The Adventures of 'The Kidds'

I was hosting playgroup the other day and needed to make some snacks. I had the Pillsbury Quickbread Blueberry mix, which I made, but I wanted something that I could eat, as my doctor wanted me to try being gluten-free for the next few weeks. Since I hadn’t gone gluten-free shopping yet, I had to make stuff from what was in our pantry.

I had a couple cans of tropical fruit salad, some condensed milk, but alas, no table cream for a true Filipino salad. While perusing the contents of my pantry, I noticed a box of Minute Tapioca which I had been meaning to use to make pie (obviously, I haven’t). Then, I noticed the packs of coconut milk powder that my mom sent over. This got me thinking….Hmmm….tapioca pudding+coconut milk powder=Yum! But would it work with fruit? Why not, they’re all tropical, yes?

It turned out great! Here’s the recipe if you’d like to try:

2 cans tropical fruit salad (14 oz), drained

1 recipe Minute Tapioca, prepared according to package directions (6 servings).

1 packet coconut milk powder (150 g)

Add the coconut milk powder to the pudding after removing from heat. Mix well and cool. Stir in the fruit salad and refrigerate for at least 4 hours.

Makes about 5 servings.

My sister-in-law has started a new blog sharing her experiences of being a mom, with a young child, so check out her adventures and stories about my nephew.

http://mom-in-toronto.blogspot.com/

So my mom had this dresser when she was growing up, and she gave it to Corrine and I to use in the babies room.

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