Vegan Ramen – Next Pop-Up Dinner
Please check out my event calendar for the next pop-up dinner – vegan ramen! http://www.macrobiotichawaii.com/event/vegan_ramen/
Loving the Food System on 2/15!
Last Friday night (2/15) was a blast celebrating The Hawaii Food Policy Council‘s “Love Your Food System”. These are some of the photos that were on Honolulu Pulse website:
Photos of 1/24 Pop-up Dinner
Here are some photos taken by various people from the pop-up dinner on 1/24 at Taste. Thanks to everyone who attended. It was so much fun. (Various photos by Amanda Corby, Kaimana Pine, Melissa Chang, Megumi Kurachi)
Vandana Shiva
Vandana Shiva arrived here on Oahu 1/15/2013 hosted by Hawaii SEED to share her wisdom with us about issues central to food sovereignty. She inspired those of us in the room with so much information I could hardly keep up with my note taking! Some of the main points that I gleaned I’ll share here [...]
K.I.S.S. Menu Planning
K.I.S.S. = Keep It Simple Sista! Today I was talking to someone who does her menu planning every Sunday and she actually whipped out her notes there on the spot. As a result, I just about had a happiness heart attack. Picture me …. Click. I took a picture of it with a little hop [...]
Could brown rice change your life?
When was the moment in my life where changing my diet made a real results-producing difference? I was thinking back to this, and when my life truly started to become really awesome was actually when I started to eat brown rice. It sounds completely strange and a little woo woo, I know. But here’s the [...]
Fail to Succeed
I’ve been reading a lot lately and this one little quote I found really hit things home for me and I think it’s so applicable to people who are learning how to cook: Seth Godin said, “Test lots of things. Fail often.” I’ve been seeing this theme come up all over the place so it’s helping [...]
Things I Love: Lemongrass
What is it about this plant, lemongrass, that is rocking my world right now?! I can’t seem to get enough of this delicious flavor, especially in soup. While sipping my homemade Thai-style vegan Tom-Yum, I decided to look up the health benefits out of curiosity. It’s power packed with goodness! Here’s what a couple of [...]
Macrobiotic Hawaii Mission Statement
My goals are to: • build community by providing a forum for people to meet, share, and exchange information and ideas as equal human beings through healthy discussions. • cook healthy food of the best possible quality available with positive energy. Organic ingredients (such as grains, beans, and leafy greens) are my priority, and I [...]
Osechi Ryori (Photos & Recipes)
I’ve put together a set of recipes that I’ve never shared before, until now, that highlight some of the deliciousness I learned during my macrobiotic studies in Japan. Some of the dishes are pictured here. I explain what the symbolism is for certain ingredients as well as recipes. The dishes eaten during the first few days [...]
