[Q]: Objective: Jamaican Rice
[A]: Saute 4 chopped scallions with 1 teaspoon each chopped garlic and thyme in 3 tablespoons butter in a saucepan until softened. Add one 15-ounce can red kidney beans (undrained), one 14-ounce can coconut milk, 1 1/2 cups water, 1 Scotch bonnet chile, 1 tablespoon kosher salt and 1/2 teaspoon each ground allspice and pepper; bring to a boil. Stir in 2 cups long-grain white rice. Reduce the heat to low. Cover and cook until tender, about 35 minutes. Let sit, covered, 5 minutes, then fluff.

[Q]: Objective: Loosen your hard to use zippers
[A]: A zipper that won't move up or down easily can be loosened by applying olive over the zipper.

[Q]: Objective: How to take raw lumber and make it a uniform size?
[A]: Use a tool called a jointer to mill your lumber.

[Q]: Objective: Materials needed to make a wooden wedding ring.
[A]:
Any hardwood - amount will vary depending on how many you want to make. I bought some mixed packs of (Zebrawood, Padauk and Ebony, varying in thickness from veneer to 3 inch), wood glue, sandpaper ranging from 100 - 500grit, finishing - any polyurethane clear coat, or you can use an oil/wax finish and cloth rags to apply clear coat or oil/wax,