Make Your Own Hot Pepper Water

Even if you’re not a huge fan of hot peppers, this recipe will make you reevaluate their worth. I’ve always had pepper bushes growing on my land and sometimes I would use half of the tiny, hot pepper in a soup or stew. I never knew what to do with so many, tiny bird peppers called Hawaiian […]

Leftovers: Principles and Practices

  Recently, I was foraging in my refrigerator for something to eat and remembered that I had some left over pasta with an alla vodka sauce made with fresh, farm cream and wild boar sausage. As I evaluated the food storage containers, I discovered that my pasta was no longer among them. I scanned the dish rack and sure […]

Growing Collard Greens in Hawaii

In Hawaii, collard greens are a perennial vegetable that doesn’t go to seed. In temperate regions, they are cold-hardy, annuals.  In such climates, they can often go to seed before some gardeners want them too. Sadly, our tropical climate does not have the right conditions for seed production for this Brassica. In order to keep them […]

Eating Green Bananas (non-plantain style)

Ever thought of eating a green banana? The starches in green banana are too bitter eaten raw but once they are cooked green bananas are delicious. You may find green, cooking bananas in your local grocery or health food store. If you are not seeing them, one of the complaints I have heard from produce managers […]

Raw Coconut Cream with Lilikoi & Chocolate Glaze Pie

Coconut cream is a delicious, creamy product very similar to regular cow’s cream in texture when unrefrigerated. Once it’s been chilled it has a hard, custard-like consistency that simple melts in your mouth. Coconut cream is coconut oil, milk and fine coconut meat.  It is used in teas, coffee, soup and for making desserts. This is an amazingly delicious, […]