Cacao

by Elena Rego on February 8, 2012

in Whole Foods

Did you know that his is what cacao looks like ripe and just off the tree? I didn’t!  It was like meeting a long lost friend.

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TED, Maui And Food

by Elena Rego January 22, 2012

In less then 2 hours I’ll be at Maui’s first ever TEDx conference.  To say that I’ve been one big squeal of excitement for the last few weeks, since having our tickets, is a massive understatement.  This post is a quick run down, links, and some awesome food videos to give you a taste of what TED is.  Also, it’s my way of making the…

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Star Fruit Smoothie

by Elena Rego January 13, 2012
Star Fruit Smoothei

Living on Maui is fruit heaven.  Now that we are receiving a weekly CSA box, I find myself having to come up with more and more amazing things to make to use up all the bounty. Today is the first of what will likely be hundreds of smoothies to come.  Enjoy! Star Fruit Smoothie 1/2 cup organic rice milk 1/2 cup organic coconut flesh 1…

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A Little Soup Story

by Elena Rego January 11, 2012
soup by elena rego

Last Saturday, Jon and I took a long drive around the north east end of the island.  There is a gorgeous retreat center just past Hana, and I was on a scouting mission for a possible retreat I’ll be hosting next Fall. It was the perfect excuse to grab our cameras and just take a meandering drive around the beauty of this island and take…

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This Week’s CSA Box

by Elena Rego January 6, 2012
CSA Box by Elena Rego

We received our CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) box 2 days ago, but I’ve been so busy I only now got around to taking a picture.  Some of the goodies have already been eaten too! Buried under the tomatoes and basil is a papaya.  Jon loves those and immediately ate one when we opened the box.  I’m not a big fan, so those are for him.…

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