Remember a while back I shared a lovely review Kelapo coconut oil with the Apple Crumble Pie? You'd better! If not, go and check it out. The apple crumble pie turned out to be a delicious and very different dessert when it came to using coconut oil.Coconut oil does not only have to be used with baking but I use it when I oven-roast potatoes or vegetables or when I fry noodles for Asian … [Read more...]
Kelapo AppleCrumble Pie and Coconut Oil Review
Hello! Just a quick post before Ryan and I leave for Germany. I know right? We are leaving again! We had 2 days to recover from our North Carolina trip before packing again but this time for an international trip. I have been trying not to stress to much. How many clothes to take? Well, this girl is only doing a carry-on so wish me luck!Before I left I knew I needed to get my cooking on since we … [Read more...]
Fruity Coconut-Cashew Cream Tarts
What? It is snowing this morning???? Well, after an hour of light snow, most of it is melted now. The strange thing is that it really is not that cold today. How about starting a Monday morning like that?I am glad that I had a restful weekend because activities are going to start picking up here in the next 3 weeks. The end of the semester means a lot concerts for Ryan and some singing for me, but … [Read more...]
Sweet Potato & Porcini Mushroom Latkes with Chive Sauce
So excited for the weekend to be here because it means I can catch up on EVERYTHING! My list is piling up with To-Do items for my Saturday so here is to a stress-free weekend, right?This week was stress-free, but that is because this week FLEW by! I probably focused on certain things too much or the fact it gets darker sooner is messing with me!This week I worked on Latkes two nights in a row. I … [Read more...]
Tropical Persimmon Muffins with Coconut Spice Creme
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! As everyone has started traveling, we have stayed put this year due to the little time off we have but Christmas will be here before we know it!Since Ryan and I celebrated our Thanksgiving with the graduate students on Sunday we decided to dwell with leftovers. The original plan was for me to preapre a new meal for Ryan for his birthday on Thanksgiving instead on … [Read more...]
