Easy Filipino Lamb Or Chicken Adobo

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 -3 lbs lamb (cubed, save bones) or 6 -8 chicken drumsticks
• water (enough to submerge all meat)
• 4 garlic cloves (mashed)
• 1/2 cup soy sauce (estimated)
• 1/2 cup vinegar (estimated)
• salt & pepper (to taste)
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 -2 tablespoon lard (if sauteing) or 1 -2 tablespoon coconut oil (if sauteing)
• 2 large russet potatoes (optional) or 3 medium red potatoes (optional) or 3 medium yukon gold potatoes, cubed (optional)

Recipe

• 1 you may sauté meat prior to making this dish but in this version it is not necessary. if sautéing, heat lard/oil in large frying pan. add meat. fry on medium to med/high heat until golden brown. then follow instructions below --
• 2 place meat (and bones) in large sauce pan.
• 3 add just enough water to submerge all of meat & bones.
• 4 bring to boil. as pan warms up, add vinegar, soy sauce, garlic, bay leaf and desired amount of salt and pepper. (remember soy sauce is already pretty salty.).
• 5 simmer and cover for about 40 minutes. (or until chicken looks like it's starting to fall off the bone)stir periodically.
• 6 if adding potatoes -- simmer for about 20 minutes add cubed potatoes, bring back to boil -- simmer for about 20 more minutes.
• 7 remove bones prior to serving.
• 8 if sauce is not slightly thickened after 40 minutes, you may use corn starch to do the trick -- however it will lighten up the color of the sauce.
• 9 serve over steamed jasmine or calrose rice (jasmine is available in a brown rice).

Christmas Cherry Chews

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup rolled oats
• 1 cup flour
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup cold butter
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 cup coconut
• 1/2 cup green and red maraschino cherry, halved
• 1 cup pecan halves

Recipe

• 1 set oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 grease a 9" x 13" baking pan.
• 3 in a bowl, mix together the first 5 ingredients.
• 4 cut in the cold butter with a pastry blender until crumbly.
• 5 press mixture into the prepared baking pan.
• 6 bake for 8-9 minutes (don't overbake); remove and cool.
• 7 lower the oven temperature to 325 degrees.
• 8 in a bowl, combine all topping ingredients; mix well.
• 9 spread topping over the cooled base.
• 10 sprinkle with pecan halves over top.
• 11 return to oven; bake for 30 minutes longer.
• 12 cool, cut into squares.

Creamsicle Soda On The Rocks

Total Time: 2 mins Preparation Time: 2 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 (12 ounce) can orange soda
• 1/2 ounce coconut rum (i used barbarossa)
• 1 dash irish cream (i used carolan's)
• ice

Recipe

• 1 fill 16 oz glass with ice.
• 2 add rum, orange soda and top with a splash of irish cream.

Filipino Fried Banana

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 14 ounces coconut milk
• 1 tablespoon palm sugar (or sugar)
• 1 ounce fresh ginger, grated
• 2 ounces grated coconut (unsweetened)
• 8 bananas, sliced into coins 1/3-inch thick
• vegetable oil
• ice cream

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl, mix flour, baking powder, and salt.
• 2 add eggs, then slowly add coconut milk while stirring with a wooden spoon. continue stirring until batter is smooth.
• 3 add sugar, ginger, and coconut, and mix. then let batter sit for 30 minutes.
• 4 when batter is ready, heat enough vegetable oil to fry in a heavy pot or a deep fryer. add the coins from one banana to the batter. work the banana coins to ensure they are well battered, then add them one at a time to the hot oil. cook for about 3 minutes (until crispy and golden). remove with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towel.
• 5 repeat previous two steps until all 8 bananas have been battered and fried.
• 6 serve with ice cream.

Filipino Shrimp In Coconut Milk

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 6 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 300 -500 g shrimp, raw (shelled or not)
• 1 large sweet potato, cut into strips
• 2 medium carrots, cut into strips
• 2 medium bell peppers, cut into strips
• 500 ml coconut milk
• 250 ml water
• 1 tablespoon ginger, sliced thinly in rounds
• 1 tablespoon garlic, sliced thinly
• 1/2 cup fish sauce
• lemon
• 2 cups rice
• 4 cups water (for rice)

Recipe

• 1 rice: 2 cups water to 1 cup rice. in a pot, boil, lower temperature to low, until there is no more water (approx 40 minutes). keep covered the entire time, you may look inside to see when it is cooked. stir with a fork when cooked. if you start cooking the rice before doing any of the rest, it should be done at the same time as the rest.
• 2 peel and cut sweet potato into strips (like thin fries). peeling takes a while, so set a little time before apart. cut other vegetables into strips as well. slice up ginger and garlic, remembering to take off all the skin.
• 3 in a wok, heat 6 tbsp of oil over medium high . (this may seem like a lot of oil, but there 1 sweet potato makes a lot of fries.) add sweet potato, stir fry until soft, not mushy. set aside on paper towel to absorb excess oil.
• 4 keep the oil and fry ginger and garlic until lightly golden. add shrimp and fry quickly until pink. add a bit more oil if necessary. shrimp cooks very quickly, so don't overdo it. unless you want chewing gum in your meal --.
• 5 once the shrimp is pink, add coconut milk, fish sauce and remaining vegetables. boil, simmer until vegetables are cooked, again do no overcook. it's important to keep a slight crunch to the vegetables.
• 6 serve over rice with sweet potato, season generously with lemon.

Mango And Pineapple Individual Trifles

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 600 g madiera cake, crust trimmed and cut in half lengthways
• 1 tablespoon coconut rum (malibu)
• 500 g frozen mango cheeks
• 1 ripe mango, cut into a dice
• 1 cup diced pineapple
• 4 mint leaves, finely shredded
• 200 ml cream
• 1 tablespoon caster sugar
• 1 lime, zest of
• 1/4 cup mascarpone
• 2 tablespoons toasted shredded coconut

Recipe

• 1 cut cake into 2cm cubes and divide amongst four large glasses. drizzle over malibu and set aside so that the cake will soak in the liquor.
• 2 process frozen mango cheeks until smooth and pour over soaked cake. place into refrigerator.
• 3 in the meantime, combine diced mango, pineapple and mint and mix well. spoon fruit over mango puree and return to refrigerator.
• 4 whip cream and sugar together until thick and stir through lime and mascarpone. top trifle with cream and sprinkle with toasted coconut. serve immediately.

Filipino Beef Adobo With Coconut Milk

Total Time: 3 hrs 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 lbs stewing beef chuck, cubed
• 3/4 cup vinegar
• 1 head garlic, peeled and crushed
• 1/2 cup soy sauce
• 4 bay leaves
• 1 1/2 tablespoons whole black peppercorns
• 1 tablespoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 4 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 tablespoon salt or 1 tablespoon patis
• 1 (12 ounce) can coconut milk

Recipe

• 1 in a large pot combine the first 8 ingredients: beef, vinegar, garlic, soy sauce, bay leaves, peppercorns, ground pepper and sugar.
• 2 let stand for 2 hours (traditional method is room temperature, i put in in the refrigerator).
• 3 bring mixture to a boil then simmer about an hour or until the meat is tender.
• 4 heat oil in a large skillet. use a slotted spoon to spoon out garlic from beef mixture. add garlic to skillet and cook until brown. use slotted spoon to add the beef to the skillet with garlic and continue to cook, stirring, until it is browned on all sides.
• 5 add salt or patis to taste and the coconut milk. add the sauce from the pot that the beef simmered inches cook for 5 more minutes.
• 6 good served with rice.

