{"id":3135,"date":"2016-09-24T11:02:05","date_gmt":"2016-09-23T23:02:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.charmedlife.co.nz\/cowboybootsandbrokenfingers\/?p=3135"},"modified":"2019-09-18T22:58:55","modified_gmt":"2019-09-18T10:58:55","slug":"obsession","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.charmedlife.co.nz\/cowboybootsandbrokenfingers\/obsession\/","title":{"rendered":"Obsession"},"content":{"rendered":"

I spent a\u00a0few days this\u00a0last week\u00a0away from the farmlet while visiting\u00a0AntiGene and UnklEd in the Bay of Plenty. In a beautiful\u00a0collision of schedules, my stay\u00a0overlapped with that of Cuzzie\u00a0Ruth, and we all had a lovely catch up.<\/p>\n

It was\u00a0a delightful\u00a0interlude. As always there was\u00a0delicious\u00a0food and lively conversation, attempts to walk off the many excess calories consumed, and a generous serving\u00a0of op shopping. One night Ruth and I danced to\u00a0‘Chateau Lobby #4 (in C for Two Virgins)’<\/a>. On repeat. For about 2 hours. There may have been gin and tonic involved.<\/p>\n

AntiGene joined the dancing for a time. UnklEd, bless him, smiled indulgently while moving around his (famous-in-our-family) music room adjusting the mixer and the many amps (all\u00a0Rotel RA-610<\/a>‘s) to give us\u00a0awesome sound. Talk about Forbearing Rellies.<\/p>\n

\"Portrait<\/a>

Portrait of UnklEd, by AntiGene.<\/p><\/div>\n

But back to the subject\u00a0of delicious food. After eating coconut milk yoghurt Ruth\u00a0and I became completely obsessed with making it. In case you haven’t tried yogurt made from coconut milk you must run out immediately, (Yes. Really. Right now!) and obtain some. It is the most delicious thing ever, and apparently (at least at for the next five seconds until it goes out of fashion),\u00a0really good for you.<\/p>\n

Sadly it is also cripplingly expensive. This\u00a0is\u00a0a great shame since neither Ruth nor I, or\u00a0I assume any of\u00a0The Readership, are exactly loaded. Fear not though, Ruth and I have unlocked\u00a0the enigma\u00a0of coconut yogurt and have successfully created several batches now for next to nix.\u00a0Here’s how we did it (spoiler for experienced yogurt makers: it’s just like making regular yogurt).<\/p>\n

\"Ingredients\"<\/a>

Ingredients. We used the last of the contents of that jar to start this batch<\/p><\/div>\n

You will need:<\/p>\n