Tag Archives: Coconut Milk

Pasta with Creamy Pumpkin Sauce

Halloween is over. Thanksgiving is over. Those pumpkin decorations need to come down and get eaten! Here’s a nice, simple sauce: creamy and rich but still light (and vegan). Roasted squash keeps in the refrigerator for a week or so … Continue reading

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Bread Pudding with Whiskey Sauce

Warning! The following entry has a gluten and dairy-full recipe. There is a GF and DF version at the bottom. My friends Jake and Joy got married a few weeks back and asked me to make the desserts for the … Continue reading

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Dark Chocolate Ice Cream with Olive Oil and Sea Salt

I have friends eating their way through their last week in Austin before a big move overseas. Some of their favorite things include dessert: particularly Lick Ice Cream. While I do love Lick, I can’t sample some of the favorites. … Continue reading

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Coconut Tapioca Pudding with Mango and Roasted Mung Beans

  Well hello again. I’ve been away, literally and figuratively. I’ve taken a break from the blogging world (but not from cooking) and I was off in Thailand recently. I could go on and on about the food I ate … Continue reading

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Green Tea Chai Ice Cream

It’s official. Of all the ice creams I’ve ever made, this might very well be my favorite. I cannot count how many times I had to lick the spoon clean. It started when my friend Rajiv handed me a ziplock … Continue reading

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Chocolate-Hazelnut-Espresso Ice Cream

And another ice cream treat…We now have a freezer full of ice cream. Ice cream party anyone? Chocolate-Hazelnut-Espresso Ice Cream 1 can coconut milk (1 1/2 cups) 1/2 cup boiling water 1/3 cup strong brewed (decaf) espresso 1 scant cup … Continue reading

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Nectarine, Brown sugar, and Toasted Almond Ice Cream

The past couple of months have been insane. I mean the kind of overwhelming that makes you take a deep breath, look down to make sure your feet are still on the ground, and double-check that you’re even still yourself … Continue reading

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Chocolate Passion Fruit Mousse

Still off the sugar-wagon but I wanted to bring desserts to the 4th of July barbeque. I started with an idea and a few ingredients and had no idea if this would turn out or just be soup. I followed … Continue reading

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Coconut Ginger Ice Cream for Mom

For Mother’s Day many, many years ago, I made an angel food cake with strawberries for my mom. After the cake and day of mom was over, we had a ton of egg yolks and strawberries left in the house. … Continue reading

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Tom Kha Gai

Yesterday morning Tom Kha (Thai Coconut Soup) came up in conversation and I promised to send my friend Sarah my version of this recipe. Then on my way to yoga later in the day, another friend simply texted, “I want … Continue reading

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