"pure kona" > wrote in message
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> On Mon, 23 Mar 2009 13:33:42 -0400, Kate Connally >
> wrote:
>
>>I got another one of those Cook's Illustrated/America's
>>Test Kitchen recipes to test.
>>
>>Sauteed Peas with Coconut Milk
>>
>>The goal of this recipe was to create a simple side dish using frozen
> snipped
>>Well, you win some, you lose some, and you tie some. I guess
>>this was more of a tie than a loss.
>>
>>Anyway, maybe others will want to try this recipe and have better
>>luck with it than I did, or maybe just have a different taste than
>>I do.
>>
>>Kate
>
> Not that I profess to be a great cook, but I have noticed that some
> coconut milk is more flavorful than others. Of course, in Hawaii, we
> probably have more choices, but my SO inadvertently bought some tinned
> coconut milk that was thin and watery and quite unflavorful. Then I
> went back to the basic local brand of frozen coconut milk (Mendoncas)
> and it was far far better. Mendoncas was thick and white and smelled
> like real coconut when I opened the can.
>
> I think you recipe sounds delicious, btw.
>
> aloha,
> cea

Cea! Your coffee is incredible! I have restricted myself to 1 pot of it a
day
because I go overboard on caffeine otherwise. :-)
Elly