2 boxes Dark Brown Sugar

Instructions:
  • Rince the rice a couple of times, add cold water & cook in a rice pot (just like u'd cook normal rice)
  • In a saucepan, combine coconut milk and 1 box of the brown sugar.
  • Cook over medium heat for about 20 minutes, stirring constantly, until the mixture thickens.
  • Spoon rice mixture into 13 x 9 pan
  • Reserve 1/2 cup coconut milk mixture (later, for the top)
  • Stir the rest of the coconut mixture (and Anise, if desired) into the cooked hot rice (mixing well)
  • Bake for 20 minutes at 350 degrees
  • Spread the remaining 1/2 cup coconut mixture on top of the rice
  • Sprinkle the remaining brown sugar on top (some folks also sprinkle sesame seeds on top too)
  • Broil for another 5 minutes to melt the sugar on top

That's it, enjoy!

Disney Videos to view in 3D (cross-eyed)

3D pics are cool, once you get used to focusing the right way. If you haven't viewed 3D cross-eyed images B4, before you try the videos, you might want to practice with static pictures first...

Staring at this picture, slowly cross your eyes until you see the 2 pictures turn into 3 pictures, and try to focus on the middle picture until you see the 3D effect

(click "here" for more detailed instructions).

To practice on other static 3d pics, "click here". and... if you want to go crazy, have at it: "click here"...

Once you've masted seeing the 3D static pictures, check out some of these Disney 3D videos i found on youtube... you view them the same way you did for the pics above...

It's a Small World in 3D:


Main Street Electrical Parade in 3D:



Space Mountian Simulation in 3D:


Epcot Imagination Fountains in 3D:


Monorail in 3d:


Fantasyland in 3D:


Main Street USA in 3D:


Illuminations in 3D:


California Screaming backwards in 3D:


Tron Spoof in 3D:



And here are some links to a few more:

trippy stuff, huh?

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