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Roasted Berries with Lime and Toasted Coconut
This little dessert fits the bill perfectly for me with squirts of lime and coconut providing a frame for all the yummy roasted berries. This recipe is divine.
Trinidadian Coconut Bake
This recipe, for a very simple Trinidad coconut milk-based bread, is a good place to start baking bread. You don’t need to have any fancy machinery or worries.
Super Easy Coconut Balls
Tastes like a candy; almost acts like a health food. Can be made in a single bowl and the only cooking is done in a microwave for less than a minute. Endlessly variable, since you can use different nuts, different kinds of chocolate, and different flavoring for the powdered sugar dusting. Versatile too, since they're equally good as an afternoon snack or a postprandial treat with coffee and whatever else you're drinking. They also store well. Here's my original concoction, inspired by a chocolate covered raisin cluster recipe I saw in an "extra feature" on the DVD of Cinema Paradiso. This is scarcely a recipe and more of a concept, but a nearly foolproof one, despite the sketchy quantities.
Toasted Coconut Banana Almond Butter
I love any time of dip, spread, snack, etc. sooooo I wanted to try a new spin on my mid-day snack which usually consists of peanut butter or some type of nut butter w/ bananas on toast. This almond butter is a tropical experience, chock full of toasted coconut and bananas for a hint of natural sweetness.
DIY yogurt
homemade yogurt with no machine needed
Grilled Corn with Basil Butter
Now that the first corn is starting to appear at the markets, it's pretty much all I can think about. This dreamy basil butter recipe is the perfect solution.
Saffron & Cardamom Lemonade Concentrate
A traditional summer cooler from India—a lemonade infused with green cardamom and saffron, served cold with fresh mint.
Cinnamon Vanilla Hazelnut Spread
Move over peanut butter, this cinnamon hazelnut spread is amazingly delicious. With some added vanilla, it has just the right sweetness in this recipe.
Raspberry Vinaigrette
I've been making this for thirty years. It came about after a stay at an inn in Maine where we were served salad with a delicious raspberry vinaigrette. I could not persuade the innkeeper to part with the recipe so this was my attempt to duplicate it.
Roasted Tomatillo Salsa
A deliciously healthy dip that goes perfectly will chips and guacamole.
Strawberry Balsamic Shrub Syrup
A few years ago, I went to my first San Francisco Street Food Festival and had a refreshingly different mocktail called a shrub. The strawberry basil shrub was one of the highlights among hundreds of street food vendors. So I researched the drink and discovered how simple it was to make. You can use just about any fruit and any vinegar, muddle in flavorings like sweet basil or thyme. The tart hit from the vinegar really makes the fruit flavor shine while adding a complexity that plays so well with the sweetness.
Annette's Corn Flake Marshmallow Wreaths
Growing up, my friend's mom, Annette, would make these cookies at Christmas. We had no problem eating an entire batch in one sitting. I recommend making multiple batches, but not doubling the recipe, because you need to form the wreaths while the mixture is hot.
grilled courgettes with fresh mint
Massaged Kale Salad with Curry Dressing
Key is massage. You really need to massage with dressing. Because Kale doesn't contain much water, they would not become soggy by doing that. It gets taste better if you make it hours before. I sometimes make a lot and eat next day. Great pot luck dish too. You also substitute almonds to your favorite nuts, and any dry fruits. I sometimes add fresh mango. I also like to add chia seeds or hemp seeds in the dressing.
Charred Carrots with Orange Peel and Mint
A lot of people hate cooked carrots, I imagine because of the bland school lunch variety that has been boiled within an inch of it's life. Fair enough. But I believe this crispy and sweet version would be enough to convert even the most devout hater. Roasted at high heat until they are blistered and tender crisp, the orange peel highlights their sweetness, and the mint brings and element of irresistible freshness.
April Bloomfield's English Porridge
This porridge recipe is just right. The steel-cut bits keep their pop, while the rolled oats melt around them—and that perfect texture only takes 20 minutes!
Crunchy Sweet Potato Fries or "Croutons"
Marcella Hazan's Braised Celery with Onion, Pancetta, and Tomatoes
For this braised celery recipe, cover it with olive oil, tomato, pancetta, and onion, then stand back. Serve it with a juicy roast chicken, lamb, or veal chops.
Crisp & Tender Roasted Root Vegetables
Use any combination of root vegetables you like for an easy, versatile side that works with pretty much any main dish.
Vegan Strawberry Cream Pie
This is a melt in the mouth, creamy strawberry cream pie. Suitable for any occasion but especially afternoon tea. I used a tin of coconut cream which is gorgeous and organic. I got my cream from Celebes http://www.coconutty.co.uk/coconut-cream-p-128.html
Indian porridge
Indian porridge. Healthy, nourishing make ahead breakfast. Pinch of turmeric goves it a vibrant color and helps your body fight diseases.
Meyer Lemon Vanilla Bean and Ginger Karma Marmalade
This meyer lemon vanilla bean marmalade recipe is terrific when spread on toast, with a piece of cheese placed on top. I also love to make a grilled cheese.
Kombu Dashi (Kelp Stock/Broth)
In Japan, kelp stock or broth is the most basic vegetarian stock. Simple kombu dashi is used to prepare vegetarian or delicately flavored dishes and recipes.
Mandarin Orange Jello with Lemon Pudding
This is a recipe that I made with my mom growing up. It was a recipe that we made for springtime holidays, birthdays and family dinners. This recipe has now become one of my kids favorite recipes to help make!