Classic fruit salad with oranges, apples, and pineapple tossed in a warm brown sugar glaze and topped with coconut. Simple, refreshing, and perfect for brunch.
Creamy ambrosia fruit salad with mandarin oranges, pineapple chunks, coconut, mini marshmallows, and sour cream. A no-cook, make-ahead holiday side dish.
Old-fashioned stovetop fudge made with molasses, semi-sweet chocolate, brazil nuts, and flaked coconut. Rich, chewy, and packed with tropical crunch. Yields 2 pounds of homemade candy.
Indian-spiced basmati rice cooked with julienne potatoes, coconut, green chilies, turmeric, and whole spices in ghee. A fragrant vegetarian one-pot pilaf.
Party pleaser meatballs: coconut-studded baked meatballs glazed in a sweet-savory sauce of grape jelly, chutney, red wine, and mustard. The retro cocktail-party appetizer that still disappears first from the buffet.
Fruit cocktail bars with coconut, maraschino cherries, and a soft cake-like crumb. A vintage pantry-friendly bar cookie made with canned fruit cocktail syrup in the batter.
South Indian vegetable kurma with eggplant, carrots, peas, beans, and potatoes in a fresh coconut-chili-poppy seed paste. A fragrant vegetarian curry finished with tomatoes and yogurt.
Drink garnish guide covering frosted glasses, sugar and salt rims, plus garnish ideas for fruit, vegetable and coffee drinks. Old-school bartender finishing touches that turn ordinary drinks into something proper.
Honey-nut ladder loaf bread made in just 60 minutes with rapid-rise yeast. A braided bread filled with almonds, raisins, coconut, honey, and cinnamon.
No-bake peanut butter cookies set with quick oats, flaked coconut, chopped peanuts, and melted peanut butter chips. Stovetop drop cookies that chill into chewy mounds in 30 minutes.
Crunchy French toast coated in crushed cornflakes and flaked coconut, dipped in a cinnamon egg wash and pan-fried in butter until golden. A crispy, tropical twist on the breakfast classic.
Grilled pineapple slices brushed with curry-spiced brown sugar butter, served with cool vanilla yogurt and toasted coconut. A sweet-savory grilled fruit dessert with Indian flair.
Light, chewy coconut macaroons made meringue-style from whipped egg whites and grated coconut, sweetened sugar-free and scented with almond. Naturally gluten-free, and lovely topped with a glace cherry.
Five cup fruit salad with mandarin oranges, pineapple chunks, sour cream, mini marshmallows, and flaked coconut. A creamy, no-cook retro side dish that chills overnight.
De Luxe rennet custard, an old-fashioned milk-based pudding set with rennet and dressed up with cranberry sauce, toasted coconut, orange segments, raspberries, walnuts, and pineapple. A vintage dessert that tastes like an ice cream sundae, minus the freezer.
Carrot coconut cake made with a yellow cake mix, fresh carrots, orange juice, and a broiled coconut-pecan topping with brown sugar and butter.