Beef Tallow
My greatest and latest inspiration is fat. Fat is beautiful. Fat is also very controversial. I had some socially engrained fat-phobic years in my past and went so far as to lose my hair over it. (I’m serious) My locks Continue Reading →
Category: Recipe
Banana-Guava Buckwheat Pancakes
The day prior to making these I stumbled upon an overbearing ripe guava tree. I had to glean. With a small bounty in hand I washed, cut and pureed this local delight into a sauce that would continue to tug Continue Reading →
Leftover Revival
Cooking for me is about empowerment. If it wasn’t for leftovers, scraps, bits and pieces here and there I may not be so inspired – at least by one very important component – resourcefulness. Being savvy saves. It saves time, Continue Reading →
Wild Pate Wraps
I often buy nuts and seeds in bulk because I prefer making their butters from home. Despite going through jars & jars of this salty, slightly sweet and filling decadence, nut butters aren’t the only thing I enjoy making (and Continue Reading →
Coco Cacao Pudding
Here is a fun and flexible take on pudding made from coconut, cacao and a few tid-bits from the pantry. I manage to do a little something different every time and tinker with the sweetness. I suggest you do the Continue Reading →
Coconut Sauce
Wow. What’s not to love about Coconut. It’s entirely useable. Everything from the liquid interior to the hard outer shell. Coconut has equally benefited my body it has the landscaping of my home. This post is homage to this amazing Continue Reading →
Banana Vinegar
What to do when you have a surplus of fruit, in this case, bananas? Sure we can freeze them. Yes, banana bread is a delight. But there’s more. Vinegar is an excellent proactive option for using up fruit that needs Continue Reading →
Savory Ulu (breadfruit) Pancakes
The breadfruit tree is the super hero of fruit trees! A relative of the mulberry, this tree will bear up to 150-200 fruits per year with under 10 hours of energy input. That is a LOT of food for very Continue Reading →
Kalo, Collards & Chevre
Cooking with local ingredients is my high. This dinner had me especially stoked because it was my first taro harvest from home. (Mahalo to Paul Massey of Regenerations Botanical and Nancy Cohen of the Keiki Garden Program for the huli’s!) Continue Reading →
Kitchen Sink Salad
I apologize in advance – there’s no recipe for this dish. Just a smidgen of advice and a smattering of encouragement. Be playful. Find the last tablespoon of sauce, leftover dressing, extra citrus fruits, pungent spices and herbs that make Continue Reading →