Coconut Mango Shrimp

Ingredients:

• Shrimp
• Coconut milk
• Mango
• Baby bokchoy
• Green onion
• Celery
• Lemon Grass

Directions:

• Chop vegetables and mango
• Sautee vegetables with onion and lemon grass
  
• Add shrimp
• Add coconut milk
• Add mango

Serve over rice or noodles
Enjoy!

Thai Coconut Soup

This is traditionally made with chicken, but I use whatever ingredients I have on hand. Tofu or mushrooms are good accompaniments or replaces for the meat in this soup. Shrimp would be a nice ingredient too. The base of this soup is lime juice, chicken broth and coconut milk. If you want to keep it vegetarian use vegetable broth. This soup takes only minutes to prepare but tastes best if it sits overnight.

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cup chick broth or 1 bouillon and equivalent water
• 1 cup coconut milk
• lime juice to taste
• diced green or red bell peppers
• diced red onion
• red pepper flakes
• chopped cilantro
• salt
• pepper
• green onion
• diced tofu, chicken, mushrooms and/or shrimp

Directions:

• Heat chicken broth and coconut milk in a pot
• Sautee diced peppers and onions
• Lightly grill chicken/tofu/mushrooms
• Add lime juice, vegetables, and seasonings to pot
• Simmer for 5-10 mins
• Ideal if it sits overnight

Enjoy!

Fresh Coconut Juice

So upon poking holes in the coconut we decided he looked like a badger or some animal. The trick to opening a coconut is to find the dark spots on the end, those are the weak parts. Usually a nail and hammer is recommended, but honestly, I used a wine bottle opener and it make the job a million times easier. You can see the difference in size between the bottom drill hole from the cork screw and the nail holes that look like eyes. Stain the coconut milk a few times before drinking. And then have fun trying to crack open the shell to get the meat! I like to blend it as a mixer for a tasty drink. Garnish with pineapple and coconut chunks.

Ingredients:

• 1 coconut
• Ice
• Tropical Flavored Rum/Vodka

Materials:

• Towel
• Hammer
• Nail
• Corkscrew
• Strainer
• Cup

Directions:

• Start holes with nails
• Use cork screw to widen holes
• Turn coconut upside down into strainer and cup
• Strain juice
• Refrigerate

Enjoy!
Blend with ice and flavored rum for a tasty smoothie!

Curried Acorn Squash Soup

I'm always looking for new ways to use squash and decided to try to make a soup that can be served warm or cold. This soup is relatively easy to make. The hardest part is waiting for the squash to cook.

Ingredients:
1 acorn squash
1/3-1/2 cup coconut milk
1/2 crushed chicken boullion
curry
cinnamon
dried onion
dried garlic
salt
pepper

Directions:
Cook the squash in the microwave, oven or crock pot
Cut cooked squash open and remove seeds
Put squash meat in food processor with spices and coconut milk
Puree and add more or less coconut milk for desired consistency.

In the summer this soup is great cold but as it gets cooler it is definitely something worth serving hot. Garnish with toasted squash seeds if desired.

Enjoy!