Purple Tomatillos
I lied. Purple tomatillos totally retain their color when cooked. Maybe it was a fluke last time but all the purple faded and I was left with a green sauce last time. Exciting 🙂 A simple salsa. A perfect sauce. Continue Reading →
Category: Keep It Local!
Green Machine – Good Morning Sunshine
I’m often slow to get on trendy food trains unless they come with a plethora of scientific evidence and prove to increase health and provide optimum nutrition – however, I’ve been blending kale in smoothies for as long as I Continue Reading →
Bone Broth 2nd edition (Wild Boar)
A big pot of bones may not appeal to everyone so I want to respect those who might find this offensive (though assuming you would probably just look away or disregard this post anyway). However, the qualities that homemade bone Continue Reading →
Starfruit-Mint Juice
It’s no wonder fruit just collects at the bottom of trees, decomposing, attracting flies, becoming food for chickens and pigs…we grow so much of it! And after the first rack of bananas and the daunting task of eating, preparing and Continue Reading →
Tropical Dressing
You’ll find a lot of papaya seed dressing versions on this here blog. That’s because I have such a hard time discarding the healthful, enzyme rich seeds that harbor inside delicious papaya. But this time I went so left, it was Continue Reading →
White Fish in Tomatillo & Tahitian Taro Leaf Sauce
Our ohana garden has been recovering from summer neglect. Thankfully it’s mid fall – whatever that means on an island where we only have 2 seasons – rainy and dry – but in seasonal terms, we’re on the mend! So Continue Reading →
Locavore’s Salad
What do avocados, grapefruit, macadamia nuts, lettuce, cilantro and eggs all have in common? (Everyone will get this). You’re right! They all grow here – and they deserve a place in your biggest salad bowl singing a song of harmony. Continue Reading →
Banana Coconut “porridge sauce”
If your morning meal needs some sprucing or you want to add flare to your oatmeal, here’s the way. After you’re hydrated from drinking the coconut water, crack open the nut (http://www.wikihow.com/Open-a-Coconut), discard the meat (the back of a spoon Continue Reading →
Chocolate (Habanero) Hot Sauce
Chocolate habanero’s. Not as spicy as a Nioi but darn hot. To offset a bit (a micro fraction) of the heat, I added a dab of sugar. You can omit. Enjoy! a handful of habaneros, chocolate or regular 1 leaf Continue Reading →
Quick Braised Greens
The greens featured here are Japanese turnip greens – maybe but hopefully not, the greens one might toss because they’re (NOT!) just compost. This fast, simple and resourceful way of preparing your greens will keep you inspired to keep your Continue Reading →