Honu Sea Vegetable Salad
Summer always makes me think of the Hawaiian Sea Turtles (Honu) frolicing in the warm ocean waters. Young sea turtles are carnivorous, often eating jellyfish and other small invertebrates. Once they mature, however, they become herbivores and eat mainly algae and sea grasses. Until a few years ago, I loved ordering and eating seaweed salad in...
More Pa’i’ai: Green Onion Chili Oil Biscuits and Pa’i’ai Crackers
Fresh Pa’i’ai on Ti Leaves Before the holidays, I wrote about the traditional pounded taro called Pa’i’ai, from Mana Ai. We enjoyed mini pa’i’ai pizzas, and some wonderfully chewy, satisfying pa’i’ai tortillas. The pa’i’ai also made some very tasty biscuits and crackers which I’m sharing today. Although pa’i’ai can last for months at room temperature,...
Pa’i’ai Tortillas (Allergy Friendly)
Kalua Pork Taco in Pa’iai Tortilla, with steamed cabbage and pico de gallo Recently I got some pastured pork butt from the Sunday morning Farmers Market for the first time, and it made the most delicious Kalua Pig! It was so tender and juicy– I could hardly believe how much better it tasted than pork...
Candy Corned Squash (Delicata, Butternut and Cauliflower)
Red Kabocha, Bluebell Hubbard and Delicata Squash The Farmers Markets are filled so many beautiful pumpkins and squash this time of year. I was surprised to discover Red Kabocha Squash with skin the most intense shade of orange. I ended up getting so many squash, that carrying them turned out to be a workout! How about some...
Roasted Sweet Potato Jack-o-Lantern Faces and Ghosts
I was so excited to think up of making these jack-o-lantern faces and ghosts with roasted sweet potato slices– something healthy and festive. I didn’t find out until after I had made them, and did a little surfing online, that someone had already done the sweet potato jack-o-lantern faces last year. Oh well, it’s still...
Fresh Herb Noodle Salad
Spring is here in full force, as my frequent sneezing, and itching eyes have been telling me. What better time than now to whip up a light spring salad? I was recently asked to develop a recipe that would be fun for kids in the tween age group to make. As the tween age group...
Lau Lau Flavored Kale and Beet Greens
Lau laus are a favorite island food. Traditionally a pieces of pork and salted fish wrapped in layers of luau (taro) leaves, then ti leaves, and finally steamed in an underground pit (imu) for several hours. Today they are mostly cooked in steamers or even crockpots . The luau leaves end up soft, smoky and...
Sunday Morning Mashed Cauliflower
Yesterday morning I woke up early enough to hit the downtown Sunday Farmer’s Market under the freeway before the big crowds arrived. It was so relaxing perusing all the goods in the early morning quiet. Two things I got were a giant head of cauliflower, and a fresh, crisp loaf of German Pretzel Bread. Mashed...
Buttermilk Scallion Flatbread
Sometimes you need some kind of bread or starch for a meal, but you don’t have anything at home, and you don’t feel like making a trip to the grocery store. This simple flatbread is easy to throw together. White Whole Wheat Flour from Trader Joe’s I like to use half unbleached all purpose flour,...
Roasted Eggplant Slices and Summer Squash
Vegetables that make me smile =) It’s still looking like summer at the farmer’s market. Nectarines, green beans, tomatoes, eggplants and squashes of all kinds. As I was washing my vegetables after getting back from the farmer’s market, I had to stop and admire their deep, bright colors. Then it struck me how the shape...
Stir fried Bowl of Gratitude
“I am grateful for what I am and have. My thanksgiving is perpetual.” -Henry David Thoreau Remember to eat lots of vegetables~ Try these vegetable almost noodles =) Stir fried Bowl of Gratitude Print Prep time 5 mins Cook time 12 mins Total time 17 mins Fresh, tasty veggies prepared quickly Author: Guava...
