January 7 Meal: One Bad Coconut

This was a Friday night that we decided to make some pizza and just do a drink and dessert from the magazine.  Neither dishes worked out well.

Luau Coconut

Many things went wrong with this recipe, so I'm not going to give it a yumminess score.  First, I was supposed to use young coconuts, which weren't available at the store, so I used a regular hard-shelled coconut.  When I opened up the coconut I saw that there was a gross mold under the skin, but not inside where the liquid was.  I had to use the liquid inside, mixed with a simple syrup, canned coconut milk (but oops, I forgot to actually use it!), rum, lime juice, and pineapple juice.  Just not my thing.

Honey-Caramel Ice Cream Sundaes with Apples

Ah, caramel again, my nemesis.  The caramel was a sauce for the ice cream made from honey, sugar, cream, butter, and a little water.  As usual, mine was a bit too tough and chewy to be a good sauce.  The apples were great, though.  They are just cooked with butter until browned.  I'd take the apples and leave the sauce.

Yumminess: 6 out of 10