Henry's Jerome Bars

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) box graham crackers
• 1 1/4 cups butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup evaporated milk
• 1 cup pecans, chopped
• 1 cup coconut, flaked
• 2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 3 tablespoons evaporated milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 line a 9x13 pan with whole graham crackers.
• 2 in a saucepan over medium heat, melt butter.
• 3 add sugar, egg and milk and mix well.
• 4 bring to boil, stirring constantly.
• 5 stir in nuts, coconut and 1 cup crushed graham cracker crumbs.
• 6 spread evenly over crackers in pan.
• 7 top this with another layer of whole graham crackers.
• 8 top with icing. chill and cut into squares.
• 9 icing:.
• 10 mix all icing ingredients together until creamy.
• 11 spread evenly on top of crackers.

Doodle Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2 cups plain flour
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 (20 ounce) can crushed pineapple, do not drain
• 2 whole eggs
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 (6 ounce) can evaporated milk (pet brand preferred)
• 1/2 cup margarine
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 1 cup pecan pieces
• 1 cup grated coconut

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 mix cake ingredients together.
• 3 pour into 13"x9"x2" cake pan.
• 4 bake for about 30 minutes.
• 5 topping: mix milk, margarine and sugar together in saucepan.
• 6 boil for 3 minutes over medium heat.
• 7 add pecans and coconut.
• 8 pour over cake while still hot.

Love Potion #10

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 scoop coconut ice cream (can sub vanilla ice cream plus 1 tablespoon coconut milk)
• 1 ounce rum
• 1/2 ounce banana liqueur
• round slice banana, for garnish

Recipe

• 1 blend ice cream, rum and banana liqueur until just smooth.
• 2 pour into a martini glass; garnish with banana slice.

Mussels In Fragrant Thai Broth

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 cup jasmine rice
• 1 kg small black mussels
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 2 tablespoons green curry paste
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1 1/2 cups fish stock
• 2 teaspoons fish sauce
• 2 teaspoons brown sugar
• 1 2/3 cups coconut milk
• 1/4 cup coarsely chopped fresh coriander
• 4 green onions (shallots)
• 1 tablespoon lime juice

Recipe

• 1 cook rice in a large saucepan, uncovered until tender; drain. cover to keep warm.
• 2 scrub mussels, remove beard.
• 3 heat oil in a large saucepan; cook paste, stirring until fragrant.
• 4 add water, stock, fish sauce and sugar; bring to boil.
• 5 add coconut milk, return to boil.
• 6 reduce heat to simmer for one minute.
• 7 add mussels, cover and cook for 5 minutes. remove from heat stir in coriander, onions and lime juice.
• 8 divide rice and top with mussels (disregarding any unopened shells).

Indonesian Yellow Rice

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/4 cups long grain rice
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 3 shallots, finely chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 14 fluid ounces coconut milk
• 2 cups water
• 2 teaspoons turmeric
• 8 fresh curry leaves
• salt and pepper
• 3 fresh red chilies

Recipe

• 1 rinse rice.
• 2 heat oil, then fry shallots and garlic.
• 3 when shallots and garlic start to develop color, add rice and stir to coat in oil.
• 4 add coconut milk, water, turmeric, curry leaves, and salt and pepper to taste.
• 5 bring to the boil.
• 6 cover and simmer 20 minutes, or until rice is cooked.
• 7 slice chillies thinly and place on top of individual servings of rice.

Creamsicle Gelatin

Total Time: 2 hrs 35 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 (3 ounce) boxes sugar-free orange flavor jello gelatin
• 2 cups boiling water
• 16 ounces low-fat vanilla yogurt
• 1 (11 ounce) can mandarin orange segments, well drained
• 8 ounces pineapple tidbits, well drained (unsweetened)
• 1/2 cup shredded coconut, toasted (optional)
• whipped cream (redi-whip from a can) (optional)

Recipe

• 1 in a medium bowl, combine gelatin and boiling water. stir until gelatin is completely dissolved.
• 2 with a wire whisk, beat in yogurt until mixture is smooth. refrigerate about 1 1/2 hours or just until slightly thickened.
• 3 stir in orange segments and pineapple. spoon into decorative bowl or individual parfait glasses. cover and refrigerate 1 more hour or until set. serve with a little whipped cream and a sprinkle of coconut if desired.

Filipino Coconut Candy

Total Time: 17 mins Preparation Time: 2 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 2 cups brown sugar
• 16 ounces dried raw coconut
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 melt butter in pan
• 2 add brown sugar and coconut.
• 3 add milk
• 4 cook until milk is gone and sugar browns
• 5 add vanilla
• 6 put on cookie sheet to cool.

Hello Dolly Bars

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 1/2 cup butter (melted)
• 1 cup pecans (chopped)
• 3 1/2 ounces flaked coconut
• 6 hershey bars (broken apart)
• 15 ounces condensed milk

Recipe

• 1 pour melted butter into 13x9 baking pan.
• 2 sprinkle graham cracker crumbs over the melted butter.
• 3 sprinkle pecan pieces over the graham cracker crumbs.
• 4 break up chocolate bars and cover over the pecans.
• 5 sprinkle coconut flakes over the chocolate bars.
• 6 pour condensed milk over coconut flakes.
• 7 bake at 350 f for 25 minutes or slightly brown on top.
• 8 cool then cut into bars.
• 9 can be stored at room tempeture for up to two weeks.

Hello Dolly Cookies

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 15
• 1/4 cup margarine
• 1 cup crushed graham cracker
• 6 ounces chocolate chips
• 6 ounces butterscotch chips
• 1/2 cup chopped nuts
• 1 cup shredded coconut
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325.
• 2 melt margerine in 9x13 pan.
• 3 sprinkle the ingerdients one at a time in the given order.
• 4 drizzle sweetened condensed milk over everything.
• 5 bake for 25-30 minutes.
• 6 cool and cut into small squares.

Creamy Apple Slice

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 18 ounces butter recipe cake mix
• 1 cup coconut
• 125 g butter
• 300 ml sour cream
• 425 g tinned pie apples (i use unsweetened, but if you like it sweet, used sweetened)
• 1 egg

Recipe

• 1 melt butter, mix with coconut and cake mix.
• 2 press into a well-lined slice tin and bake 10-15 mins (180'c).
• 3 mix apples, sour cream and egg, spread on top of base, sprinkle with cinnamon.
• 4 bake for a further 20-25 minutes.
• 5 can be served warm with ice cream ( yum! ).
• 6 or is also great cold -- even better the next day -- if it lasts that long!
• 7 enjoy :).

Christmas Cherry Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 lb cherries, candied
• 1 lb dates, pitted
• 1 lb pecans, chopped
• 2 slices candied pineapple
• 1/2 lb coconut

Recipe

• 1 mix sugar, eggs, flour, baking powder, salt and vanilla.
• 2 put cherries, dates and pineapple through food grinder on coarse. add ground fruit to sugar mixture; also add pecans and coconut. you will have to use your hands to mix.
• 3 grease and flour angel food cake pan.
• 4 place mixture evenly in bottom and cover with waxed paper, then brown paper. tie with string to close.
• 5 bake at 350 degrees for one hour.
• 6 when cool, pour sherry over and sit until christmas.

