One of my favorite parts about magazine articles involving celebrities is when they ask them about their "desert island" items or the things about them that most people don't know. Like, "yes, I may be the most gorgeous thin person in Hollywood now, but you should have seen me when I was 15, can you say too many Oreos?" or "I would absolutely DIE without benetint cheek stain!". I eat that stuff up. It's not even that I necessarily care about what the latest it gal or guy is using to make sure their skin stays sunkissed in winter or what type of Scotch they drink apres-ski at their vacation home in Aspen. I am just very, intensely and genuinely interested in the little things that make people who they are. I love to think that each person on this earth has those defining characteristics, that each one of us has something we can't live without, whether it be big, small or seemingly insignificant. I see significance to it all. And I love it.
In light of my love for these "human interest" stories, I decided to create my own "column" (if my blog was a newspaper this would be a column!!). Semi for my own entertainment, semi to talk about the things I am obsessed with, and semi so that everyone who reads this can get to know me, quirks and all, a little bit better. Thus, "Things I can't live without" is born. I am also considering writing an additional blog column called "Things I want to punch in the face" or some equally mature name. Let's not get ahead of ourselves just yet...
ANNND after that unnecessarily long introduction, I give you Volume I.
Coconuts
I'm sure that the first thing that came to mind was fruity tropical drinks with umbrella straws. And I'm sure the fact that I chose a picture of an open coconut relaxing on a sandy beach led you to that thought. But I rely on this strange nut-fruit (what technically is it??) for much more than pina coladas and getting caught in the rain.
After discovering my sensitivities to dairy and soy, a sentence that would send any latte and cereal loving individual like myself into a frenzy, I could literally hug a coconut. I just wish it could hear me thank it for existing. I really don't think a day goes by where I don't ingest coconut in some way, shape or form. In the morning, its coconut milk on cereal and in my daily cup of joe. For lunch and dinner, its coconut milk used in curries or rice or this vegan soup that I am absolutely head-over-heels in love with. When I have just returned from an intense hot yoga sesh or have had a little too much fun the night before, coconut water is the perfect electrolyte replacer. And for dessert, its coconut milk ice cream, macaroons, treats made with coconut oil and a variety of other coconutty delights. It really, truly, and honestly has saved my life. At least saved my semblance to a normal diet.
I actually depend on coconuts so much that one time, I got genuinely concerned that the world was going to run out of coconuts. I realized that if I eat them so much, and there are other people on the planet that eat coconut products as much as me, is it feasible that they could cease to exist? (Don't ask. That is my overactive mind for you.) I remember I texted one of my best friends with my seemingly ridiculous question, and he responded by asking me if I was sober. Yes, I in fact was. I just freaked myself out for no reason that the world was going to suddenly run out of coconuts and I would be left without many of my daily staples.
And that friends is my ode to the coconut. If you ever want to explore some interesting and delicious culinary options, look to this lovely fruit. You won't regret it :D
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