I chose Madre Chocolate to include in my Vegan Mexican Pop-up Dinner after learning all about how they make the chocolate bean to bar. They are very supportive of fair and clean food from the farmers to their own production. I’m so excited to use their Xoconusco chocolate in my mole sauce! Vanilla beans A [...]
What is mole? Mole generically means “sauce”. Modern mole is a mixture of ingredients from three continents, North America, Europe and Africa, making it the first international dish created in the Americas. Moles come in various flavors and ingredients, with chili peppers as the common factor. The ingredients are all roasted and ground into a [...]
Chocolate is like sex or pizza: Even when it’s bad, it’s still pretty good. There are those who prefer light, refreshing desserts after a big meal, but I think those people are crazy. I always gravitate to the most decadent dessert on the menu, which is usually laden with chocolate. And while I love the [...]
When my friend Ashley sold her share of Baby aWEARness, my space for cooking demos went “aloha”! I was trying not to worry about this (even with all the people asking, “Why isn’t anything on your calendar?” when one day, Melanie Kosaka called me and let me know about her new business Cookspace Hawaii that [...]
I’m really excited to include Madre Chocolate‘s Xoconusco chocolate in my next pop-up dinner (Vegan Mexican) featuring their chocolate in a mole sauce. In case you haven’t heard about them yet, their chocolate is made “from bean to bar” in Kailua. I’ve taken a farm tour with them to learn how they grow the cacao [...]
Please check out my event calendar for the next pop-up dinner – vegan ramen! http://www.macrobiotichawaii.com/event/vegan_ramen/
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)
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 [...]
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 [...]
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