Due to a miscommunication between me and Bryce, he came home from the supermarket one day last month with a whole coconut. Today was the day to tackle that sucker. Glad we had the whole day off to deal with him.
It was easy enough to get the coconut water out, but cracking it with a hatchet and then getting the meat out, and finally shredding the coconut took for-e-ver. I used some of the coconut for a dessert rice dish-- I pictured a sweet coconuty dessert like I've had from some islander friends. Welllll what came out was edible but definitely not what I had meant to make.
Now I have all this left over coconut and no idea what to do with it. I'm thinking lammingtons maybe?
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Monday, December 20, 2010
Saturday, May 1, 2010
Raspberry Lamington Day
Bryce joined me for our first gym class early this morning-- sooo many lunges and squates. My legs felt like spaghetti afterwards, I could hardly walk down the stairs.
We went to Cafe Vella in Plimmerton to replace those calories we had lost-- they listed pancakes with bananas and chocolate ganache on their breakfast menu--yum. Unfortunately I didn't notice that until after I ordered; would it be weird to come back tomorrow morning--?
After meeting up with the sweet Emma for a short walk, we went to a nice little museum in Porirua where I picked up some artsy postcards.
I had asked my co-worker earlier in the week for advice on things to do in Wellington-- she gave me a list of cafes and markets and baked goods to try. Unfortunately I had left the list at home-- but luckily Bryce had seen it on our desk and had remembered some items-- between the two of us we remembered the key words: "Lamington's" "Cuba Street" "Bakery" "Tory Street" and "Cafe L'Affare." We walked up and down Cuba Street to find a bakery/cafe called Cafe L'Affare that made Lamington's. No luck but we did find a cafe called "Floriditas" that looked cute... And the name did seem familiar...We drove to Tory Street where we found Cafe L'Affare on a side road. Success! Walked in and were told they had just closed. But then across the street we saw a cool market I had never seen before that I suddenly remembered the coworker talking about-- Moore Wilson's. We walked in, and inside we saw Lamington's! Made by... Floriditas. Whoops. Bought some Lamington's and went home, where we saw "Floriditas: makes Raspberry Lamington's" written in big letters on top of the list.
Raspberry Lamington--- mmm, I am so sorry it took me so long to find you! But you were so worth it.
We went to Cafe Vella in Plimmerton to replace those calories we had lost-- they listed pancakes with bananas and chocolate ganache on their breakfast menu--yum. Unfortunately I didn't notice that until after I ordered; would it be weird to come back tomorrow morning--?
After meeting up with the sweet Emma for a short walk, we went to a nice little museum in Porirua where I picked up some artsy postcards.
I had asked my co-worker earlier in the week for advice on things to do in Wellington-- she gave me a list of cafes and markets and baked goods to try. Unfortunately I had left the list at home-- but luckily Bryce had seen it on our desk and had remembered some items-- between the two of us we remembered the key words: "Lamington's" "Cuba Street" "Bakery" "Tory Street" and "Cafe L'Affare." We walked up and down Cuba Street to find a bakery/cafe called Cafe L'Affare that made Lamington's. No luck but we did find a cafe called "Floriditas" that looked cute... And the name did seem familiar...We drove to Tory Street where we found Cafe L'Affare on a side road. Success! Walked in and were told they had just closed. But then across the street we saw a cool market I had never seen before that I suddenly remembered the coworker talking about-- Moore Wilson's. We walked in, and inside we saw Lamington's! Made by... Floriditas. Whoops. Bought some Lamington's and went home, where we saw "Floriditas: makes Raspberry Lamington's" written in big letters on top of the list.
Raspberry Lamington--- mmm, I am so sorry it took me so long to find you! But you were so worth it.
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