Alright, maybe I have spent too many years listening to British colloquialisms (Thanks Sally) or maybe I have spent too many years thinking about my Irish heritage. The truth is that I just love listening to the pattern of speech in other countries and the Brits have a way of describing things that just make me smile.
Jamie Oliver has to be at the top of the list when it comes to this type of colorful word choice. (Read the rest of this entry »)
My kids and wife just love sweets. This recipe is a nice compromise between a nice sweet snack and something that you would prefer not to feed the kids. It uses a pre-made pie crust which makes the assembly quick and painless. Scott Edler is the source for this recipe and prefers to use different types of apples. I have made some slight modifications to the recipe because I can’t just leave good enough alone 
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Our family uses quite a bit of coconut milk for use in different recipes. Most commonly we use the coconut milk instead of other liquids when making rice. This makes a wonderful aromatic creamy rice. Unfortunately, coconut milk is fairly expensive. There is a solution.
You can make coconut milk at home quite easily. Just combine dry unsweetened coconut with hot water at a ratio of 1 to 2. For example, combine 1 cup of dry coconut to 2 cups hot water. I like to put the mixture in a blender and blend it for 30 seconds or so to make sure that it is thoroughly combined. Be careful when blending hot liquids as they tend to expand quite a bit. Pulsing the blender a couple of times helps to reduce the expansion. Let the mixture set for about 30 minutes and strain off the solids. The milk will keep for a couple of days in the refrigerator.
Ingredients:
Dry unsweetened coconut - 1 part
Hot water - 2 parts
Directions:
Combine and let sit for 30 minutes.
