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Banana Coconut “porridge sauce”

Posted on October 23, 2014 by Katie Trussell

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 →

Posted in Keep It Local!, Recipe | Tagged breakfast, coconut

Chocolate (Habanero) Hot Sauce

Posted on October 2, 2014 by Katie Trussell

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 →

Posted in Keep It Local!, Recipe | Tagged habanero, hot sauce

Quick Braised Greens

Posted on September 28, 2014 by Katie Trussell

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 →

Posted in Keep It Local!, Recipe | Tagged Greens

Cilantro Sauce

Posted on September 28, 2014 by Katie Trussell

Here is a super basic, surprisingly protein packed, yummy creamy sauce that is dairy free AND you can add to anything that needs sprucing. Ready? 1 package of firm Nori-Lite silken tofu juice of 2 lemons 1 – 2 garlic Continue Reading →

Posted in Keep It Local!, Recipe | Tagged Cilantro, dressing, sauce

Garden Beans – Green & Purple Bush Beans

Posted on September 28, 2014 by Katie Trussell

Bush Beans. So easy to grow. So crisp. So beautiful. A simple preparation will maintain all the qualities of your beans – this is a pleaser and will translate to any other vegetables you might want to use. The only Continue Reading →

Posted in Keep It Local!, Recipe | Tagged Beans

Pineapple-Almond Coconut Truffles

Posted on September 17, 2014 by Katie Trussell

Do you make homemade Almond milk? Do you want to? Wondering what to do with the leftover pulp? Then now you can make your own almond milk and have cookies to go with it! This is so simple and so Continue Reading →

Posted in Keep It Local!, Recipe | Tagged dessert

Fa’alifu – Ulu in Coconut Milk

Posted on September 17, 2014 by Katie Trussell

This is a delicious, traditional Samoan recipe and a great use for  unripe firm Ulu. Rather than cut, peel and seed the ulu before cooking, I took the entire fruit and put three in a large stock pot with water Continue Reading →

Posted in Keep It Local!, Recipe | Tagged ulu

Quick Pickling – Jicama

Posted on September 17, 2014 by Katie Trussell

Sauerkraut and anything fermented is all the rage. For a few unarguable reasons. For anything that calls for pickles – I’ll use something fermented in its place. This however, is a much quicker and equally tasty treat that adds flare Continue Reading →

Posted in Keep It Local!, Recipe | Tagged jicama, pickle

Homemade Hot Sauce – simple!

Posted on August 30, 2014 by Katie Trussell

When looking for an easy hot sauce recipe that would put my Nioi Hawaiian Chili pepper tree to work, this one was the ticket. But beware. A dab will do ya. Ingredients 1/4 cup Nioi or any hot pepper 2 Continue Reading →

Posted in Keep It Local!, Recipe | Tagged Chili Sauce, Nioi

“Green” Papaya Salad – with variations

Posted on August 30, 2014 by Katie Trussell

This is your most basic papaya salad – but anything goes – so long as the most important flavors are present. Garlic, chili, lemon/lime juice, peanuts – or any roasted nut (I’ve done this with almonds, hazelnuts, even walnuts) and Continue Reading →

Posted in Keep It Local!, Recipe | Tagged papaya salad, som tom, Vegetarian
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