CarolCooks2 weekly roundup…4th April-10th April 2021…#Recipes, Whimsy, Music and Lifestyle Changes

Recipes, Whimsy, Music and Lifestyle Changes…

Welcome to this week’s edition of my weekly roundup of posts…Especially for you just in case you missed a few posts during this last week…we are now into April…Time is marching on…thus far we had some humdingers of storms and the thunder here is certainly the loudest ever…a burst pipe…WP to deal with and their planned and unwanted changes by us the loyal customers…a plethora of sad news all in all one of those months so far…

Just in case you missed any or love to catch up like I do… snuggle deep be kind to yourselves …I think we all need to do that… get comfy in your favourite corner with your favourite drink tea/coffee or hot chocolate although depending on where in the world you live it could be a glass of wine or two…Cheers!

Meatless Monday’s…

Where I shared one of my favourite Kofta recipes made with green bananas…which are unripe bananas…

Bananas are generally cut while still unripe here which is good as it then gives you chance to make various recipes as the bananas go through the different stages of ripeness…

Meatless Monday’s…Green Banana Koftas…

Tuesday…

I headed over to Smorgasboard Health 2021 where Sally was talking cravings…those of us who have had children can probably remember having some strange cravings but also at times we still get cravings, don’t we…?

If it something strange that you are craving then Sally has the answers…an interesting and informative read on cravings…Please head over and have a read…Sally always makes you very welcome …

https://smorgasbordinvitation.wordpress.com/2021/04/05/smorgasbord-health-column-revisited-what-causes-your-cravings-part-four-coal-dirt-and-other-strange-stuff-by-sally-cronin/

Wednesday… Series 3 of the Culinary Alphabet…WHERE the middle letter is C…

So what’s in store? In this series the A, B, C, etc will be the middle letter, for example, Brawn, Cabbage, and Yucca… how easy that will be who knows I am sure some of the letters of the alphabet could cause the grey matter to rebel or implode…haha…

I also don’t want to use plurals to form a word as I may need that word for another letter and it’s sort of cheating I think…unless of course I really get stuck…which I am sure will happen…

The Culinary Alphabet …..Series 3… the letter C…

Thursday…Week 8…in my Kitchen…made from scratch…Vegan Non-Dairy Cream and Cream Slices.

I am always surprised how easy it is to make some of the processed and manufactured foods we may buy at home...Thus saving not only money but omitting chemicals in our foods. This non-dairy cream is one of them…the vegan tag and dairy-free tag is a bonus … we are neither in this house it is just something I make…  for starters cream is very expensive here and coconut cream is not…

coconut- palm-

laden with coconuts

Coconuts are two a penny they are so plentiful…Coconut water or milk can be purchased fresh here you can watch it being made while you wait and the cartons are 100% just milk or cream no additives and the man of the house who loves his cream does not know the difference when I serve him this dairy-free version…

CarolCooks2…Week 8…in my Kitchen…made from scratch…Vegan Non-Dairy Cream and Cream Slices.

Friday…I have been lucky and blessed with good skin I have however had friends who have not…Acne can cause much stress, especially for teenagers…

In this helpful and informative post, Sally’s covers the causes and some remedies…

Smorgasbord Health Column – Family Health A-Z – Acne – Teenage and Adults by Sally Cronin

Fruity Friday’s…Bamboo…

Bamboo…(Mai Pai)…is grown everywhere here and is one of the most versatile plants I know…We have all seen those pictures of a cute Panda eating bamboo, haven’t we…?…

But bamboo has so many other uses and the shoots of bamboo are delicious in stir-fries and curries…one of my favourite vegetables…which happen to be in season at the moment as I saw so many bamboo shoots today on the market.

There are nearly forty different species of bamboo growing in Thailand and with its wide variety of use, this plant could be considered the most important Thai plant. With bamboo being so common that we can see it everywhere, we take it for granted and tend to forget how much we rely on it daily, not only in the villages but in the cities as well.

Fruity Friday…Bamboo…

Saturday Snippets…A shortened version this week…

R.I.P Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh…

Well, that’s it for today…Thank you so much for dropping by…see you next week …Love Carol xx

27 thoughts on “CarolCooks2 weekly roundup…4th April-10th April 2021…#Recipes, Whimsy, Music and Lifestyle Changes”

  1. Sue Dreamwalker

    Loved this little catch up Carol.. and wow I didnt know over 40 kinds of Bamboo…. We have bamboo in our garden… to shield the bottom of our garden a little… But you have to keep it in check lol… And I am envying you fresh coconuts and coconut milk….watching while its made.. Hummmmm…. lovely and refreshing drink…
    Sending LOVE your way dear Carol… take care my friend ❤

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    1. CarolCooks2 Post author

      Thank you for droppingby, Sue its lovely to see you here..Yes bamboo can be invasive although because it is used for so much here it keeps it under some …Much love and hugs coming your way, Sue be safe 🙂 xx

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  3. OIKOS™-Editorial

    These banana recipes are fantastic, Carol! Thank you so much for another great week of information. May Prince Phillip rest in peace. Now HRH has to celebrate her own 95th birthday at the end of April without him. ;-( Best wishes for a great week, Carol! xx Michael

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    1. CarolCooks2 Post author

      You are very welcome, Sally…Yes, it has been another week of great sadness it gets to you eventually I find…Lets hope we have some respite Have a lovely week, Sally 🙂 Hugs xxx

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