Jackfruit Tacos at PlatePower.org

Remember how I mused about new fun ways to use one of my favorite tropical ingredients, jackfruit? No? Here’s a refresher at “Wonderful Aroma of Jackfruit” I have since posted recipes for Jackfruit Muffins and Jackfruit Curry. A friend and colleague is offering a recipe for absolutely amazing looking Jackfruit Tacos. Visit Matt Prescott’s new…

Crazy Brazil Nuts

Whenever I get a mixed bag of nuts in the shell, my least favorite is the Brazil nut.  But I still eat it.  Why?  It’s kind of a famous nut for being able to help protect the rainforest.  And I want to help protect the rainforest. Eating the Brazil nut is an easy and nutritious way…

Jackfruit Curry

I used the last of my stash of jackfruit on this dish, know I must wait for them to come back in season so I can fill up my freezer again!  I decided to go with an orange theme for the veggies to compliment the visual appeal of the jackfruit.  Add chilies to your preferred…

Book Chat: For All the Tea in China

Every time I make a cup of good tea, and I mean really good tea, not the generic fun looking brands at your average grocer, but the loose leaf, crushed, balls of sun-dried flowers and leaves…those kinds of good teas…when I make that kind of tea, I always think about the book, For All the…

Jackfruit Muffins

If you are not yet familiar with the addictive aroma of Jackfruit, this recipe will surround you with the heavenly scent of banana-pineapple deliciousness as the muffins bake in your oven.  Why is this is not yet the most popular candle fragrance out there? Fresh Jackfruit is best, but you can find it canned or…

Wonderful aroma of Jackfruit

I love Jackfruit.  LOVE. Most people seem to have never heard of this delicious creature that tastes like a marriage between a banana and a pineapple that comes in a package that could only be described as an alien egg pod.  Okay, so it’s a really weird looking piece of flora.  And it does take…