My Coconut Rice Recipe

This is a Vegan recipe. Not so low in fat or calories but if your having company, its great.

I made this last night it came out awesome.

1 Cup Arborio Rice
2 TBS Earth Balance ( vegan "butter")
2 TBS Olive OIl
1/2 Cup Chopped Shallots
1 1/2 Cup Coconut Milk
1 1/2 Cup Vegetable Stock

3 cups total liquid to be added in 1 cup at a time

Toasted Coconut( you can do this in a dry skillet but be careful not to burn) & Toasted Sliced Almonds( brown in skillet) - probably 1/4 cup each

Saute Shallots in Earth balance & Oil for 3 min, Add Rice( uncooked) , cook stirring for 2 min, Add 1 Cup broth, cook until water absorbed, add 1 cup Coconut Milk, cook until water absorbed, add 1/2 cup remaining coconut milk and broth, cook until absorbed

now that rice is done add 1/4 cup mixture of Toasted Coconut and Almond to rice and mix in

The rest of mixture add on top

Thats it!

Litchfield Farmers Market

So today we went to the Litchfield farmers market. This is the one I have wanted to sell my stuff at for a long time, but they don't let two soapers. I dont get it we are totally different soapers. i do Vegan she does Goats milk.Anyways I love that market, such cool stuff. We bought some carrots and Collards, both organic. I bought them home and look at who started eating the Collards. Crazy Kitty. Now I am going to play outside by the pool, maybe do the Polar bear plunge.

Its market time again

I am sitting here emailing farmers markets trying to branch out a little. I always run in to markets not wanting more then one soaper. I am a different kind of soaper though. Kinda crazy since they have more then one farm carrying the same veggies. I should be making some soaps but I am kinda tired from babysitting Dakota yesterday plus I went to gym today. I still need to make my Mojito soap, Passion flower and my mens line. Plus I need to do my essential oil body oils. Maybe I need coffee.
I am also making a Vegan peach pie right now. It smells so juicy in here. Other then that nothing else going on.

The sun is finally shining

I never realized how dependent I am on the sunshine. The sun has been gone for a week and after about 4 days I found myself crying. So today has been beautiful and the sun is back. I feel alive. We went to get my baby nephew and his mom from airport today. He is the cutest. We were in the car fro over 4 hours ughhhh. I came home and planted my Wave Petunias in my wheelbarrow. They are beautiful. We also planted our Mammoth Sunflowers.
I made two batches of soap on Sunday. I made Pikake and Plumeria. I love the Plumeria. I need to still make my Mojito soap and Passion flower soap. I start the farmers market on July 10. Thats about all that going on.