A few days ago I posted on the Long Island SCD List Group that I am developing the “Ultimate Weekly Cooking Plan”. I spent two full days writing the plan and then cooked the food the following week. We ate like kings for that week. It is a great plan, but could be too involved for those who either do not have a family of four or are single. I don’t have a family of four and my partner eats out for lunch. So I just cooked it for my son and I mostly, and obviously had to adjust the recipes sizes for this.  I realise that a simpler plan also needs to be developed and have enlisted the help of the Long Island SCD Group to help develop the comprehensive and simple plan. I think if newbies and oldies to the SCD were able to resort to these plans when the going gets tough, it might help to put people’s minds at ease that being on the SCDiet is easy, practical and incredibly healthy.

Sandra

Not long now the books are on the boat and on their way to us and then we will ship them directly to all those people who have pre-purchased the book. This is very exciting and wonderful, a bit like giving birth, but a lot less painful.

Sandra

Buying canned coconut milk is convenient but due to various gums and additives not advised on the SCDiet. Making coconut milk is dead easy. In the cookbook I have a recipe for almond milk. Basically it is 1.5 cups of almond meal plus 3 cups of water. You place the ingredients into a food processor and process for 3 minutes. Strain the liquid through a double layer of kitchen cloth and hey presto almond milk. It is the same for coconut milk, just use unsweetened coconut meal….. But you can also make coconut milk from fresh coconut.

To make coconut cream, let the coconut milk sit for 1 day and then pour off the seperated water from the cream. Coconut milk made at home is much better tasting than store bought canned coconut milk.

For facts on nutritional values of coconut milk read this article: http://www.templeofthai.com/cooking/coconut_and_cholesterol.php