A note: Yes, I know that quinoa and oats groats (buckwheat) are super hard grains when they aren’t cooked. I know you might be thinking “I’m going to crack a tooth while eating this.” But these two things soften up with oil and sweetner and they’re no more crunchy than a toasted nut. Just take my word for it, you’re going to love this!
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I have a few more recipes from yesterday here, but the hits from yesterday were soy ice cream and fruit pops and, recipe below, the grilled pineapple with coconut. Grilled fruit and alcohol? Yes, please!

Ingredients

* 4-5 slices fresh pineapple (we ended up using a whole pineapple!)
* 2 tbsp. dark rum
* 2 tbsp. agave nectar
* 1 tsp lemon juice

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Has anyone tried coconut sugar? I saw it in my tiny health store, but it's a little pricey for me right now. Pros or Cons? Does it even taste like coconut? If it tastes like coconut, I would love to use it in baking, or even on my oatmeal with some tropical fruit. Mmmm...coconuty ( Read more... )

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I found this recipe in Vive le Vegan!, and it's quite good. In fact, I barely had time to take a picture before they were all claimed!


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Coconut Mango Jambalaya - anorexic_a and I made this last night for a Caribbean-themed potluck at The Vancouver Vegetarian Resource Centre. I am happy to report that this was the most popular dish ( Read more... )

I highly recommend this recipe. Oh My God ( Read more... )

I have some dried pieces of coconut...not flakes, but like big hunks with the
brown crust. I like to munch on them but they are still kind of hard. Should I
be cooking with these? if so, any good ideas?

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You know Trader Joe's date rolls? They're dates all pressed into little bite-sized pieces, rolled in coconut, and topped with a blanched almond half. Not wanting to crank up the oven to bake anything, but still craving sweets, I approximated these in my own kitchen by just splitting some pitted dates and smushing them together with dessicated ( Read more... )