Traditionally made from freshly grated coconut, this recipe gives a fresh look to it but promises the same texture and flavor.
This coconut chutney can be prepared rather instantly, you just need the required ingredients and grind them and you have The Coconut Chutney ready.Once i made this recipe i stopped making it the traditional way.Its extremely flavorful and matches the true essence of the dish and its SUPER SIMPLE to prepare.
Note: remember to put coconut water or water for consistency as much to keep the chutney not too thick and not too runny,as when you refrigerate it it does thickens a bit.
There’s a natural saturation level of competance in pretty much everything. Reach your limit and the wheels come off. In business it’s called the Peter Principle – where one gets promoted to a level above what they can cope with. Readers, I think I have reached my parenting Peter Principle.
I have always been on time. Hey who am I kidding, I’ve always been early. I never really got it when other Mums would chat about it taking 2 hours to leave the house and then still forgetting something. Well 3 kids in and I get it. Yesterday I drove to a park 3 miles away, all set up for a stomp around, some swing pushing and dodging of drunk people, plus lunch at the cafe with my baby and next eldest son as dining companions.
I opened the boot to remove the balance bike (yes, I am a walking middle class cliche) and the changing bag was missing. So, basically the baby was completely ill equipped. We had to cut the trip short. My 3 year old was not impressed. I think I saw a look of disapointment in his eyes at my organisational skills. There is nothing like a 3 year old finding you a let down to focus the mind.
Today I will endeavour to be a less forgetful mother. And to make more of these cookies, as they may just help with forgiveness.
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Cream the butter and sugar for 4 minutes in a stand mixer using the flat beater starting low speed and working up, or 6 minutes with a handheld electric mixer or about 8 – 10 minutes with a wooden spoon. The mixture will be lighter in colour than when you started and very creamy.
Add the flour, oats, peanuts and raisins then mix well until combined. Take pieces a little larger than the size of a plum and form into a ball using your hands. Place on the baking tray and squash down a little until your ball is about 1cm high. Continue until the dough is all used up and remember to space the biscuits about a biscuits width apart.
Bake for around 20 minutes until the edges are starting to go a little golden but the middles will still look uncooked and soft and puffy. Leave to harden on the tray and when you’re happy they won’t fall apart – about 20 minutes later, transfer to a wire rack to cool. Store in an airtight tin.
Sweet Potato Stacks is a Thanksgiving appetizer. This baked sweet potato recipe will impress your guests at the holidays!
For the last week and a half, we've had Samuel in the hospital with pneumonia. He actually was discharged on Thursday last week, then went back in on Saturday night... Seems this pneumonia is wreaking havoc inside his body, and they can't figure out what's really going on. They have him on two antibiotics now...but his fever is playing games with his body it seems... He'll be fine and dandy for about 24 hours, then it'll spike again... Then it'll go down, etc... Anyhow, we'd appreciate your prayers for his healing, and for Becky and I and the other two boys--we're tired of hospital days and nights, driving back and for the the hospital in the morning, afternoon and evening...gets draining after a while, ya know? However, tonight I'm at home with Caleb & David while Becky spends the night at the hospital with Samuel... Meanwhile, I'm at home and was singing some hymns to Caleb as he fell asleep. One that I sang was "How Firm a Foundation"... Now, just in case you haven't sung the lyrics in a while, take a look at them below, especially the bold lettering (my doing):
Now, did you notice the highlighted parts? That's my doing...but look at the 3rd and 4th stanzas! It's all about God's faithfulness to us in our trials and His purpose in our suffering. We've been through a bit of trials & suffering in our short years together (10 years married this coming August 2013), but one thing we know for sure: God alone has "caused us to stand" as the hymn says. Not by our own strength, but by His Hand has he held us up. So, though we are in the US on medical leave, and Samuel's in the hospital with pneumonia right now, even while our hearts are in Brazil and the ministry there, we still know the Firm Foundation that has been laid for us in Christ Jesus, and we cling to it!
In a few days we'll write another update with more details regarding our medical leave and the happenings here in Chicago where we're staying.