Gourmet Granola

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 14
• 1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 7 -8 cups oatmeal
• 1 cup wheat germ
• 1 cup coconut
• 1/2 cup chopped nuts
• 1/2-1 cup raisins or 1/2-1 cup other dried fruit

Recipe

• 1 melt butter.
• 2 mix butter with brown sugar, salt, water, vanilla and cinnamon in a small bowl in a large bowl, mix oatmeal, wheat germ, coconut and nuts and dried fruit.
• 3 pour butter mixture over the dry mixture and toss to coat.
• 4 spread on large, rimmed cookie sheet.
• 5 bake for 30-45 minutes at 325.

Joyce's Fabulous Fruit Cocktail Cake

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1/4 cup oil
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 (16 ounce) can fruit cocktail
• 1/2 cup coconut
• 1/2 cup margarine or 1/2 cup butter
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 cup coconut
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 beat together sugar, oil, eggs, and vanilla.
• 2 sift together flour, salt, and baking soda.
• 3 add fruit cocktail, mix well.
• 4 pour in 9x13 inch pan.
• 5 sprinkle coconut over batter.
• 6 bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.
• 7 just before removing cake from oven, bring margarine, sugar, and milk to boil in small saucepan for one minute.
• 8 remove from heat.
• 9 add coconut, chopped nuts, and vanilla.
• 10 spread at once over hot cake.

Hello Dolly's

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
• 1 cup coconut
• 1 cup chocolate chips
• 1 cup pecans
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 melt butter in an 8 x 8 pan.
• 3 layer in order: graham cracker crumbs, coconut, chocolate chips, and nuts.
• 4 top with sweetened condensed milk.
• 5 back for 30 minutes.
• 6 let cool completely before cutting into small squares.

Chocolate Balls

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (200 g) packet milk arrowroot biscuits, crushed into fine crumbs
• 1 (440 g) can condensed milk
• 1/2 cup cocoa
• 1/4 cup desiccated coconut
• 2 tablespoons rum (optional)
• 1 cup desiccated coconut, extra, for rolling

Recipe

• 1 mix first 5 ingredients together, making sure they are combined well.
• 2 using about a tablespoon of mixture, roll into balls.
• 3 roll each ball in coconut.

Dairy Free Sugar Free Chocolate Mousse

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 4 ounces unsweetened chocolate
• 1 (14 ounce) can coconut milk
• 2 egg yolks
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 tablespoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 cut chocolate into slivers with a large knife. place in a large bowl.
• 2 mix coconut milk, egg yolks, stevia, and salt in a saucepan. heat over medium until steaming. do not boil. cook for 15 minutes until thickened.
• 3 pour milk mixture through fine meshed sieve to remove lumps into chocolate.
• 4 let mixture sit for five minutes.
• 5 stir chocolate and milk mixture slowly and constantly until fully mixed.
• 6 add vanilla and mix inches.
• 7 pour into container such as a bowl or individual cups.
• 8 refrigerate for at least 4 hours before serving.

Hot And Sour Sweetcorn Soup

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 corn on the cob
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 chili pepper, deseeded and sliced
• 1 shallot, chopped
• 2 stalks lemongrass, bruised
• 2 spring onions, sliced
• 1 red pepper, deseeded and sliced
• 400 ml coconut milk
• 850 ml vegetable stock
• 2 fresh lime leaves (optional)
• 175 g thread egg noodles
• 1 lime, juice of
• 1/4 cup coriander, chopped

Recipe

• 1 slice the kernels from the cob with a sharp knife.
• 2 heat the oil and add the corn, lemongrass, chilli, shallot, pepper and spring onion. cook for 4 mins, stirring occasionally.
• 3 add milk, stock and lime leaves if using. bring to boil and cover. reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes.
• 4 remove lemon grass and add noodles cook for a further 5 mins until noodles are soft.
• 5 remove from heat and add the lime juice and coriander. serve immediately.

Mango Banana Crisp

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 3 cups sliced bananas
• 5 cups chopped peeled mangoes
• 1/3 cup dark rum
• cooking spray
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup regular oats
• 1/2 cup sweetened flaked coconut, toasted
• 6 tablespoons brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons chopped crystallized ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons chilled butter, cut into small pieces

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375°.
• 2 combine first 3 ingredients in an 11 x 7-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray. lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife. combine flour, oats, coconut, sugar, ginger, and salt in a bowl; cut in butter with a pastry blender or 2 knives until the mixture resembles coarse meal.
• 3 add 1/3 cup oat mixture to banana mixture, stirring gently to combine. sprinkle remaining oat mixture over banana mixture.
• 4 bake at 375° for 30 minutes or until lightly browned and bubbly.

Christmas Cherry Surprise Chocolates

Total Time: 1 hr 38 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 30 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• 11 ounces sweetened condensed milk
• 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate squares
• 2 cups graham wafer crumbs
• 16 red glazed cherries
• 16 green glazed cherries
• 1/4 cup fine coconut, apprx

Recipe

• 1 put your chocolate squares and the condensed milk in the top of a double boiler and cook until the chocolate has melted.
• 2 mix it so the chocolate & milk are well blended stir often.
• 3 mix in the crumbs, chill 1 hour.
• 4 take a cherry and use apprx 1 tbsp of the chocolate crumb mixture to cover and mold around the cherry roll in the fine coconut.
• 5 enjoy.

Dairy-free Evaporated Milk

Total Time: 2 hrs 2 mins Preparation Time: 2 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• 12 ounces coconut milk
• 12 ounces rice milk

Recipe

• 1 shake can of coconut milk well to incorporate the "cream" that solidifies at the top of the can.
• 2 combine with the rice milk in a heavy-bottomed pot on medium-high heat. stirring occasionally, bring to slow boil. turn heat to lowest setting and let simmer, stirring occasionally until liquid has reduced by half. cooking time is very approximate. measure evaporated milk as needed to ensure it has reduced sufficiently.
• 3 when finished, pour into a container and allow to cool to room temp before covering and placing in the fridge. once cooled, the mixture will separate. that is easily remedied by whisking just before use and does not affect taste or outcome.
• 4 perfect for making ahead and will keep 2-3 days refridgerated.

Dairy-free Eggnog

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 4 egg yolks
• 1/3 cup sugar, plus
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 2 cups soya milk (i prefer hemp milk)
• 1 cup organic coconut milk (use full fat)
• 1 ounce rum or 1 teaspoon rum extract
• 1 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
• 4 egg whites or 3/4 cup pasteurized liquid egg-whites

Recipe

• 1 beat egg yolks until they are lemon-colored. gradually add the 1/3 cup sugar and continue to beat until completely disolved.
• 2 in a medium saucepan, combine the hemp milk, coconut milk and nutmeg. heat to boiling, stirring occasionally.
• 3 gradually temper the hot mixture into the egg mixture. return everything to the pot and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture reaches 160 degrees f.
• 4 remove from heat and add rum or extract. place in the refrigerator to chill.
• 5 when mixture has chilled, beat the egg whites to soft peaks. gradually beat in the 1 tablespoon of sugar and beat until stiff peaks form. whisk the beaten egg whites into the chilled mixture.

