Monday wasn’t the best day for me, but my father always says, “Get a good night’s sleep. Things will look different the following day.” Hearing his voice, I went to bed early and when I got up on Tuesday and went outside, the first thing I saw was my orchid had bloomed in triplicate! So [...]
The magazine Whole Living reports that when women who are trying to lose weight eat meals they’ve made at home (especially lunch), they drop 5 pounds a year more than women who eat out. Those who eat regular meals every day lost 8 pounds more. (This is probably true for men as well given that [...]
Not long ago, I attended the lecture of a well-known author who has long advocated a plant-based diet. I was really excited to attend, as the topic focused on creating more peace among those who tend to disagree about what makes a healthy diet. “Right up my alley”, or so I thought. Two of my [...]
Recently, I spoke to Melissa Chang of Hawaii IRL and she interviewed me about my most recent cooking series. Even though this cooking series is now over, you can learn more about me and my teaching philosophy in the interviews! See the video and read the blog at the following links: Hawaii IRL (video) Nonstop [...]
What fun is life if you can’t laugh and enjoy? What do vegan zombies eat? Hope you enjoy a Happy Halloween! And one more funny….
Here are a few images of the food from today’s side dishes class. The menu was: Holiday Rice Artichoke and Heart of Palm Salad Pumpkin Coconut Bisque Christmas Parsnip Soup Sweet Potato Casserole with Mapled Pecans Oven Baked Squash Also the second side dishes class included: Cranberry Chutney; Green Beans w/Pumpkin Seed Dressing; Mashed Potatoes [...]
The word “community” has come up in my life over the past week in various contexts, and so I have been reflecting on it. For example, I have some new neighbors who I had never seen before so I introduced myself to them. They appeared somewhat surprised that I had done this. I guess gone [...]
My 10/14 class has been rescheduled to 11/11 due to the fire that happened in the Manoa Marketplace. I am not sure if there is any room yet in this class for new students, but hope to know this information soon one way or another. For any of my students who drove there and didn’t [...]
This September, I had a chance to go visit my family on the mainland. Here are a few of the wonderful things I saw: Fall harvest vegetables grown just outside the city. There are white pumpkins and wing squashes along with other varieties. Food truck rally – I found it fascinating that one of the [...]
The next time you cook, pay close attention to every single action that you perform in the kitchen. Don’t think about what you have to do later in the day or what you did that morning. Think about the rice you are washing, the carrot you are cutting in long, thin matchsticks, or the broccoli [...]
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