Going Cuckoo for Coconuts

Since going gluten free, I've collected a ton of gluten free recipes and tried them out. Sometimes I get good results but other times, my efforts and good money went out with the garbage! But I kept on the gluten free diet for quite a while.

Then to my surprise, I started to put on weight! What a to do! The scale was supposed to go the other way. Then it dawned on me that there was too much starch present in gluten free baking mixes. So when I came across an article about the wonderful coconut flour, I was ecstatic and encouraged to keep on trying new ingredients and recipes to feed my cravings for yummy and delectable desserts, bread and cakes.

This wonder flour is a blessing for people like me who are struggling with a gluten free diet. This amazing flour is so versatile and delicious that it can be added to almost any sweet or savory recipe.

Growing up in Guyana on the South American coast, I remember that grated coconut and coconut milk is a must included ingredient in our many dishes and cakes. When a young married couple first starts out their life together, they often buy their first piece of land, among the first trees they plant is the coconut. Along with mango, cherry, banana and guava, they often start gardens before their house is even built.

The coconut provides many resources to the new home owners. The long branches provide brooms for sweeping, decorative arches,  material for basketry and fiber for rope making and scourers. Gardeners use the branches for shading newly planted seedlings from the hot tropical sun. The coconut shells provide fuel for cooking fires and as land fill in low lying areas. The polished shells are used as buttons and for carvings. The inside of a young coconut is an electrolyte powerhouse and is often given to the pregnant and sick for fast nourishment. The oils and meat of the harder coconut are used for cooking and cosmetics.

And now, there is the coconut flour!  I am so excited to start on my coconut flour recipes!

Here's hoping that all the recipes will be enjoyed by my family and friends. Yum! Wish me luck and happiness in my gluten free kitchen.

Juices

I tried this juice and it helped me to lose weight.

JUICE ONE:

1 papaya, seeds removed (digestive enzyme papain).

1 cup pineapple (keep the bromalin rich core).

Juice both pineapple and papaya.

Add:

A teaspoon of amla powder (or add a single fresh fruit to the juicer)

1 cup coconut water

JUICE TWO:

1 cup pineapple

1 cup blueberries

1/2 lemon, no rind

1 teaspoon amla powder

1 handful cilantro

Juice and enjoy!

Going Vegan

So after eating meat for as long as I can remember, I have decided to go VEGAN!!!
I have found that this works amazing for losing weight. And I have lost quite a bit. I feel energetic, less bloated, and with the weight loss, joint pain has been considerably less. So now I am eating seafood and also dairy along with my diet.

Here is what I eat on a typical day.

Breakfast
Buckwheat cereal with cinnamon, chopped almonds, cranberries and raisins
A cup of green tea

Mid morning snack
One banana

Lunch
Quinoa salad
Fresh fruit salad

Afternoon snack
Greek Yogurt

Dinner
Stewed swai fish
Brown rice

I will post recipes.
I enjoy preparing each meal as they are very simple and quite easy to do.

Hello all, this is my family when it was very new. My husband and our three little princesses often dressed alike. Our court has grown to include our very own one and only prince, Reza.  They are all grown now with courts of their own and where once there was just the two of us, there is now twenty one.