Coconut Milk Coffee Creamer

I have yet to find inexpensive, healthy variations of this at the grocery store.

This is dairy-free and has a little sweetness. I added vanilla, but use whatever flavoring you like, or just stick with the flavors of coconut and whatever you're using for sweetness - honey, molasses or Maple syrup.

1 can coconut milk
1-2t± pure vanilla
1-2T± pure Maple syrup
a pinch of Himalayan pink salt

Put all of this in a shaker type container with a secure top. Shake well to mix. Store in the refrigerator. . .Lin

Potato-Corn (+ Lots of Vegetables) Chowder

I always love making soup. All kinds of soups. . .
However, Chowders and Bisques are especially interesting to me ever since my first Crawfish Bisque. I bought some crawfish recently, so another big pot of that'll be happening again soon. . .

This was a good combination of ingredients, but of course, if I make it again, I'll add and subtract various things - usually depending on what's in my 'fridge. 

 

Today I started by sauteing 4# of scrubbed, rough-chopped potatoes in some of the rendered bacon fat, but there wasn't much. Then adding the chopped carrots and celery and a big spoonful of ghee. 

Later I also poured in about 1/3c of cooking Sherry.

It was soon clear to me that this wasn't all going to fit in one pot, so after the chopped onion, garlic and mini peppers were added, I divided it between 2 big pots. Then to each pot I added half of the total: corn with the liquid, cream of mushroom soup, coconut milk.

Simmer about 15 minutes before checking the flavors. I added garlic salt, smoky paprika and my mix of cayenne + black pepper, then finished with a big spoonful of chicken Better Than Bouillon. Top with a little crumbled bacon for texture and great flavor.

This turned out really well. . .Lin

An Eggy Breakfast Idea That Took A While To Hatch 😁

I thought of this a long time ago, but often it takes a 'sick day' for me to actually slow down enough to bring an idea to creation. Yesterday I had to push myself to do everything and had a fever for a while. At 2am this morning I woke up sneezing. So. . .now it's a sneezy, sinus cold. No church today!

Extra Virgin Olive Oil

1 sm. Yukon Gold potato

1/3 lg. Vidalia onion

1 raw pasture raised egg

 a little canned coconut milk

1 slice Black Forest ham

1 hard boiled pasture raised egg

crumbled bacon

shredded Parmesan cheese

Heat the oil in a pan. Add the potatoes and a little of the chopped onion. Let sizzle-saute until these are lightly brown and scenting your kitchen. Turn down the heat and cover.

After a few minutes add the ham. Beat the raw egg with the coconut milk and add that to the pan. Keep things moving just a bit, so it doesn't stick in one place.

When the egg is about half done, sprinkle on your favorite seasonings.

Chop the hard boiled egg and add that, the bacon and the cheese. Lightly stir everything together, cover and remove from the heat.

Serve with some fruit, or vegetables. . .AND. . .coffee, or tea. . .Mmmm. . .Happy Sunday to you. . .Lin

Coconut-Maple-Vanilla Coffee Creamer

I found a vanilla-coconut-almond coffee creamer I really liked at our local Co-Op, but it was $6+ for a not so big carton. I decided to try making some.

1 13.66oz can coconut milk
2T± pure Maple syrup
1T± pure vanilla

Whisk these together and store in a glass jar in the refrigerator. This will keep well a week or longer.

Just 3 ingredients and it turned out really well, for about 1/3 the cost of the brand at the Co-Op. If you're staying away from dairy, you might want to give this one a try. . .Lin