Caramelized oats filled with crunchy coconut, nuts and dried fruit Granola. Bread. Cookies. The three recipe formulas I have memorized. However, with each new variation, I run the risk of losing the recipe if I don't write it down right away. & most of the time I don't. & when I do, it's on a scrap piece of paper that I carelessly toss in my "cookbook corner." When a post is approaching and I remember I have to type up the recipe, my heart starts to beat rapidly with ...
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Coconut Cashew Butter
A simple nut butter made with roasted cashews and unsweetened, shredded coconut Move from the couch? You've got to be kidding me. Those were the thoughts of ten-year-old Megan. Back in the day, physical activity was something I avoided at all costs. But at that same time, my dad adopted a healthier lifestyle. He started running and switched to a vegetarian/vegan diet. All things I met with great opposition. With little success, he tried to get me to accompany him on runs. After much ...
Carrot Loaf with Orange Pecan Glaze
A loaf packed with carrots, coconut and pineapple Usually, when a recipe calls for sifting, I just say "pffft - I'm not doing it." I mean - that's an extra step, something else to clean, and with all that extra work, will it really be worth it? Well, believe it not, I sifted something for the first time this past week. Yea, it was kinda time consuming, and yes, I had something else to wash, but it felt kinda gratifying. Like, man, you're a legit baker. But to be honest, I couldn't ...
Chocolate Granola Pie
A fail-proof pie with a granola crust and chocolate pudding filling I used to think I couldn't make pie. It was one of the leading reasons why I was {am} an emotional baker. I could never roll pie crust out. The finished pie never sliced well. (probably because I was cutting too soon - fresh out of the oven pie is not meant to be cut, although I wish it was!) & it just didn't taste that great. Then, just suddenly, I could make pie. I honestly don't know what happened. Maybe it was ...
Toasted Coconut Cookies
A drop cookie loaded with coconut flavor I'm the girl that burns a whole bag of coconut. Catches a fork on fire in the microwave. Scalds chocolate. Drops a glass jar of cinnamon on a Bodum French Press. I'm your typical klutz. But that hasn't stopped me from carrying on in the kitchen. Today I'm sharing these cookies that were doomed for failure. I mean, Hello!, they have toasted coconut and they involve melting chocolate! Well, somehow I managed to pull it ...