CRUNCHY APPLE, DATE & CELERY SALAD.

This post is sponsored by Foodland and the Hawaiʻi Department of Agriculture as part of Foodland’s Eat Local Today initiative. It’s an overwhelming time, and one that demands our most focused energy and well-nourished attention: From the chaos of back-to-school…
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Wild Fermented Strawberry Guava Soda

WILD FERMENTED STRAWBERRY GUAVA SODA.

This post is sponsored by Foodland and the Hawaiʻi Department of Agriculture as part of Foodland’s Eat Local Today initiative. My friend Caiti does something magical every summer: she wild ferments the ripest, juiciest, most delectable fruit into varying stages…
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MINT CHOCOLATE GREEN MILK (VEGAN HEMP MILK).

This super quick, nutrient dense vegan mint chocolate hemp milk has quickly become a daily staple—it’s light, creamy, frothy, delicious, and full of plant-based protein. And mega green, from my favorite spirulina powder. The genius thing about making your own…
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Yogurt & Fig Tart

YOGURT & FIG TART (GLUTEN-FREE).

I am never not contemplating a sexospiritual relationship with figs. This year, a bounty came to me from the tree of dear friends in Highland Park. I grew up with a fig tree in my backyard on Maui, and I’ll…
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Melon Tomato Salad with Herbs & Feta

MELON & TOMATO SALAD WITH HERBS & FETA.

The first tomatoes are coming in full flush in my backyard greenhouse, and I couldn’t be more grateful. Here, paired with sweet summer melon, briny quick-pickled shallots, soft feta, and fistfuls of herbs, they’re in perfect form. This salad is…
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Oat & Seed Crackers

OAT & SEED CRACKERS.

Dare I say these seed crackers are the only crackers you’ll ever need? I dare. They’re packed with delicious texture from oats, pumpkin seeds, poppy seeds, flax, and chia, and bursting with flavor from caraway, fennel, salt, and a touch…
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Aloha Kitchen: Recipes from Hawai'i by Alana Kysar

SOY-GLAZED TOFU MUSUBI FROM ALOHA KITCHEN BY ALANA KYSAR.

The Hawai’i depicted on tv and in film, on people’s Instagram accounts during and post-vacation, in advertisements and commercials—that Hawai’i does not exist. Hawai’i is wildness and scent and taste, smoke and lava and sweat and the pounding of poi,…
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Cardamom Rose Whipped Tahini-Stuffed Dates

CARDAMOM ROSE WHIPPED TAHINI-STUFFED DATES.

Here’s a quick little bop of a sweet treat to do you right for Galentine’s or Valentine’s Day (or literally any day, for that mater): Tahini whipped with rosewater and cardamom, stuffed into juicy, sweet, and tender Medjool dates. Any…
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