Judi's Energy Bars

Total Time: 2 mins Cook Time: 2 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup french vanilla shake powder
• 1/2 cup ground flax seeds
• 2 cups oatmeal
• 2/3 cup coconut
• 2/3 cup raisins
• 1 1/3 cups grape-nuts cereal
• 1 cup honey
• 2/3 cup peanut butter

Recipe

• 1 place honey and peanut butter in glass bowl and microwave until melted.
• 2 place all other ingredients in a separate bowl.
• 3 mix together well.
• 4 pour melted mixture into dry ingredients and mix well.
• 5 put into 9 x 13 pan.
• 6 cut into 24 bars.
• 7 enjoy!

Hello Dolly Bars-neraye Style

Total Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter (melted)
• 6 graham crackers (crushed)
• 1 cup chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup peanut butter chips
• 1/2 cup butterscotch chips
• 1 cup walnuts (chopped)
• 1 cup coconut (eyeball it)
• 1 (15 ounce) can fat-free sweetened condensed milk

Recipe

• 1 melt butter and pour into the bottom of a 13x9 inch baking dish.
• 2 crush graham crackers until fine crumbs form. i usually do this by putting them in a plastic bag and then i use a rolling pin. my husband likes to put them in a food processor, but i find that makes them too crushed for use.
• 3 spread graham cracker crumbs over butter and mix until combined and then press to form even crust.
• 4 add in order, chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, butterscotch chips, nuts, and coconut.
• 5 pour sweetened condensed milk evenly over the top until everything is coated and can is empty.
• 6 bake for 25 minutes at 375°f.
• 7 remove from oven and let cool completely before cutting.
• 8 cut, serve, enjoy!

Easy French Vanilla Coconut Macaroons

Total Time: 17 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 22
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 2 (7 ounce) packages flaked coconut (about 4 cups)
• 1 teaspoon mccormick french vanilla (blend)

Recipe

• 1 mix sweetened condensed milk, coconut, and french vanilla blend.
• 2 drop by teaspoonfuls onto greased baking sheets.
• 3 bake in preheated 350* oven 10 to 12 minutes or until edges of cookies are golden brown.
• 4 immediately remove from sheets.
• 5 cool on wire racks.

Filipino Fruit Salad

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 18
• 2 (30 ounce) cans fruit cocktail, drained
• 1 (12 ounce) can pineapple chunks, drained
• 1 (12 ounce) can mandarin oranges, drained
• 2 bananas, sliced
• 1 apple, diced small
• 1 pear, diced small
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, at room temperature (may substitute neufatchel cheese)
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk (nestle is best)
• 1 cup coconut (optional) or 1 cup chopped nuts (optional)

Recipe

• 1 beat cream cheese until softened and add condensed milk in small quantities until desired consistency to coat the fruit is achieved. i find this is usually about half of the small can. make sure all fruit is well drained and fold each fruit into cream cheese and milk mixture until well incorporated. chill well before serving. add nuts and/or coconut shortly before serving.
• 2 cooking time refers to chilling.

Creamy And Frothy Vegan Hot Cocoa

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 5
• 4 cups soymilk
• 1/2 cup coconut milk (or almond milk, rice milk, or soy milk)
• 1/2 cup silken soft tofu
• 1/2 cup sugar or 1/3 cup agave nectar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup cocoa powder
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 you can make this two ways.
• 2 one is by placing all the ingredients into a large saucepan and with an immersion blender, blend everything together for 3 minutes. we want to whip air into it, so it's important to do it for at least 3 minutes.
• 3 if you don't happen to have an immersion blender, you can throw it all into a standing blender and do the same and then pour it into the saucepan. on medium-high heat stir the cocoa until it almost comes to a boil. do not boil the cocoa, it will change the consistency too much. turn down to simmer and serve.

Mango Cheesecake With Oreo Graham Crust

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
• 1/2 cup crushed oreo cookies (or 1-1/2 cup of either)
• 1/4 cup ground almonds
• 1/4 cup coconut
• 1/3 cup melted butter
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 3/4 cup sugar (can use more sugar)
• 4 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 1/2 cups mashed fresh mango (can use more or less)
• 2 tablespoons orange juice

Recipe

• 1 set oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 for crust: combine all ingredients, and press into bottom of a 9 or 10-in spingform pan.
• 3 bake at 350 degrees for 10 mins; cool, increase the oven temperature to 375 degrees.
• 4 filling: beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth.
• 5 blend in eggs one at a time.
• 6 then add remaining ingredients, mixing well.
• 7 pour into pan.
• 8 bake at 375 degrees for 10 mins, then lower temperature back to 350 degrees, for 35-40 mins, or until lightly golden, and just set.
• 9 cool 5 hours, then refrigerate 8 more hours or overnight.

Mango And Sticky Rice

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 -4 large mangoes (kent or hayden variety are best)
• 1 cup sweet rice, uncooked the kind i buy has corn starch added and is short grained (bought at asian stores)
• 2 1/2 cups water
• 1 cup canned unsweetened coconut milk
• 1/2 cup splenda granular, sugar substitute or 1/2 cup sugar

Recipe

• 1 cook rice in water till rice is cooked and water is all soaked up. cook on low so it does not stick to the bottom of the pan. you will need to stir often with this rice.
• 2 peel and cut up mangoes while the rice is cooking.
• 3 add coconut milk and splenda and cook for 5 minutes on medium stirring often.
• 4 serve warm with mangos sliced/diced on top of rice.

Elizabeth Square

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1/4 lb butter
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 egg yolks
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon cocoa
• raspberry jam
• 2 egg whites
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup coconut
• 1 tablespoon cocoa

Recipe

• 1 cream the butter and sugar and then add the egg yolks.
• 2 sift the dry ingredients together, and then mix well into the creamed mixture.
• 3 press into a greased sponge roll tin.
• 4 spread this mixture with a layer of raspberry jam.
• 5 beat the egg whites until very stiff.
• 6 add the sugar, coconut and cocoa.
• 7 spread the topping mixture over the jam.
• 8 bake in an oven preheated to 350 deg f/180 c.
• 9 cut while warm.

Joycie’s Palusami Casserole

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 600 g spinach leaves
• 360 g corned beef, broken into pieces
• 600 ml coconut milk
• salt
• pepper

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 180°c.
• 2 wash spinach at least 3 times to remove grit, drain well.
• 3 make a layer of spinach leaves in the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish. sprinkle with some of the corned beef, then keep repeating layers of spinach and corned beef. the result will be bulky but keep pressing down on the spinach as it will shrink alot.
• 4 season the coconut milk with salt and pepper and pour over the dish, pressing the leaves down with a spoon. cover with a lid.
• 5 bake in the preheated oven for 45 to 55 minutes, or until spinach has completely wilted and the sauce is bubbly. cool for 10 minutes before serving.

Dairy Free/ Egg Free Pancakes

Total Time: 11 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 6 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup flour
• 1/2 tablespoon sugar (or xylitol)
• 1/2 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 pinch unrefined sea salt
• 1/2 cup soymilk
• 1 tablespoon coconut oil

Recipe

• 1 combine the dry ingredients into a mixing bowl.
• 2 add the milk and oil to your mix.
• 3 mix until smooth.
• 4 heat your skillet on medium heat, when the pan is ready for your batter, spoon pancakes into the skillet.
• 5 flip when you see the pancake bubble and the edges are looking stiffened.

