Every fruit grows from a flower. After a flower is pollinated, the petals fall away, and the base of the flower slowly grows into the fruit. The poha fruit grows inside a wrapper that is made from its own flower.

When I first ate collard greens, I used the leaves as wraps and put other yummy food inside. Today I filled raw mini collard leaves with my egg salad: hard boiled egg, avocado, and salt.

A food craving is not the same thing as hunger.

Lilikoi is my candy.

Friends of mine created their own version of a turmeric tonic, and it is delicious and nutrient dense.

A girlfriend of mine dehydrates bananas and ginger together and creates a delicious and nutritious snack. My guess is she blends them first, pours the mixture onto something flat, and then dehydrates it.

Today I am eating whole wheat flour tortillas that were made on one of the islands here in Hawaii.

There is a farmer at the farmers market who sells jars of ulu, also known as breadfruit. He’s not at the market every Friday, so when he is there selling his ulu, I buy some.

Cheese is made from three things: milk, bacteria, and rennet.

It is common to see me walking wherever I am living or visiting. I enjoy experiencing life one step at a time at the pace of my feet. I get to smile and appreciate more of my immediate surroundings. This carefree attitude I exhibit comes with taking care of myself and my responsibilities first.

Until I moved to Hawaii thirteen years ago, I did not know about a banana plant. Here are four reasons I think banana plants are great.