A coconut does not have milk inside, the milk is made from the coconut flesh. Coconut milk is reconstituted pureed coconut flesh and hot water. Probiotic bacteria can turn this milk into delicious yoghurt.We make coconut milk from reconstituted dried coconut flesh, recipe below. You can also use purchased coconut milk. You can purchase coconut yoghurt to add to this milk get the yoghurt fermentation process starting, or buy simple probiotic capsules, inexpensive and readily available in any supermarket, to make the first batch.

Shredded unsweetened organic dried coconut meat contains both the full amounts of original coconut cream and coconut milk of fresh coconuts, and can be reconstituted following this proven method.Once reconstituted, it makes a creamy vegan coconut ice cream with agave syrup, vanilla bean extract, and flaked seasalt.Tastes best the day it is made.#GlobalApron

We make tofu from soy milk. We make a quart of soy milk from a cup of whole non-GMO soybeans. Here is the recipe to make fresh soymilk at home. You also end up with delicious fresh bean cakes for breakfast, when you mix the filtered solids and foam with whipped eggs and some flour.

Cashew milk is creamier than the soy milk I have been making. I looked it up, cashews are 44% fat, soybeans are 18%. Cashews get harvested starting in February, dried a few days, stored in shell till ready to be dehulled and sold, so taste one to see you buy fresh crop, and to make sure it has not been over salted. Here are the recipes to make fresh pasteurized cashew milk and butter. Delicious.

Now that small packets of coconut cream are available, we can make fresh single serving soups with coconut cream base, dont have to open a large can of coconut cream anymore.Here is a delicious oyster mushroom coconut cream soup with a hint of panang curry and made tangy with fresh lemon grass.#GoldenApron23

Four cups of full milk or cream makes 4 tablespoons of fluffy dried powder. Low Temperature Evaporation removes the moisture, leaves the flavors, the nutrients, the vitamins. Always handy to have some dried milk powder and cream powder in the freezer when you run out of fresh. Instead of disposing milk products that reach their expiration dates, why not evaporate them. Easily done overnight in your oven. Inexpensive. Makes me sleep better.

I include home made fresh cream cheese as part of my recipes, but it might be easier to list the recipe for cream cheese itself in here, because it is so delicious, quick and easy to make.

#newyear2025 “ Replace store-bought foods with home made organics”Every year, Heinz Ketchup wins national taste tests with their traditional tomato ketchup, even against organic tomato ketchups, their own organic ketchup included.Our home made organic ketchup replaces their fructose sugar with wildflower honey.I use 3 pounds of organic Roma tomatoes to make 2 pounds of ketchup. I cannot quite get the same red color because I remove the tomato skins and seeds. But the home made ketchup is tasty.Do your own taste test. Buy a bottle of store bought Heinz ketchup and compare the taste every month.

In an effort to avoid all the artificial and "natural flavors” in store bought coffee creamers, I decided to make my own. This is creamy, coconutty, and delicious!

The richness of home made butter will amaze you. Two cups of sweet cream make one cup of butter in your kitchen mixer. And if you don’t have a cow handy, you just buy a pint of sweet cream in the store. You will also produce 2/3 cup of fresh buttermilk. Great to make Ranch Salad Dressing with. Recipes follow.

A Quarter cup of vinegar or lemon juice, and a gallon of full milk make four cups of rich cottage cheese, and ten cups of whey, nutritious for cooking, in an hour.Four dollars of milk and vinegar or lemon juice make eight dollars of cottage cheese.All you need is a pan and a thermometer and a sieve.Fresh cottage cheese every week.

This is a substitute and alternative to cream cheese. Depending on what you add to it you can make it into yogurt, icing, whipped cream, or use it as a filling. The base tastes like cream cheese with a touch of sweetness, complimented with coconut, when cultured for 36 hours. When cultured for a while longer it is much more tangy/sharper.With fall and winter holidays coming up I will post more/better quality cooksnaps of it being used as a filling or as icing on some of my favorite seasonal foods/snacks.