Mango Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup shredded coconut
• 1/2 cup chopped nuts
• 2 cups chopped mangoes
• 3/4 cup oil
• 3 eggs, beaten
• 2 teaspoons vanilla

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f grease a 9x5x3-inch loaf pan.
• 2 sift flour with baking soda and cinnamon into mixing bowl. stir in sugar, coconut and nuts.
• 3 add remaining ingredients and mix well.
• 4 pour into prepared pan and bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until done.

Indonesian Meatballs

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3/4 cup potato flakes
• 2 large eggs
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 small onion, finely chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 4 teaspoons curry powder
• pepper
• salt, not too much as there is soy sauce in gravy
• 1/2 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
• 2 lbs ground beef
• 8 tablespoons unsweetened dried shredded coconut
• 2 -3 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 4 tablespoons soy sauce
• 2 cups water

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl, mix potato flakes, eggs, milk, onion, garlic, curry, salt, pepper and worcestershire sauce. let stand for a few minutes until flakes have absorbed liquids.
• 2 add ground beef and coconut flakes and mix well.
• 3 form meatballs that are the size of large marbles.
• 4 heat oil in frying pan and brown the meatballs all around in one layer in several batches.
• 5 when all are browned, pour off some of the fat and add the soy sauce and water to the pan and scrape the bottom and sides of the pan throughly.
• 6 bring to a boil and add the all the browned meatballs. simmer anywhere from at least 10 minutes to up to an hour.
• 7 turn regularly and serve with rice, green beans, cucumber salad and chutney.

Mango Berry Coconut Crisp

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 mangoes, peeled, seeded and diced
• 1 cup blueberries
• 1 cup raspberries
• 1/4 cup dark rum
• 1/2 cup turbinado sugar
• 2 tablespoons crystallized ginger
• 1 lemon, juice and zest of
• 1/2 cup butter, cut up at room temp
• 1/2 cup turbinado sugar
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 cup macadamia nuts, nuts. chopped
• 1/4 cup shredded coconut
• cooking spray, for pan

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°.
• 2 cook rum, sugar and ginger in the microwave for 1 minute. lower to simmer and cook 3 minutes more.
• 3 add mangoes and berries in a bowl, top with lemon juice and zest and stir.
• 4 top with sugar rum mixture.
• 5 spray the 9x9 baking dish with spray and add fruit, top with heated rum mixture and stir to combine.
• 6 using a fork combine sugar,butter, cinnamon and flour, mixing well.
• 7 top fruit with flour mixture.
• 8 top with coconut and macadamias, bake for 45 minutes until done.

Indonesian Peanut Chicken

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 cup cream of coconut
• 3 tablespoons lime juice
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 2 teaspoons soy sauce
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper
• 4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (i like to use boneless, skinless thighs)
• 4 (10 inch) wooden skewers
• 1/3 cup chunky peanut butter
• 1/3 cup water
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon cider vinegar
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper

Recipe

• 1 for the chicken:.
• 2 combine the cream of coconut, lime juice, vegetable oil, soy sauce, 2 cloves crushed garlic, and 1/8 tsp ground red pepper; stir well. set marinade mixture aside.
• 3 cut each chicken breast half into 4 pieces. add the chicken to the marinade; toss gently. cover and marinate in the refrigerator at least 4 hours.
• 4 soak the wooden skewers in water for at least 30 minutes, or use metal skewers. remove the chicken from the marinade; discard marinade. thread the chicken onto skewers.
• 5 grill over medium hot coals (350 to 400 degrees) for 2 to 3 minutes on each side or until the chicken is done. serve with the peanut sauce.
• 6 peanut sauce:.
• 7 combine all the ingredients, stirring well. (makes 3/4 cup).

Elvis Presley Cake

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 (18 ounce) box yellow cake mix
• 3 eggs (or as called for by your cake mix)
• 1/3 cup oil (or as called for by your cake mix)
• 1 1/3 cups water (or as called for by your cake mix)
• 1 (16 ounce) box powdered sugar
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
• 1 (14 ounce) can crushed pineapple in syrup
• chopped pecans, optional 12 ounces of semi-sweet coconut

Recipe

• 1 in a 9x13 pan prepare yellow cake according to package directions.
• 2 while the cake is cooking, put the can of pineapple (including syrup) in a small sauce pan.
• 3 add 1 cup sugar to the pineapple and cook over medium heat being careful not to brown the pineapple.
• 4 in another small saucepan heat the cream cheese and 1/2 box of powdered sugar.
• 5 when melted and heated it should resemble an icing.
• 6 more powdered sugar may be added to achieve the desired look.
• 7 remove cake from oven and punch holes all over with the handle of a wooden spoon or similar instrument.
• 8 pour the hot pineapple mix over the top of the cake.
• 9 let it absorb into the cake.
• 10 drizzle the icing mix over the cake.
• 11 top with chopped pecans if desired.

Lemon Cheesecake

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 150 g digestive biscuits or 150 g coconut biscuits, crushed
• 100 g butter
• 30 ml gelatin
• 60 ml water, cold
• 125 ml milk
• 2 eggs, separated
• 200 g sugar
• 2 lemons, juice and rind of, fresh grated
• 10 ml vanilla essence
• 500 g cream-style cottage cheese
• 250 ml cream, whipped

Recipe

• 1 mix the butter and biscuits together and press into the base of a springform tin.
• 2 sprinkle the gelatin over the water, allow to become spongy.
• 3 dissolve by placing over boiling water or microwave for 30 seconds on medium.
• 4 combine milk, egg yolks, and sugar in a pan; place on medium heat and cook, stirring until slightly thickened.
• 5 pour in dissolved gelatin and lemon rind.
• 6 set aside to cool slightly.
• 7 beat lemon juice and vanilla into cheese, then gradually stir in the gelatin mixture.
• 8 fold in stiffly beaten egg whites and three quarters of the whipped cream.
• 9 pour over pie crust.
• 10 refrigerate for several hours until firmly set.
• 11 remove from springform and decorate with the remaining cream.
• 12 variations: the lemon can be omitted, add extra vanilla to taste.
• 13 the top can be finished off with berries such as black cherries or cape gooseberries.
• 14 drain the juice of the berries and sprinkle 15 ml gelatin over the juice, heat to dissolve, add the berries, and cool slightly.
• 15 pour over cheesecake in springform and leave to set.

Helen's Coconut Cake

Total Time: 51 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 36 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 cup whole milk
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 4 eggs
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 6 tablespoons butter
• 2/3 cup dark brown sugar
• 1 (4 ounce) can shredded coconut (preferable to flaked, 1 cup)
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 (shredded coconut sometimes called southern style gives the cake a crunchier texture, but flaked coconut can be used if necessary. look for canned coconut which is more moist than the bagged coconut, it's fine if it is sweetened.) heat oven to 350°f, butter and flour a 9x13" baking pan.
• 2 heat milk and butter to scalding (do not boil), set aside.
• 3 combine the flour baking powder and salt, mix well.
• 4 beat eggs, add sugar beating all the while until they are thick& foamy.
• 5 gradually add hot milk, then the vanilla beating all the while.
• 6 at slow speed beat in the flour, beat til smooth and combined.
• 7 pour into the prepared pan.
• 8 bake at 350°f for approx 30 minutes (test after 25 minutes with a toothpick).
• 9 cake is done when the toothpick comes out clean.
• 10 cool the cake slightly in the pan.
• 11 prepare the topping: melt butter in a saucepan, stir in the brown sugar, add coconut& vanilla.
• 12 spread the topping over the cake (do it evenly reaching right to the corners).
• 13 turn oven to broil and place cake 6" from the heat.
• 14 broil until bubbling and dark brown, turning if necessary to ensure even coloring.
• 15 the topping should be beyond golden but be very careful it can burn in an instant if you are not watching it.
• 16 cool to room temp, cut into squares and serve.

