I'm sure I mentioned this before but Matthew and I participate in a co-op called bountiful baskets. It really is a great deal! $16 for a bunch of fruit and veggies. There's no way you could get this much produce for that much at the grocery store. A few weeks ago we started getting plums, which is great! we love plums. But after having a bunch of them for 5 weeks in a row we were plum plumed out. Not wanting to waste I searched for a way to preserve them and this recipe came up. If you've ever been to a Chinese restaurant you've probably had this plum sauce. I grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area so Chinese food was a regular part of my life. This is Delicious and goes great with egg rolls and any sort of meat substitute. It pretty much makes itself!
Asian Plum Sauce
lots of plums
a few apples
a couple of pears
apple cider vinegar to taste
sugar to taste
garlic to taste
onion salt to taste
Your vinegar, sugar, garlic and onion salt depend on how many plums you have so just use your best judgement and taste often while seasoning. Start by pitting your plums and coring your apples and pears. Don't worry about cutting them nice just cut out the core and throw them in a large pot. Cover with water and bring to a boil. Let simmer all day till its cooked down to a saucy consistency. Now season till it's a sweet and sour sauce. This would be great to bottle or store in the freezer if you have extras
Talofa! We are back from Samoa! It's good to be back. We have been back for a little over a month....which is why I also haven't written. It's been crazy being back with family and friends. We haven't seen them in 2 years so we've had a lot of catching up to do. Since we've been back I've kind of noticed that I've let myself go a bit since we've been in Samoa. A pound here, a little hairy there....nothing that can't be taken care of with a girls day and a session of hot yoga. This weeks recipes are for the women out there that want to take care of themselves but don't want the junk that comes with beauty products. My mother always said, "there's a price you pay for beauty" but I'm not prepared to pay that much. I think there is a difference between being prissy and being comely (I've never liked that word...it sounds to close to homely which is totally different! Lets call is clekesy...clean, kept, and classy) You don't have to spend hours getting ready and wear layers of make up to look nice. These recipes will achieve just that....you'll be so clekesy!
Monday: Toothpaste
Tuesday: Face wash
Wednesday:Detox body scrub
Thursday: Toothbrush soak
Friday: Sugar wax
Saturday: Refreshing body spray
Sunday: Shampoo for Thick Hair
Bonus: Bed Spray
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baking soda
essential oils
distilled water
sugar
Epsom salt
hydrogen peroxide
castile soap
coconut oil
vitamin e oil
1 lemon
When I first moved to hawaii to go to school I got hooked on coconut, or Haupia ice cream. I found it got me through any trial of homesickness, bad grades, and bad break-ups. Yes, Haupia became my dearest hawaiian friend. We would go to the beach together, take walks, and cry together. It was a perfect match. When I returned to hawaii with Matthew we went to costco and found an industrial size bag of Haupia pudding mix....I was in heaven. We brought the bag home and set out to make a batch to indulge in when I read the directions. "Boil 10 gallons of water, add contents of package, simmer till thickens, cool then cut." As you can imagine, this was a bit more then 2 little haulies could eat. It took us about an hour to do the math and figure out single serving sizes.....we're still working on the same bag of pudding mix. - this recipe yields 8 - 1/2 c servings of plain pudding or works on about a dozen rolls - which, when you try them, works out to be about 2 servings.
Haupia Pudding
4 c coconut milk
1/2 c sugar
1/4 tsp salt
1/3 c shredded coconut
1/4 c water
1/4 c tapioca starch
Poni Po Po
a dozen white rolls (I know white flour...blah blah blah....it's dessert, live a little)
In a sauce pan heat the coconut milk, sugar, salt, and shredded coconut milk till sugar is dissolved and coconut is soft (about 5 minutes). In a separate bowl mix the water and tapioca starch. Add to the coconut milk mixture and stir till it's the consistency of yogurt. Pour over the rolls and let set till pudding is firm. Serve warm.
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