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Thought this post would be of interest for the new herb garden.

I'm so into the fresh grated coconut meat these days... off the cuff today: 2 cups freshly grated coconut meat 2 cup (packed) sprouted grain (spelt or kamut) 1/2 - 1 cup sucanat (to your taste) 1 tsp cassia powder 1 tsp vanilla extract pinch of mineral salts Food processor and the baked for 45 minutes as blondies... its the mix it too dry add a banana or grated carrots but you may have to adjust baking time. it's nothing conventional, it's nothing decadent, more wholesome dessert for an any day meal. actually I did a similar savory: 2 cups freshly grated coconut meat 2 cup whole spelt flour 1 tsp mineral salts or to taste tiny bit of water if necessary to get to dough consistency This time no need to for food processor, just mix it all until like a dough shape into bite size balls and serve as biscuit. Bake about 20 minutes they start getting golden... yum it's like biscuit... very rich from coconut oil. But I still added a little ghee and served warm Eat the Sun! www.eternalananda.wordpress.com

wow! that sounds brilliant! by bladed one did you mean this? I love the idea, it's seems perfect for grating large batches of coconuts. I wonder what the difference was in the results of the two ...the bladed and pinhead ? thanks so much for this info! Eat the Sun! www.eternalananda.wordpress.com

You are so welcome! We've been using coconut in every which way possible, especially in baked goods! We even press the grated coconut meat for the coconut cream. WOW! Now that is rich! I use the fresh raw (undiluted) cocnut cream as a base for ice cream and in smoothies. Contrary to the commonly believed myth that so much coconut can be fattening and bad for our health because of its high saturated fat content, its a quick and easy weight loss trick! There are some books that Bruce Fife wrote about that, here and here. Ahhhh coconut, one of natures treasures! Anyhow, enjoy! Eat the Sun! www.eternalananda.wordpress.com

Is this the kind of grating bench you are referring to? That is the one I use and LOVE. So quick and easy. But I will comment that if you are doing several coconuts the bench gets a little hard and usually put a blanket on it as a cushion. I did have that problem with the little bits of coconut husk too, so I just started dry scrubbing it with a bristol cleaning brush before cracking it open. (something like this) That reduced the prob so much so that only once in a while I have to stop and pick out the pieces that fall in... Hope that helps!