Mix
cornstarch with the cold water. Add remaining ingredients
and cook over low heat, stirring until thick and smooth.
Serve on the side or over stir-fried pork over steamed
rice or sesame noodles. (It is also excellent with
chicken or fish).
Oven “Fried” Sesame Noodles
1 package dried cappellini noodles
Approx 1/2 T sesame oil
Approx 1/2 T soy sauce
Vegetable oil
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Cook noodles according to package instructions. Drain
well and toss with vegetable oil to prevent sticking.
Lightly coat a heavy cookie sheet with vegetable oil.
Spread noodles out on the cookie sheet. Drizzle sesame
oil and soy sauce lightly over noodles and toast in
350 degree oven for 15 minutes or until top crisps.
Dylan’s
Coconut Cream Pie
3 cups milk
4 T flour
2 T cornstarch
3 eggs
1/2 cup sugar
3 T butter
1 t vanilla
1 1/2 cups fresh grated coconut
Mix flour & cornstarch w/ 1/3 cup of the cold
milk into thin paste. Scald remaining milk. In a separate
bowl beat eggs then mix in sugar. Add small amount
scalded milk to flour past & stir smooth. Add
small amount scalded milk to egg mixture and stir
until smooth. Pour each mixture slowly into the remaining
scalded milk. Stir until smooth. It is extremely important
to stir until the mixture is lump-free.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Cook over low heat, stirring, until thick.
Remove from heat then stir in butter and vanilla.
Add coconut. Stir together and pour into a pre-baked
pie shell. (To save time, use ready-made shells in
the frozen food section of your local grocer). Bake
until brown on top, around 30-40 minutes.
Cool on the countertop, then refrigerate for few hours.
The pie will not firm up until chilled.
Rum
punch is probably the most popular drink among Caribbean
travelers but for Linn’s dinner we’re doing
it up native style:
Caribbean Style Bloody Mary
1 oz good vodka
6 oz tomato juice
juice of 1/2 fresh lime
2 dashes Marie Sharp hot sauce
Combine all ingredients, stir and serve on the rocks
garnished with a pineapple wedge.
Virgin Mary
Combine all ingredients except the vodka. Follow instructions
for the traditional version.
Rum can also make a sexy nightcap. A shot of Bacardi
Coco, a coconut flavored spirit released by the rum
giant last year, added to hot, black coffee is the
perfect aphrodisiac counterpoint for Dylan’s
coconut cream pie.
