Marcela’s Husband’s “Special Favors” Spicy Carrot Coconut Soup

Makes about 6 quarts (but who knows…he doesn’t measure)

Soft & Chewy Coconut Almond Chocolate Chip Cookies

These are my favorite paleo, low GI, gluten-free cookies. Having grown up in a bakery and restaurant, my son is super picky when it comes to recipe remakes and healthier treats -- and these have his stamp of approval.

Pina Colada Texas Sheet Cake

Pina Colada Texas Sheet Cake is a sight to behold. This dreamy dessert uses both pineapple cake mix and pineapple pie filling. It's topped with a luscious cream cheese icing and toasted coconut. Garnish with maraschino cherries for the full Pina Colada flavor. It's terrific for company or holiday dinners since it makes 4 servings. Every bite is so mouthwatering and delicious you won't be able to stay out of it!

Chicken with Coconut Spiced Tomato and Basmati Rice

Pappula Pachadi

Putnalal pappula pachadi is a simple recipe made by grinding putnala pappulu, coconut, green chili, and salt to make a coarse paste and tempering add more flavor.

Glutinous Rice Balls 糯米糍

The filling recipes included are black sesame/walnut and coconut/ peanut. But there are lots of variations you can incorporate…. Popular fillings include red bean paste, mung bean paste, lotus seed paste, durian, mango, ice-cream, or even meat fillings. With all soft fillings like durian and ice-cream, you’ll need to freeze them into ball shapes for easy wrapping. You may want to colour the skin with food colour or natural colour. I put Butterfly Pea tea in the coconut milk to make it blue. I used cooked glutinous rice flour to cover the outside of the skin. Roasted soy powder, shredded coconut and ground peanuts are also popular options. Storage: They can keep at room temperature for a day but best to freeze them if you’re not consuming on the day you make them. Thaw for approx. 2 hours or until it softens before eating. They taste quite fresh even after freezing.

Pina Colada Streusel Muffins

These lovely muffins are great for holiday breakfasts like Easter, Mother's Day or Father's Day. They're filled with crushed pineapple, coconut, coconut extract and have a macadamia nut streusel topping and vanilla cream glaze. If you enjoy pineapple, these rich, decadent muffins will make you drool!

Banana Bread With Coconut And Pineapple

This delightful Hawaiian-inspired Banana Bread blends ripe bananas, shredded coconut, and crushed pineapple for a moist and tropical treat. Perfect for breakfast or as a snack, it’s a delicious way to enjoy your favorite fruits.

Pina Colada Tea Cakes

Enjoy the flavors of Pina Colada with this fantastic Tea Cake recipe! These scrumptious cakes are made in miniature Bundt pans making them festive, elegant and beautiful for holiday baking. The Tea Cakes start with a pineapple cake mix and gelatin, but they're revved up with vanilla chips, coconut and a luscious pineapple icing to drool over. Excellent dessert for Christmas, holidays or special occasions.

Red tuna tartare salad with young coconut

Red tuna tartare is both refreshing and very tasty