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Coconut Pineapple Curry
I had a special request to make a curry dish. I have to be honest, curry has always intimidated me. When I’ve eaten it in restaurants, it ended up not being a particular favorite. It wasn’t that it was too spicy in the heat index sense…it was that it was too spice-y as in A LOT of flavors my tongue couldn’t comprehend. Not to mention, this scene from Along Came Polly has always stuck in my mind. Still, when a very close friend makes a request, you listen. As I began researching curry, I soon realized curry isn’t necessarily a dish. It is a blend of spices added to dishes.…
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Almond Joy Chia Pudding
If my husband could replace me with an Almond Joy candy bar, I’m fairly certain he would. The combination of chocolate, coconut, and almond is just his jam. When I created the PB Chocolate Chia Pudding a while ago I knew I would have to figure out an Almond Joy version. I know the PB Chocolate version was a huge hit and tastes WAY more decadent than it actually is. So is this one, it ticks all of the tasty boxes and also is low in fat, carbs, and sugar. This is definitely a healthier, just as tasty alternative to the candy bar. Do you have a go-to chia pudding…
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Coconut Lime Rice
I am always looking for ways to spice up rice and genius hit me the other day when I was listening to this song… Well..technically I was watching Practical Magic and the Lime in the Coconut song came on and that is when the lightbulb occurred. Like most anything else in my life, my genius ideas come from the oddest places. I guess that is just how my brain works. Anyway, I had planned on making oven-roasted Hawaiian chicken kabobs for dinner and decided that coconut lime rice would pair nicely with the kabob flavors.
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Coconut Pineapple Grilled Chicken
Every Thursday night, I meal plan for the coming week. And while it may seem I have dinners always planned to the T; sometimes, just like everyone else, I need a little inspiration from Pinterest. This Coconut Pineapple Grilled Chicken is one such little inspiration. Sara is the author of Dinner at the Zoo and she is the culinary genius behind this yummy concoction. Her original recipe is here, but I tweaked it a little bit for my liking. My chin-chillins a huge lovers of Mandarin Oranges, and I know that they go extremely well with pineapple and coconut. So if your heart desires, add in a can of Mandarin…
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Almond Joy Clusters
Sometimes I’m an amazing wife and I create a treat out of Matthew’s favorite candy bar. Other times I just buy him the candy bar. Over the weekend, I decided to be the amazing wife. Almond Joys…really anything with chocolate and coconut, are Matthew’s go-to when it comes to a sweet treat. He even loves to add coconut syrup to his Dr. Pepper. So when I was hurrying through the grocery store last Saturday to pick up last-minute items for dinner, and I ran right past a huge vat of raw almonds, inspiration struck. Isn’t it funny how inspiration just does that at the most unusual times? In my rush…
