The night before you plan to make the paleo ambrosia salad, put a can of full-fat coconut milk into your refrigerator. Leave the can in the fridge until it is needed. At the very least, the coconut milk must chill for 3 to 4 hours. Turn your oven to 350F. As it heats up, take out a baking sheet and line it with a piece of parchment paper. Spread the raw pecans out onto the baking sheet. Once the oven is preheated, toast the pecans in the oven for 5 to 8 minutes or until brown. Remove the pan from the oven and let the nuts cool. Remove the orange peels with a sharp knife. Use the knife to remove the white pulp and membrane from the outside of orange. Separate the orange slices and cut each piece into 1 inch sections. Transfer the oranges to a large bowl. Wash and dry the raspberries. Add the clean, dry berries to the large bowl. Drain the fresh or canned pineapple and it to the large bowl. You may save a handful of berries to garnish the salad. If you have the cut the pineapple, do so before adding it to the large bowl. Remove the cooled pecans from the baking sheet. Place them on a cutting board and chop them coarsely with a sharp knife. Add the cut nuts to the large bowl. Alternatively, use a nut chopper. Measure out 1 cup of unsweetened, dried, shredded coconut. Pour the coconut into the large bowl. Carefully stir the fruit, nuts, and coconut with a rubber scraper. Remove the can of coconut milk from the fridge, flip it upside down, and place it on the counter. With a can opener, open the bottom of the can. Pour off the liquid. Scoop the thick coconut milk into a bowl. Add 1 tablespoon of coconut sugar or honey and 1 teaspoon of pure vanilla extract. Whip the ingredients together with an electric beater until it resembles whipped cream. This process takes between 5 to 7 minutes. You may use a handheld electric beater or a stand mixer. Scoop the cream into the bowl with the fruit, nuts, and shredded coconut. With a rubber scraper, fold the ingredients into the homemade cream. Allow the salad to set for 10 minutes. Transfer the set salad to a serving dish. If you set aside fruit, nuts, and/or coconut, use these items to garnish the salad. Serve the paleo confection. To store, cover the ambrosia salad and place it in the fridge. It will remain good for 3 to 4 days.

Summary: Chill the coconut milk overnight. Preheat the oven and toast the pecans. Peel and cut 6 navel oranges. Add the raspberries and pineapple. Chop the pecans. Add 1 cup unsweetened, dried, shredded coconut. Whip the coconut milk. Fold the fruit into the cream and let the salad set. Plate and serve the salad.

Choose a pastel or white dress that has a bigger skirt. The dress for this costume can vary greatly, but look for something in a classic style. You can find bonnet patterns at craft stores, or you can check your local thrift shop or child's clothing store for a bonnet that matches the dress you've chosen. To embellish your costume more, also keep an eye out for bloomers. These can go under the dress to make the costume look more old-fashioned. You can find a small hook at a garden store or a plastic candy cane yard decoration. Once you've found the item you will use as a staff, spray paint it white or the color of your child's dress. Tie ribbons and flowers around the staff. Your child will love carrying flowing ribbons. If you don't have bloomers, add a pair of tights and some Mary Jane shoes. Give her the staff and lamb to carry.

Summary: Find a pretty dress in your child's closet. Make or buy a bonnet. Find a lamb stuffed animal at a toy store. Make your child's shepherd staff. Dress your child in the dress and bonnet.

When you cook recipes that were designed for other cooking methods, you may have to make some adjustments to cook them in the microwave. That includes omitting the oil from recipes that call for meat or vegetables to be seared or browned in a pan with oil. Foods don't brown in the microwave the way they do in a pan, so the oil is unnecessary, and may change the flavor of the dish. Less evaporation occurs in the microwave than with other cooking methods, so you need less water. When you cook a recipe in the microwave that wasn't designed for the microwave, reduce the liquid in the recipe by about one-half. This includes soups, stews, and other recipes that have water as an ingredient. Cooking food in the microwave brings out the flavor of any spices you use, so you don't need as much salt, herbs, and seasonings. To adjust recipes, cut the salt and seasoning quantities in half. Before serving your dish, test it for flavor and add more spices if necessary. Microwaves also cook food faster than other methods do, so you'll need to adjust the cooking time for non-microwave recipes. A good rule of thumb is to cut the cooking time by a quarter. After that time, test the food for doneness, and add more time if necessary.

Summary: Don't use oil to brown foods. Decrease liquids by half. Cut seasonings in half. Cut your cooking time by a quarter.

Before working on someone, it's important to wash your hands if possible. That way, you won't introduce infection to the wound. Also, put on medical gloves if they are available. Gloves will protect both you and the person you're caring for from bloodborne illnesses including HIV and viral hepatitis. If gloves are not available, substitute plastic bags or some other impermeable material. You can also use many layers of clean cloth or another clean material. In this case, instead of putting pressure on the wound yourself, ask the injured person to to do so. Only use your bare hands if it is a serious, dire medical emergency. Don't risk your health! Wash your hands for at least 20 seconds in warm water with soap. Scrub them thoroughly. If soap and water are not available, an alcohol-based sanitizer can be used instead. A minor cut by definition should stop bleeding on its own fairly quickly. The body's response is to clot the wound, and with a small cut, it should stop bleeding fairly quickly. Often abdominal and chest wounds are more serious than they look. You should always have these checked out by a professional. Mild bleeding can be a serious situation if the person is on a blood thinner, or it is a puncture wound. Mild bleeding should only affect the top layers of the skin. You should not be able to see organs underneath, for instance, and the wound should not be gushing or have a pulsating flow these things indicate a medical emergency and you should call 991 immediately. Mild cuts should "ooze," meaning bleed slowly. If it hasn't stopped bleeding in a minute or two, apply pressure to the wound. Place a clean cloth or sterile bandage over the cut. Hold it in place with your hand, applying steady and light pressure for a full 15 minutes. If the bandage soaks through, do not lift it up. Instead, apply an additional bandage on top of the first. Again, if you do not have gloves or some type of protective barrier on your hands, ask the person to apply pressure to her wound by holding the bandaging in place. If it still doesn't stop, try elevating the wound. Elevating the wound just means to get it above the person's heart. That way, blood has to travel against gravity to get to the wound. This lessens the amount of blood at the site, making it easier for the body to stop the bleeding. If you think the person may have a broken bone near the cut, you don't want to move that part of the body, as it can make the fracture and surrounding structure worse. You may need to skip this step if you think that's a possibility. If it simply won't stop bleeding, even if it's minor, call 911 or visit an emergency room.
Summary: Wash your hands. Look to see if it has stopped bleeding. Apply pressure if it doesn't stop bleeding. Elevate the wound.