Hello Dolly Bars

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 2 cups coarsely chopped pecans
• 2 cups sweetened flaked coconut
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 cup butterscotch chips
• 3/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
• 21 ounces sweetened condensed milk (1 1/2 cans)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325°; lightly grease a 13x9 inch baking pan.
• 2 in a large bowl, mix together the first 6 ingredients; transfer mixture to the prepared pan; pat down evenly with your hands.
• 3 pour the sweetened condensed milk over the top to cover, using a spatula to spread if necessary.
• 4 bake 30-35 minutes or until lightly golden.
• 5 cool to room temperature, cover with plastic wrap and let set overnight before cutting and serving.

Mandarin Freeze Dessert

Total Time: 4 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 9
• 1/2 cup margarine or 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup shredded coconut
• 1 1/2 pints orange sherbet, softened
• 1 1/2 pints vanilla ice cream, softened
• 1 (8 ounce) can mandarin orange segments

Recipe

• 1 remove ice cream from freezer and in a large bowl scoop out the amount needed of each flavor for the recipe. set aside to soften.
• 2 in a sauce pan, melt the margarine/butter, add the flour, sugar, coconut and mix well, stirring constantly for 3 to 4 minutes.
• 3 remove from heat and reserve 1/4 cup for topping.
• 4 spray a 9-inch square pan with pam spray.
• 5 press the rest of the mixture into the bottom of the pan. place in freezer to cool.
• 6 return to the bowl with ice creams. they should be softened by now. if not, wait a few more minutes and then mix gently until they swirl and are still two distinct colors.
• 7 spread over crust and top with reserve topping.
• 8 cover and freeze 4 hours.
• 9 cut and serve using mandarin orange slice to garnish.

Manchester Tart

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 pint milk
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 4 tablespoons custard powder
• 4 ounces shortbread pie crusts
• 4 ounces raspberry jam
• 1/2 cup coconut, sweetened

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 400 f.in a 9" cake pan , press shortbread crust evenly, prick all over with a fork, place foil on top, and weigh down with beads or pie weights. bake "blind" ie. no filling, for 20 minutes. remove from oven, allow to cool.
• 2 spread jam over the pastry base. sprinkle half the coconut over the jam.
• 3 bring milk and sugar to a boil, remove and stir in custard powder, whisk until thick. spread over the jam. sprinkle with the rest of the coconut. let cool and serve.
• 4 time does noy include cooling time.

Chocolate And Coconut Pie

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 1 -2 cup oleo
• 1 cup chocolate chips
• 1 cup coconut
• 1 cup chopped nuts
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 4 eggs

Recipe

• 1 melt oleo and chocolate chips together.
• 2 set aside.
• 3 beat eggs; add sugar and vanilla.
• 4 add coconut and nuts.
• 5 mix well and add chocolate mixture.
• 6 pour in unbaked pie shell.
• 7 bake 35 to 40 minutes until set in 350° oven.

Filled German Chocolate Cupcakes

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup unsweetened dutch cocoa
• 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup whole milk
• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
• 1 large egg
• 1 large egg yolk
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 3/4 cup boiling-hot water
• 7 ounces sweetened flaked coconut
• 1 cup coarsely chopped pecans
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 8 ounces chocolate pieces (preferably bittersweet chocolate)
• 1/2 cup heavy cream

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350°. butter and flour a muffin tin.
• 2 make filling: place half of the coconut and the pecans on a baking sheet and toast in the oven until the coconut is evenly browned (about 8 minutes). stir together toasted coconut and pecans with the remaining coconut and condensed milk; set aside.
• 3 for cupcakes: sift together all dry ingredients into a large bowl.
• 4 in a another large bowl, whisk together whole milk, butter, eggs, almond extract and water until combined. slowly add the dry ingredients to the egg mixture, and stir until just incorporated.
• 5 fill cupcake cups 3/4 full with the batter. drop in 1-2 tablespoons of the coconut filling.
• 6 bake cupcakes for 15-18 minutes. after the cupcakes have baked, allow to cool for 5-10 minutes in the pan, then remove to a cooling rack.
• 7 while the cupcakes are cooling, melt the chocolate. once completely melted, slowly stir in the cream.
• 8 drop large spoonfuls of the icing on top of the cupcakes, and allow the chocolate to drip down the sides of the cupcakes. either eat at once, or transfer to the refrigerator to allow the icing to set.

John And Yoko's Double Fantasy Bars

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 32
• 1/3 cup butter or 1/3 cup margarine, melted
• 2 cups chocolate cookie crumbs
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 1 (12 ounce) package m&m's semi-sweet chocolate baking bits (1 3/4 cups)
• 1 cup shredded coconut
• 1 cup chopped walnuts or 1 cup pecans

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350°f.
• 2 in a bowl combine the butter and cookie crumbs.
• 3 then press the mixture into the bottom of a 13x9 inch baking pan.
• 4 i normally do not grease the pan, but line with with parchment paper.
• 5 when it's ready and baked, i just lift the whole thing out of the pan and let it cool, and there is practically no pan cleanup!
• 6 pour the sweetened condensed milk evenly over the crumbs.
• 7 scrape out the can with a spatula, you want to get every precious drop of the stuff.
• 8 combine the m&m's baking bits, coconut, and nuts.
• 9 sprinkle mixture evenly over the condensed milk.
• 10 press the sprinkled stuff in lightly with your hands, be gentle.
• 11 bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until set.
• 12 cool completely before cutting.
• 13 store in a tightly covered container, hidden away from the rest of the member of your family (at least, that's what i do).

Lemon Chess Pie With Blackberry Compote

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 3 -4 whole allspice
• 3 cups fresh blackberries (1 1/2 pints) or 3 cups frozen blackberries (1 1/2 pints)
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup unsweetened desiccated coconut
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 5 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into pieces (1/3 cup)
• 1 teaspoon cold unsalted butter, cut into pieces (1/3 cup)
• 2 1/2 tablespoons ice water
• 6 large eggs
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 6 tablespoons well-shaken buttermilk
• 3 tablespoons yellow cornmeal
• 4 teaspoons finely grated fresh lemon zest
• 6 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1 pinch freshly grated nutmeg
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted

Recipe

• 1 make the compote: bring water, sugar, juice, and allspice to a boil in a small saucepan over moderate heat, stirring until sugar is dissolved. boil until reduced to about 1/4 cup. cool syrup to lukewarm and discard allspice.
• 2 purée 2 cups blackberries with all of syrup in a blender. force purée through a fine sieve into a bowl to remove seeds. stir remaining cup berries into sauce.
• 3 make coconut crust: pulse flour, coconut, sugar, and salt in a food processor several times to mix. add butter and pulse until most of mixture resembles coarse meal, with remainder in pea-size lumps. add water and pulse just until mixture forms a dough. (do not overmix or pastry will be tough.)
• 4 flatten dough into a disk, then chill, covered in plastic wrap, 30 minutes.
• 5 shape and bake crust: preheat oven to 350°f.
• 6 roll out dough on a lightly floured surface into a 12-inch round, then fit into a 9-inch pie plate. crimp edge and prick bottom and sides all over.
• 7 line shell with foil and fill with pie weights. bake in middle of oven 15 minutes, then carefully remove foil and weights and bake shell until pale golden, 5 to 10 minutes more. transfer shell to a rack to cool 5 minutes.
• 8 reduce temperature to 325°f
• 9 make filling: whisk together eggs, sugar, and salt until well blended. whisk in buttermilk, cornmeal, zest, juice, and nutmeg. gradually whisk in butter until smooth. pour filling into pie shell. cover edge of pie crust with foil to prevent overbrowning .
• 10 bake until custard is just set, about 40 minutes. transfer pie to rack to cool completely.

