The Lemon The lemon is a type of fruit that you wouldn’t think twice of enjoying in a savoury or sweet recipe. Lemons are so versatile, they can be used in cakes, meat or vegetarian dishes, cocktails and remedies. Here are a few of our favourite ways to use lemons. Delicious on toast or as a […]
365 Project 2014 – week 31
Tostadas, pineapple and tataki We spent most of this week over indulging and hanging out with a visiting friend. We dropped by to see the goats at Surfing Goat Dairy, ate a lot of pineapple & ahi tuna and stopped to smell the roses. You can see all photos here. How did you spend your week?
In The Clouds
Engulfed We’ve been living in Olinda since mid June. Olinda is close to 4000ft up Haleakala volcano on Maui. The mornings and evenings are cool and there are more eucalyptus than palm trees but it has its charm. One of the things we love is that once in a while we’ll find ourselves engulfed in […]
365 Project 2014 – week 30
Protea, li hing and tamales We spent the week hanging out with friends, going to the swap meet & the Hui Noeau Visual Arts Center and eating tamales. We’ve been putting li hing (plum powder) everywhere, including in drinks, on pineapple and in BBQ sauce. And we’re still stalking the Jackson’s chameleons, cute little buggers. […]
365 Project 2014 – week 29
Dog washing, blueberry cake and shopping This week we washed little Cuba, the dog we’re sitting, made a delicious blueberry cake with lemon cream cheese icing and visited a clothing store in the jungle that runs on the honour system. You can see all pictures here. How did you spend your week?
365 Project 2014 -week 28
Canoe launch, super moon and Monsanto This week we attended the launch of Mo’ohika O Pi’ilani, a voyager canoe project 17 years in the making, were awed by the brightness of the super moon and visited the Monsanto farm. You can see all photos here. How did you spend your week?
The Breadfruit Institute – BAKED ULU CHIPS
During our recent trip to Kahanu Garden in Hana we got the added bonus of being introduced to the Breadfruit Institute, located right at the front gates and part of the garden itself. The Institute’s mission is to promote the conservation and use of breadfruit for food and reforestation. I know many of you are saying […]
Diarrhea, Compassionate Killing and Pig Hunters
“For the things we have to learn before we can do them, we learn by doing them.” ― Aristotle, The Nicomachean Ethics Win-win situation Housesitting for family and friends is usually easy, you know the areas, homes & the animals so there aren’t any surprises. When our friends in Hana asked us to come and take care of their […]