Went to visit an old friend recently [View all]

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When I got there she was gone. Disappeared. Vanished. At first I thought I was having a massive 'senior moment'. Then I started wondering if I was in the right place. How could she just vanish?



She had caught fire and was a total loss. All that remains now is a lot filled with weeds.

It caused me to consider one of the gifts that photography gives us. A brief memory of something/someone that is no longer with us. Thankfully I have a few pics of her and the recipe for her famous Coconut Walnut Bread (ya' gotta' try this)

Coconut Walnut Bread

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 ¾ teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon of salt
1 1/3 cups granulated sugar
¼ teaspoon baking soda
2/3 cup vegetable oil
2/3 cup buttermilk
½ cup flaked coconut
2 large eggs
1 ½ teaspoons coconut flavor/extract (such as Stirling Hawaiian Coconut gourmet syrup)
½ cup chopped walnuts

Preheat oven to 325 degrees and spray bottom of loaf pan with non-stick pan coating.
Mix the dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, salt, sugar, and baking soda) in large mixing bowl.
All oil, buttermilk, coconut, eggs, coconut flavor and walnuts to flour mixture. Mix with electric mixer just until dry ingredients are moistened. Pour into prepared pan and bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until done (toothpick, inserted in the center of loaf, comes out clean) DO NOT open oven door during the baking process (to avoid causing the bread to sink in the center).

Let cool in pan that has been placed on a wire rack. When cool, run a table knife around pan edges and remove bread. Wrap and store in refrigerator or freezer for up to 2 months. Do not cut until chilled and firm.

After slicing, lightly butter the bread and grill on both sides.

Goodbye old friend. I'm going to miss you.