Comments for Costa Jill http://costajill.com Just another writer's blog Sat, 14 Apr 2012 21:18:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 Comment on Old Times, Good Times, High Times by Nancy http://costajill.com/stories/old-times-good-times-high-times-by-jill-green/comment-page-1/#comment-2298 Nancy Sat, 14 Apr 2012 21:18:46 +0000 http://costajill.com/?page_id=976#comment-2298 Oh my god Jill that story is great and very funny!! I was laughing out loud and the final part of giving the recipe really cracks me up. It's me and my ridiculous girlfriends too... Way to go!! Oh my god Jill that story is great and very funny!! I was laughing out loud and the final part of giving the recipe really cracks me up. It’s me and my ridiculous girlfriends too…
Way to go!!

]]> Comment on Coconut on My Mind by Marisa http://costajill.com/2012/04/13/coconut-on-my-mind/comment-page-1/#comment-2296 Marisa Sat, 14 Apr 2012 13:30:53 +0000 http://costajill.com/?p=959#comment-2296 Yay for coconut! I grew up on them in Hawaii, finding them by the side of the road and bringing them home to hack open with a machete. There's a point in the ripening process, during which time the coconut is still green and the water (milk) hasn't seeped out from the meat yet. Opening up one of these lucky green ones would yield what we called "spoon meat" because the meat was pudding-like and sweet and spoonable. Natural coconut oil is great but stay away from food products with the hydrogenated kind, that's a big no-no! Yay for coconut! I grew up on them in Hawaii, finding them by the side of the road and bringing them home to hack open with a machete. There’s a point in the ripening process, during which time the coconut is still green and the water (milk) hasn’t seeped out from the meat yet. Opening up one of these lucky green ones would yield what we called “spoon meat” because the meat was pudding-like and sweet and spoonable. Natural coconut oil is great but stay away from food products with the hydrogenated kind, that’s a big no-no!

]]> Comment on Old Times, Good Times, High Times by costajill http://costajill.com/stories/old-times-good-times-high-times-by-jill-green/comment-page-1/#comment-2295 costajill Sat, 14 Apr 2012 00:58:23 +0000 http://costajill.com/?page_id=976#comment-2295 How stupid of me not to use coconut oil in my herb recipe. I'm going to edit it right now and add it. Thanks Vilma. We're off to Wanee next week. Wish you were there. Love, Jill How stupid of me not to use coconut oil in my herb recipe. I’m going to edit it right now and add it. Thanks Vilma. We’re off to Wanee next week. Wish you were there. Love, Jill

]]> Comment on Coconut on My Mind by vilma http://costajill.com/2012/04/13/coconut-on-my-mind/comment-page-1/#comment-2294 vilma Fri, 13 Apr 2012 22:53:58 +0000 http://costajill.com/?p=959#comment-2294 i just had coconut milk yogurt...greek style... for the first time... worked for me! i have a sensitivity to dairy...need to be cautious...w/ dairy of any kind. yogurt is ok if i don't over due it because of the cultured aspect...easier to digest...so the coconut milk yogurt/ice cream etc is very cool ; ) Kuis dad, Golden, has been using the oil as a daily supplement as well as using it and the whole nut in food preparation etc for some time...he says he experiences clarity of mind and a sense of well being. Gracias for sharing your kick out of coconut trees...it was a good reminder for me...such a valuable resource... muchas gracias to the coconut trees! <3 to u & all V ~*~ i just had coconut milk yogurt…greek style… for the first time… worked for me! i have a sensitivity to dairy…need to be cautious…w/ dairy of any kind.
yogurt is ok if i don’t over due it because of the cultured aspect…easier to digest…so the coconut milk yogurt/ice cream etc is very cool ; )

Kuis dad, Golden, has been using the oil as a daily supplement as well as using it and the whole nut in food preparation etc for some time…he says he experiences clarity of mind and a sense of well being.

Gracias for sharing your kick out of coconut trees…it was a good reminder for me…such a valuable resource… muchas gracias to the coconut trees!
<3 to u & all V ~*~

]]> Comment on Old Times, Good Times, High Times by vilma http://costajill.com/stories/old-times-good-times-high-times-by-jill-green/comment-page-1/#comment-2293 vilma Fri, 13 Apr 2012 22:16:48 +0000 http://costajill.com/?page_id=976#comment-2293 Great story , J! Now we can experiment with coconut oil / butter : ) just the idea of the richness of the warm bread and the green dipping oil and the wine made me start to feel faint...but happy! LOL I was doing foot reflexology /massage as community out reach for a (BIG) Hawaiian family for awhile and one of the brothers ( since passed on ) was making the coconut oil I used...it was wonderful...but i was never sure how he made it...was just thinking of it....and then your recipe was there...I love when that happens ...mahalo! <3 xo Great story , J! Now we can experiment with coconut oil / butter : ) just the idea of
the richness of the warm bread and the green dipping oil and the wine made me start to feel faint…but happy! LOL

I was doing foot reflexology /massage as community out reach for a (BIG) Hawaiian family for awhile and one of the brothers ( since passed on ) was making the coconut oil I used…it was wonderful…but i was never sure how he made it…was just thinking of it….and then your recipe was there…I love when that happens …mahalo! <3 xo

