Paleo diet?

[Tri Girl]

Apparently you can whip coconut cream too - bet that would be nice with the berries.

coconut milk (after sitting in the fridge overnight) makes a FAB whipped cream!
I love to put that on berries for a sweet treat!!

[Blueberry]

coconut milk (after sitting in the fridge overnight) makes a FAB whipped cream!
I love to put that on berries for a sweet treat!!

Isn't coconut cream just the "solid" part of the regular (not lite) coconut milk after it's chilled? Or do you use the clear stuff too?

[Tri Girl]

Isn't coconut cream just the "solid" part of the regular (not lite) coconut milk after it's chilled? Or do you use the clear stuff too?

I don't know. I just put the whole can in the fridge and use it all when making the whipped cream. The kind I've bought (Thai Kitchen) doesn't separate- it's all solid (no clear stuff). I don't get the lite version.

[Catrin]

I think it is only the "light" canned coconut milk that separates. I use the full fat version as well and so far it's not separated. I really would like to find some coconut flour locally, but it looks like I will need to get it from the internet. It isn't expensive and looks like it would be useful to have.

My first batch of chicken bone broth is still happily cooking away, it will be interesting! The farmer I get my pasture/grass-fed items from has a sale on soup bones this week so he is going to bring me some on Wednesday. I am asking him about short ribs, that isn't something that are very popular so I suspect the price will be lower.

Yes, eating Paleo/Primal can become quite expensive - but I am finding ways to bring down the cost. From the way I feel eating this way, it is worth it - and really my costs have not been way out of line.

I picked up some Belgian Endive this week for the first time, found a recipe that calls for grilling it, we will see how it goes

[Blueberry]

The whole foods brand regular (not lite) coconut milk separates.

[Catrin]

The whole foods brand regular (not lite) coconut milk separates.

Actually I misspoke. I was thinking of my canned coconut CREAM. Sadly Trader Joe's doesn't sell the full fat coconut milk and I forgot to look when I was at Whole Foods (for the first time) today. I will be back

[Blueberry]

Actually I misspoke. I was thinking of my canned coconut CREAM. Sadly Trader Joe's doesn't sell the full fat coconut milk and I forgot to look when I was at Whole Foods (for the first time) today. I will be back

They hide it on the bottom shelf, usually (their brand). The Thai Kitchen stuff is more expensive, and usually front and center. I love WF, but I find I have to search for their store brands. Their store brands are usually amazing (other than TJ's, I've never said that about a store), and are usually less expensive than organic products elsewhere. We actually do 80% of our shopping at WF, and have a very reasonable budget (the remainder is TJ's, Costco, and the very occasional regular store product).

[Chile Pepper]

Isn't coconut cream just the "solid" part of the regular (not lite) coconut milk after it's chilled?

In Thai cooking, the top, thick layer of coconut milk is called cream, but that is different from cans of coconut cream. Coconut cream (in a can) is very, very sweet, like sweetened condensed milk, and is mostly used for cocktails and desserts. Coconut milk is unsweetened, and that is what is used for cooking (curries and such).

[Catrin]

In Thai cooking, the top, thick layer of coconut milk is called cream, but that is different from cans of coconut cream. Coconut cream (in a can) is very, very sweet, like sweetened condensed milk, and is mostly used for cocktails and desserts. Coconut milk is unsweetened, and that is what is used for cooking (curries and such).

There must be different types. My canned coconut cream isn't really sweet at all and he can says it is just coconut meat and milk.