This is our favorite Piña Colada recipe. It’s smooth and creamy and made with coconut milk instead of coconut extract or cream of coconut. It is a great drink recipe to make on a warm summer day! I am a total sucker for a good virgin piña colada. We went on a Caribbean cruise two years ago and let’s just say that a good chunk of our play money…
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Aviyal (avial) is a delicious preparation made with mixed vegetables, curd, coconut and seasoned with coconut oil and curry leaves. It occupies an important place in Kerala cuisine and is a must for Onam Sadya. Today let us learn how to make Aviyal (avial) Kerala style using this easy Aviyal recipe. How to prepare Kerala Style Aviyal Serves…
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My mother, in whose memory this site was created, was a cookbook addict. Her philosophy in life was based upon a statement attributed to Erasmus of Rotterdam (1466-1536): When I get a little money I buy books, and if any is left I buy food and clothes. Replace “books” with “cookbooks” and you’ll get my mother. Over the years, she had passed…
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The great Indian kari , which stems from the word for sauce in Tamil, is known to have originated sometime during the ancient Indus civilization. Since then it has travelled beyond boundaries and created many fans across the globe. Britain s love affair with curry is no secret. In fact, chicken tikka masala is the most popular restaurant…
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As the early fall days grow cooler, I am eagerly reaching for butternut squash and other autumn vegetables, ready to turn them into silky purees and hearty stews, dreaming of spicy curries and creamy soups. And in these plans for fall cooking, there s one key ingredient, a magic touch, that I always make sure I have stocked. Coconut milk is…
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I love when I discover new ways to do things! I think that’s one of the reasons I love blogging so much! I get to constantly indulge my insatiable curiosity by trying out cools ideas that strike my fancy (and hopefully yours too!) How cool is that?? That’s exactly what happened when I came across this idea for making ice cream without an ice…
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Did you survive Thanksgiving? Good. Me too, barely. While in Oklahoma, I ate German chocolate cake for breakfast (more than once), overdosed on queso (entirely necessary) and cheered on the karaoke singers at a smoky Oklahoma City dive bar. Now it’s Monday, which means it’s time to get back into the swing of things. I’m going to need another…
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Ingredients: 1/2 cup unsweetened Dry Coconut Flakes 1/2 cup Milk or Coconut Milk 3/4 cup Vanilla Ice Cream or Frozen Yogurt 1 teaspoon Sugar, optional Directions: Heat the dry coconut flakes in a pan over medium heat. Stir constantly and roast until it turns light brown. Remove the pan from the heat and transfer toasted coconut flakes in a…
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If you thought meatballs were reserved for spaghetti and marinara sauce, think again. This one-pot meal will change the way you see meatballs. The combination of lean and tender chicken meatballs and a spiced sauce, plus all the ingredients you love in Thai food — like warm curry, ginger, cilantro, basil, coconut milk, and more — bring big…
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I came across a slow cooker recipe of Coconut-Curry Beef here , that looked delicious and I really wanted to try it. But since I don’t own a crock-pot, I coverted it into a non-slow cooker recipe, like my Honey Seasame Chicken recipe I did earlier and gave it a go in my trusty pressure cooker. Now, you don’t need a pressure cooker for this…
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There is a time and a place for breakfast quinoa. Did you know that you can make a gin and tonic cake? Because I didn’t. Until last night, when I ate some, and it tasted EXACTLY like a gin and tonic. And it had gin in it. And it’s sort of all I can think about right now (probably because of the gin) but instead I’m eating quinoa. Could my…
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Normally, when I make curry dishes, whether Indian or Thai, I start with a shortcut – a ready-made curry spice paste that I can find in most grocery stores. But making the curry spice paste from scratch is just as easy, tastes infinitely fresher and the flavors of the aromatics really shine through in the coconut milk, instead of just being…
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We usually cook and prepare our own food as far as possible and we wanna share with you this homemade coconut milk recipe, it’s really quick and easy, you only need a blender and some kind of strainer and it’s ready in less than 10 minutes! Here in Spain you can’t find coconut milk in every supermarket or grocery store, so this recipe is really…
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As a kid, murgh makhani (butter chicken) was the only Indian food that my parents could easily get me to eat. It has been a favorite of mine for as long as I can remember and so, I’m very excited to share this paleo butter chicken recipe with all of you. It’s the perfect blend of tomato flavor, creaminess and masala. Often, when you make something…
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Total Cost: $2.91 Cost Per Serving: $0.49 Serves: 6 Ingredients 1 (15 oz.) can coconut milk $2.14 1 large clove garlic $0.08 ¾ tsp salt $0.03 1 cup water $0.00 Instructions Add the dry rice to a medium pot. Add enough cool water to cover the rice by about two inches. Swish the rice around until the water is cloudy. Carefully pour off as much…
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