Indonesian Serundeng (crisp Spiced Coconut With Peanuts)

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup desiccated coconut, unsweetened
• 1/2 teaspoon instant minced garlic
• 2 tablespoons dried onion flakes
• 1/2 teaspoon dried coriander
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup roasted unsalted peanuts

Recipe

• 1 using a dry frypan over medium-low heat toast the coconut, garlic and onion flakes, crushing the onion flakes.
• 2 toast until all are golden.
• 3 add coriander, cumin,& salt, stir welland remove from heat, cool.
• 4 stir in the peanuts.

Green Mung And Coconut Soup

Total Time: 6 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 1 min

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 7 cups water
• 1 cup mung beans, soaked for 6-12 hrs
• 1 (13 1/2 ounce) can coconut milk
• 2 tablespoons peanut oil
• 2 teaspoons cumin seeds
• 1 teaspoon fenugreek seeds
• 2 dried red chilies
• 1 teaspoon whole black peppercorn
• 2 teaspoons garam masala
• 1 teaspoon ajjwan seeds
• 1/2 lemon
• salt (2-3 tbsp.)

Recipe

• 1 combine mung beans and water in large pot. bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer and cook for approximately 1 hours (or until tender). add in the coconut milk and turn down heat to low.
• 2 in a small saute pan, heat the peanut oil on medium high. when hot, add the spices and cook for 1 1/2 - 2 minutes. be very careful not to burn the seeds. strain the oil and add (the oil) to the soup. cook for 5 min., take off the heat, add salt and lemon juice.

Lemon Chia Seed Muffins

Total Time: 28 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 18 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/4 cup sugar or 1/4 cup coconut sugar
• 1/4 cup maple syrup
• 1 1/2 tablespoons chia seeds
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup almond milk
• 1/2 cup oil or 1/2 cup applesauce
• 2 lemons

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 place muffin liners in muffin tin. makes approximately 12 muffins.
• 3 in a large bowl combine the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar.
• 4 in a smaller bowl combine the maple syrup, milk, lemon juice and zest and the oil or applesauce.
• 5 stir the wet ingredients into the dry. fold in the chia seeds.
• 6 fill muffin tins with the batter.
• 7 bake for 18 minutes.

Mango Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• nonstick cooking spray
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 3/4 cup canola oil or 3/4 cup vegetable oil
• 3 large eggs, beaten
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups fresh ripe mangoes, peeled and diced
• 3/4 cup golden raisin
• 3/4 cup macadamia nuts, chopped
• 1/2 cup coconut

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350ºf. spray two 9 x 5-inch loaf pans with no-stick cooking spray.
• 2 combine flour, sugar, salt, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon and ginger in large bowl. combine oil, eggs and vanilla in medium bowl. add to flour mixture and stir just until moistened. fold in mango, raisins, nuts and coconut. divide evenly between prepared pans.
• 3 bake for 45 to 50 minutes or until wooden toothpick inserted into center of each loaf comes out clean and loaves are golden. cool in pans 10 minutes. remove from pans. cool completely on cooling rack.

Banana Blossom Guinatan

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb banana blossom
• salt, to taste
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 1 medium onion, sliced
• 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 1 small tomato, diced
• 2 tablespoons vinegar
• salt and pepper
• 1 cup thick coconut milk

Recipe

• 1 discard tough outer layers and slice the blossom thinly, first cutting it in two lengthways if it is large.
• 2 put the slices in a bowl, sprinkle with a tablespoon of salt, rubbing it well inches leave for 10-15 minutes, squeeze out juices, rinse under cold water and squeeze dry.
• 3 heat oil in a wok or frying pan and saute onion and garlic until golden brown.
• 4 add tomato, stir for 3 minutes.
• 5 add banana blossom and vinegar and bring to the boil.
• 6 simmer for 5 minutes.
• 7 taste and add salt and pepper as required.
• 8 cook until blossom is tender, then stir in coconut milk and remove from heat.
• 9 serve with rice.

John's Banana Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 6 ripe bananas
• 4 eggs
• 588 g flour
• 310 g sugar
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 470 g raisins or 470 g dried cranberries, slightly chopped
• 360 g pecans or 360 g walnuts, slightly chopped
• 310 g dried pineapple, chopped
• 470 g dried apricots or 470 g dried mango, strips chopped
• 80 g shredded coconut

Recipe

• 1 grease and line three 9"x5" loaf tins.
• 2 pre mix the flour, salt, and baking soda.
• 3 mash the bananas in the mixer.
• 4 mix in the eggs, sugar.
• 5 add the dried ingredients.
• 6 add the dried fruit nuts etc. - this is where all that extra horsepower from a good mixer comes in handy!
• 7 spoon out the mix into the three loaf pans - a scale is a handy way to get them approximately equal.
• 8 bake about 1 hour at 350°f when done, a test stick will come out clean.

Eleven-cup Cookies

Total Time: 39 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 9 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 60
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup creamy peanut butter
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 cup quick-cooking rolled oats
• 1 cup coconut
• 1 cup raisins
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 cup cereal (corn flakes, rice crisp, bran flakes or wheat flakes)
• 1 cup chopped walnuts

Recipe

• 1 in a very large bowl beat on medium-high speed with an electric mixer the butter, and peanut butter.
• 2 beat for 30 seconds.
• 3 add granulated sugar, brown sugar, baking soda, and baking powder, scraping the sides of the bowl occasionally.
• 4 beat in eggs.
• 5 beat in as much of the flour as you can with the mixer.
• 6 stir in remaining flour, the rolled oats, coconut, raisins, chocolate chips, cereal and walnuts.
• 7 drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2" apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
• 8 bake 350° for 9-11 minutes or until edges are golden.
• 9 cool on the cookie sheet for 1 minute.
• 10 transfer to a wire rack; cool.

Easy Gumdrop Cake

Total Time: 3 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 2 hrs 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup margarine
• 2 cups sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 3 1/2 cups flour
• 2 cups chopped nuts
• 1 cup chopped dates
• 1 cup flaked coconut
• 1 lb gumdrop (chopped)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 dissolve the baking soda in the buttermilk.
• 2 mix remaining ingredients together well.
• 3 add baking soda/buttermilk to mixture and mix well.
• 4 place into two small loaf pans.
• 5 bake at 250 degrees for 2 1/2 hours.

