Musings of a wife and mother, born and raised in Hawaii. Far away from home now, but creating and discovering bits of sunshine and paradise in everyday life.
Monthly archive March, 2013
Roasted Vegetables with Coconut Curry Sauce

Roasted Vegetables with Coconut Curry Sauce

Have you ever seen purple broccoli or yellow cauliflower? Eye catching, aren’t they? A rainbow of vegetables! I’m thinking of all the phytonutrients here! They’re so pretty by themselves in a platter and you could eat them with a dip, or…. I like them roasted– tossed with a little olive oil and put in a...
Vanilla Flax Milk Float with Hibiscus Tea Gels

Vanilla Flax Milk Float with Hibiscus Tea Gels

Remember my Peach Rooibos Almond Float? Well, this is my newest favorite:  Good Karma’s Vanilla Flax Milk poured over tea gels. It’s so refreshing and filled with good stuff for you! Start off by melting in some unflavored gelatin or agar agar powder into some hibiscus tea, Tangerine Hibiscus Tea Juice, or any other lightly...
Lau Lau Flavored Kale and Beet Greens

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...