In Which I Attempt to Crack a Coconut

I'm a made-from-scratch kind of girl.  I'm usually undaunted by trying to create dishes from real foods so after having passed coconuts many times and having told the kids, "One day we'll get a coconut" I decided to finally do it.

I googled directions, first draining the liquid then whacking it soundly with a hammer.  That was the easy part.  Actually prying out the flesh was difficult and then those morsels had to be shaved and toasted.

While I'm glad we tried it, I believe it was my last go at fooling with a real coconut.  I'll pay the extra to have my neatly shredded coconut made for me.