It's June and it feels like August... how depressing!!!
I need a vacation. How about you?
It's hot, humid, sticky, and I am fighting huge mosquitoes. Am I in the
Amazon? NO! This is Georgia. Good old Southern heat you all...!!! I don't
feel like cooling off with iced tea or watermelon like the folks do down
here. Heck no! I have had enough of that already. I have had enough of
the mosquitoes too!
OH, how I would love to be somewhere else...far away... in the Hawaiian
Islands, I said to myself. Well, I can't go but...I can cook something
that will transport me far away from Auburn, Georgia to a beautiful,
relaxing beach in Hawaii!!! Yeah, that I can do.
So, I got off my sofa where I was daydreaming with Waikiki, and headed
to my kitchen. I always keep a couple of cans of coconut milk for those
times when I need to "escape" to Hawaii. The ingredients for Haupia,
the favorite Hawaiian dessert, are definitely cheaper that an
airplane fare.
It's this easy:
2 cups coconut milk
1 cup Moo Moo milk. (cow milk)
3/4 cups sugar
1/2 cup cornstarch
2 tsp vanilla extract
a pinch of salt
I mix the cornstarch with the Moo Moo milk, making sure there are no lumps.
Then I mix the rest of the ingredients in a pan. I will stir, stir, stir in medium
high heat until it thickens, making sure to lower the heat if necessary. Oh, that
coconut aroma....Ummmmm!!!
When it has thickened and looks like this it is time to remove itfrom the heat.
It's done.....Now, it's time for me to lick that spoon!!!
Then...just pour that thick pudding in a greased mold and let it cool for a couple
of hours. Meantime, I will go to my garden and look for a pretty flower to decorate
it with...
Time to take a nap now and dream with the surfers...
I mean dream with the surf!
2 hours later....
and some very, very nice dreams...
I will flip it onto a plate and it's ready to be served.
Now don't do like me, I actually was talking to my husband on the phone when I
flipped it and it cracked...but doesn't the flower do a good job at hiding it?
Don't worry ...be happy, I say to myself, I can start daydreaming now, and leave
Georgia...But first I will click on this video! You do the same and keep reading!
Yes, I am almost dipping my toes in the Pacific Ocean!!!
So, I cut a slice, and poured some strawberry sauce, that I had prepared in
minute, by adding a couple of tablespoons of water to 1/4 cup seedless
strawberry jam, heated in the microwave, and stirred it well.Then I decorated
my Haupia with lots of whipped cream, and topped it all off with delicious, salty,
crunchy, Hawaiian Macadamia nuts...Oh, my...oh, my!!
I can't wait for that first bite!!!
As I sit in front of my TV watching Lilo and Stitch eating this
Hawaiian delight... I say...
AT LEAST I CAN PRETEND TO BE IN HAWAII,
and forget this southern heat, ALOHA y'all!!
Will I have to hula for a week to rid myself of the calories, Juana?
Posted by: Bella StyleBook | 01/24/2011 at 10:16 PM
Yes, you will have to hula...do some surfing...cut some sugar cane..AND pick 150 pineapples!!! :)
Posted by: Juana | 01/25/2011 at 08:51 PM
Juana, this looks divine! I think I've gained 5 pounds this afternoon just catching up on your food stories!!
Posted by: Barbara Shallue | 01/26/2011 at 06:14 PM
It is...it is divine!! Very different flavors and textures! :)
Posted by: Juana | 01/27/2011 at 12:29 AM
Juana, this looks divine! I think I've gained
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