Hello Dollies

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 4 -6 tablespoons butter, melted (many reviewers prefer the higher amount)
• 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
• 1 cup chopped walnuts or 1 cup nuts, of choice
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 cup flaked coconut
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325 degrees fahrenheit.
• 2 spread melted butter in a 9 x 13 pan.
• 3 sprinkle with graham crumbs.
• 4 add the nuts, chips and coconut, sprinkling evenly over crumbs.
• 5 cover all with condensed milk.
• 6 bake for 25 minutes.
• 7 allow to cool and cut into squares.

Daffodil Cake

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (20 ounce) can crushed pineapple
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon rum extract
• 18 ounces lemon cake mix
• 1 frosting mix
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/2 cup coconut

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350.
• 2 spray two 9" round cake pans with non-stick cooking spray.
• 3 drain pineapple. reserve juice / syrup.
• 4 combine pineapple juice / syrup, eggs and 1/2 of rum extract.
• 5 add cake mix and beat for 4 minutes.
• 6 fold in pineapple.
• 7 spoon batter into prepared cake pans.
• 8 bake at 350 for 40 to 45 minutes.
• 9 cool cakes and turn out of pan. cool 1/2 hour more.
• 10 prepare frosting mix and add butter and remaining rum extract.
• 11 spread half of frosting between layers of cake and sprinkle with coconut.
• 12 frost cake with remaining frosting and sprinkle with coconut.

Lots A Chocolate Chip Cookies

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 lb margarine
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 large egg
• 4 tablespoons water
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3 cups flour
• 1 cup coconut
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3 cups rolled oats
• 1 1/2 cups chocolate chips

Recipe

• 1 in a extra large bowl, cream margarine and sugars.
• 2 add egg and continue beating together.
• 3 add water and vanilla; continue beating.
• 4 in another bowl, combine, flour, coconut, baking powder, baking soda and salt. blend well.
• 5 add dry ingredients to creamed ingredients and mix well.
• 6 add chocolate chips.
• 7 drop by spoonfuls on ungreased baking sheet.
• 8 bake at 325°f for 20 minutes or until golden brown.

Dora Silverwood's Cream Candy

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 pint granulated sugar
• 1/2 pint water, boiling
• 1 tablespoon liquid glucose
• nuts, chopped (optional)
• raisins (optional)
• coconut (optional)
• chocolate, melted (for dipping) (optional)

Recipe

• 1 cook the non optional ingredients together until it "works nicely in icold water".
• 2 when cold enough, pour on to a molding board and work like dough.
• 3 add any of the optional ingredients and work them into it.
• 4 can be formed into cones and dipped into melted chocolate if desired.

Dairy Free Orange "sherbet" For Ice Cream Maker

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 (14 fluid ounce) can coconut milk (refrigerated)
• 1 cup frozen orange juice concentrate (thawed and refrigerated)
• 1/2 cup sugar

Recipe

• 1 put all three ingredients into the blender and blend until combined well.
• 2 pour into your electric ice cream maker according to the manufacturer's directions.
• 3 freeze in an appropriate container or smaller containers if you want to serve sooner.
• 4 when frozen use a warmed ice cream scoop to serve.

Double Chocolate Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1 package chocolate cake mix
• 2 eggs
• 2/3 cup water
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 (6 ounce) package miniature semisweet chocolate chips
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1 tablespoon water

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees f.
• 2 generously grease 12-cup bundt cake.
• 3 blend cake mix (dry), eggs, water, and sour cream in large mixer bowl on low speed, scraping bowl constantly, until moistened, about 1/2 minute.
• 4 beat on medium speed, scrapping down sides frequently, 3 minutes.
• 5 do not overbeat!
• 6 fold in chocolate chips.
• 7 pour batter into prepared pan.
• 8 bake 40 to 45 minutes or until wooden toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean.
• 9 cool 10 minutes; invert on wire rack.
• 10 remove pan; cool cake completely.
• 11 spread glaze, allowing some to drizzle down side.
• 12 sprinkle with flaked coconut if desired.
• 13 glaze: mix confectioner's sugar and 1 water.
• 14 stir in additional water, 1 teaspoon at a time, until glaze is of proper consistency.

Chicken Sausage Gumbo

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 5
• 1/2 cup unrefined coconut oil (maybe less try 1/4?)
• 2 lbs bone-in skin in chicken thighs
• selena celtic grey sea salt
• fresh ground black pepper
• 8 ounces andouille sausages, cut 1/2 inch pieces
• 4 slices bacon, cut 1/2 inch slices
• 1 cup flour (u can leave out maybe)
• 2 celery ribs, finely chopped
• 1 small yellow onion, finely chopped
• 1 small green bell pepper, steamed seeded, finely chopped
• 2 teaspoons dried thyme
• 1 teaspoon cayenne
• 6 canned peeled whole tomatoes with juice, drained hand crushed
• 6 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 1 bay leaf
• 10 ounces okra, trimmed 1/2 inch slices
• 4 cups chicken stock (beef should be fine)

Recipe

• 1 heat 1/4 cul oil in 8qt. dutch oven over medium-high heat. 2 batches season chicken with salt and pepper then add chicken to pot,turning once,until lightly browned(about 12 minutes) transfer to plate.
• 2 add sausage and bacon. cook stirring until fat renders and bacon brown.(about 5minutes) transfer to plate with chicken.
• 3 add remaining oil.reduce heat to medium-low.stir in flour,cook stirring constantly until mixture is color of dark reddish caramel. about 8minutes. add celery,onion,and pepper. stir until soft.(about 6minutes) add thyme,cayenne,tomatoes,garlic,bay leaf and cook 3 minutes.
• 4 chicken,sausage and bacon to pot with stock and okra.boil high heat,reduce to medium,stirring occasionally,until chicken cooked,okra tender,gumbo thickened(about 30minutes).
• 5 remove chicken and shred,discard bones/skin. stir meat back inches season with salt and pepper.

Indonesian Leek Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 large leeks
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup coconut milk
• 1 egg
• 4 tablespoons lemons or 4 tablespoons lime juice
• 9 inches unbaked pastry shells

Recipe

• 1 slice the leeks - thin slices are best.
• 2 add olive oil to a large pan. add leeks and salt and saute for about 20 minutes.
• 3 beat egg. add egg, coconut milk, lemon (or lime) juice to leeks, and mix well.
• 4 pour mixture into pastry shell. bake at 350 degrees for 35 - 40 minutes, or until filling is set. allow to cool for a few minutes before eating.

Indonesian Prawns

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 lbs large shrimp, cleaned and deveined
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 -2 tablespoon sambal oelek (chili paste)
• 4 garlic cloves
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 2 teaspoons ground coriander
• 8 candlenuts (you can substitute large macademia)
• 1 teaspoon fish, paste (fish sauce can be substituted)
• 1 teaspoon ground galangal
• 2 tablespoons ground nut oil
• 2 kaffir lime leaves
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 cups thick coconut milk
• salt, to taste
• sugar, to taste

Recipe

• 1 put the following into your food-processor: onion, sambal, garlic, cumin, coriander, candle nuts, fish paste, galangal and process until you have a paste.
• 2 heat the oil and fry the paste for approx 5 minutes, then add the lime leaves and the bay leaves.
• 3 add the coconut milk and bring to the boil, then simmer for 15-20 minutes.
• 4 add the prawns and cook until they turn pink, do not overcook them.
• 5 taste the sauce and add salt and sugar to your liking.