]]> Comment on Coconut on My Mind by Lara http://costajill.com/2012/04/13/coconut-on-my-mind/comment-page-1/#comment-2292 Lara Fri, 13 Apr 2012 21:14:56 +0000 http://costajill.com/?p=959#comment-2292 We are cookoo for coconuts, too! For three summers now we get the fresh young coconuts from Thailand at our local Asian market and refresh ourselves with the water (which can also be used as a substitute for plasma when someone needs a blood transfusion and there isn't any blood available! Miraculous!), then enjoy the delicious meat. We also have been eating Paleo since January and incorporating coconut milk, oil, flour, and flakes into all aspects of our diet and culinary delights. We use the oil for flavorful frying, roasting, baking and put the milk into everything we used to use dairy milk for (my favorite is the rich creamy treat it makes of my morning coffee). We buy coconut milk in liter boxes at our local Asian market (if you are limited to cans at the grocery store look out for additives and NEVER but "Lite" coconut milk which just has water added and sometimes costs even MORE than regular!). Since we no longer eat wheat flour, we use a mix of nut flours and coconut flour for baking. I'm so glad to hear there are even more health benefits and potentially staving off Alzhiemer's! Thanks for sharing and enjoy the kick (hopefully long duration!). We are cookoo for coconuts, too! For three summers now we get the fresh young coconuts from Thailand at our local Asian market and refresh ourselves with the water (which can also be used as a substitute for plasma when someone needs a blood transfusion and there isn’t any blood available! Miraculous!), then enjoy the delicious meat. We also have been eating Paleo since January and incorporating coconut milk, oil, flour, and flakes into all aspects of our diet and culinary delights. We use the oil for flavorful frying, roasting, baking and put the milk into everything we used to use dairy milk for (my favorite is the rich creamy treat it makes of my morning coffee). We buy coconut milk in liter boxes at our local Asian market (if you are limited to cans at the grocery store look out for additives and NEVER but “Lite” coconut milk which just has water added and sometimes costs even MORE than regular!). Since we no longer eat wheat flour, we use a mix of nut flours and coconut flour for baking. I’m so glad to hear there are even more health benefits and potentially staving off Alzhiemer’s! Thanks for sharing and enjoy the kick (hopefully long duration!).

]]> Comment on My Reviews of Books posted on Goodreads by Sallye http://costajill.com/2011/12/18/my-reviews-of-books-posted-on-goodreads/comment-page-1/#comment-2223 Sallye Mon, 20 Feb 2012 16:34:43 +0000 http://costajill.com/?p=897#comment-2223 Ha,,,,we always say that the paws of Jennifer's black labs (Nitro and Luke)smell like popcorn>>Ofcourse I am the official sitter for the boyz...."paw park" is one of their favorite playgrounds. Ha,,,,we always say that the paws of Jennifer’s black labs (Nitro and Luke)smell like popcorn>>Ofcourse I am the official sitter for the boyz….”paw park” is one of their favorite playgrounds.

]]> Comment on Whirled Wide Web of my Life by Sallye http://costajill.com/2012/02/06/whirled-wide-web-of-my-life/comment-page-1/#comment-2222 Sallye Mon, 20 Feb 2012 16:30:49 +0000 http://www.costajill.com/?p=640#comment-2222 I am watching. I really enjoy looking at Ray's fb writings and photos. He is such a breathe of fresh (I am looking for the right word here)...............what is it, Jill? Love you guys. I am watching. I really enjoy looking at Ray’s fb writings and photos.
He is such a breathe of fresh (I am looking for the right word here)……………what is it, Jill? Love you guys.

]]> Comment on 50th Class Reunion Made Me Do It – Generate My Bucket List by Jodi Aman http://costajill.com/2011/11/04/50th-class-reunion-made-me-do-it-generate-my-bucket-list/comment-page-1/#comment-2138 Jodi Aman Tue, 08 Nov 2011 12:13:19 +0000 http://costajill.com/?p=851#comment-2138 LOVE your bucket list. So much thought of others. I dedicate my life to helping others and so my bucket list looks similar. Volunteer, love fully, say yes, see the positive and expand my consciousness. Thanks for the inspiration! Love, Jodi LOVE your bucket list. So much thought of others. I dedicate my life to helping others and so my bucket list looks similar. Volunteer, love fully, say yes, see the positive and expand my consciousness.
Thanks for the inspiration!
Love,
Jodi

]]> Comment on 50th Class Reunion Made Me Do It – Generate My Bucket List by Claire http://costajill.com/2011/11/04/50th-class-reunion-made-me-do-it-generate-my-bucket-list/comment-page-1/#comment-2136 Claire Mon, 07 Nov 2011 16:34:00 +0000 http://costajill.com/?p=851#comment-2136 Sounds like a wonderful reunion, I recently met up with a friend who I hadn't seen since I was 12 years old (30 years ago) and she said she had been clearing out her parents house and found a letter I had written to her when I was 9 or 10 years old. I have no recollection of writing to her, but it was lovely to catch up and I discovered she is a librarian and book reviewer, amazing how life turns out and the joys we discover when we reconnect. Sounds like a wonderful reunion, I recently met up with a friend who I hadn’t seen since I was 12 years old (30 years ago) and she said she had been clearing out her parents house and found a letter I had written to her when I was 9 or 10 years old. I have no recollection of writing to her, but it was lovely to catch up and I discovered she is a librarian and book reviewer, amazing how life turns out and the joys we discover when we reconnect.

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