We need to talk.

It’s about my old camera, and what happens when it dies and I try to stall for time while waiting for my new camera to come in.

I thought I could do it, friends. I thought I could just slap up a few old photos and distract you with a shiny giveaway from a cool company (platform bed, anyone?), and then sit tight until it would come and I would use it and love it and post pictures and recipes and nobody would ever guess that I had been camera-less for over a month. And here I am, scraping through the archives and typing out pathetic excuse-laden blog posts, waving things in front of your eyes until I can get back to the regularly-scheduled programming. Nice, LaChelle.

So. We’ve got a bit of a wait ahead. I’m going to dig through my archives some more and try to talk you into your kitchen. With some shredded coconut.

Remember these Coconut Lime Scones? Heavy cream. The lime in the coconut. Eat them aaaalll up.

Piña Colada Cookies.  Yum. Tropical party in your kitchen. May result in bad photography.

My husband still talks about these Cherry Almond Chews. No coconut in the title. Plenty in the cookie.