Leandro shared some photos with me today of the fruit from his cashew tree. Very interesting… the yellow part is the fruit, which is sweet and juicy, called cashew apples, and the gray hanging off the bottom contains the nut, which is the seed. It is common in latin america to make a drink with the fruit juice; imagine seeing cashew fruit juice at the store when all you ever see is the cashew nuts. Someday I shall try some fresh cashew juice. Sounds refreshing, no?
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It’s a chilly and rainy Shabbat in Costa Rica today. I love the rain and I love to listen to it as it drip drip drip drops on our tin roof; rainy days can be some of the most peaceful and warm days. It’s a nice to sit and listen to the rain falling curled up with blankets and big fluffy socks and something hot to drink. I think I shall do that now…. Shabbat Shalom! I hope you are having a wonderful and restful Shabbat. Enjoy the rain, enjoy the rest, enjoy the music.
John 8:32 and you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
2 Corinthians 3:17 “But,” says the Torah, “whenever someone turns to YHVH, the veil is taken away.”a 17 Now, “YHVH” in this text means the Spirit. And where the Spirit of YHVH is, there is freedom.
Galatians 5:1 That the Messiah has freed us for is freedom! Therefore, stand firm, and don’t let yourselves be tied up again to a yoke of slavery.
Psalms 146:7 He secures justice for the oppressed, he gives food to the hungry. YHVH sets prisoners free, 8 YHVH opens the eyes of the blind, YHVH lifts up those who are bent over. YHVH loves the righteous.
Titus 2:14 He gave himself up on our behalf in order to free us from all violation of Torah and purify for himself a people who would be his own, eager to do good.
James 2:12 Keep speaking and acting like people who will be judged by a Torah which gives freedom.
HEED THE WARNING:
Jeremiah 23 – 33 “When [someone from] this people, a prophet or a cohen asks you, ‘What is the burden of YHVH?’ you are to answer them, ‘What burden? I am throwing you off,’ says YHVH. 34 As for a prophet, cohen or [someone else from] this people who speaks about ‘the burden of YHVH,’ I will punish him and his household.” 35 So, when you speak with your neighbor or brother, ask, “What answer has YHVH given?” or “What has YHVH said?” 36 Don’t use the expression, “burden of YHVH” any more; for every person’s own word will be his burden. Must you twist the words of the living Elohim, of YHVH-Tzva’ot, our Elohim?
I got this idea from a drink I had at a little tico restaurant awhile back, and since its super easy and super healthy and super yummy I wanted to share it with you. Hey, and its raw! The Littles call it ‘that frosting stuff’, but I don’t remember what it was actually called.
Whatcha need:
4 cups of coconut water
4 cups of milk
2 teaspoons of cinnamon
1-2 cups of ice
1/2-1 cup of coconut meat (optional)
1/2-1 teaspoons of stevia (or honey)
A friend of ours has several coconut trees in his yard and too many coconuts for just him and his wife, so he asked us to come get some. When they are green they are actually called pipas, but the coconuts you get from the store in the states is the coconut inside the green/brown husk.
See the coconut meat and water? Coconut milk is equal parts of the water and the meat, btw. The ticos here just stick a straw in the hole and walk around drinking these, and there are vendors in the city who sell them like that.
Each pipa has about a cup or so of water in it. So we used three for this.
The coconut water has an odd flavour. It is hard to explain. I didn’t like it at first but after awhile it I grew to like it. And fresh coconut off a tree is way different than coconut from the store.
There is inside the pipa. We scraped out the meat from the shell. You can see the husk and then the actual shape of the coconut here.
So take all the ingredients
and put them into the blender and blend. Adding the coconut meat makes it a bit pulpy so if you just want a really smooth drink, leave that out. Same with the ice. I actually like to add just a little ice to the blender and then afterward add ice cubes to my glass.
Stevia also has an odd flavour. Something you have to get used to but right now I am trying to be on a low glycemic index diet, which means I have had to cut out a lot of things – honey being one of them. So I am using stevia. Not as great, but healthy and still good.
And there you go. I have added cocoa powder to this before too and it is really really good.
nom nom enjoy!
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