Hi everybody! Somehow an ENTIRE YEAR went by without me writing a SINGLE post. I don’t know how that happened but I must have been very busy 🙂 ha!! I work as a caregiver and our wonderful Kapuna here really keep me on my toes!
The last year has been beautiful here in Hawaii, lots of rain and now POOF it’s Suddenly Summer and sunny every day. Yay!
Recently I visited my family in the Pacific NW, picked all kinds of wild edible weeds and greens like usual, made crazy Green Smoothies from dandelion, nettles, goosefoot, cleavers, chickweed, horsetail and more and loved smelling all the spring flowers on my hikes.
After that I spent a few days in Orange County, got to run barefoot on the sand of Huntington Beach and also drive down Pacific Coast Highway, which is one of my very favorite things to do!
Here’s a round up of Beach tidepool pictures where my friend and I gathered sea salt, plus pictures of giant Rambutan (yum!!!!) hiking, fruit picking, my attempt at vegan pizza (pretty good!!) plus tropical flowers, and my rescue Kitty Piku.
TidepoolsMountain HikeRambutan!!So much fruit!!RambutanHuge Rambutan Heart!Salad with GuacamoleMini Vegan PizzasCreamy Egg FruitGuacamole!!Miley puppyMore RambutanVegan Ulu Cinnamon BreadNatural Sea SaltNorthshore BeachNorthshore SunsetHIking
It may not be life in the fast lane here in Hawaii but we do have some beautiful classic cars! And lots of lovable snuggle-able horses here too. Here’s a round up of fruit pictures, tropical flowers, a dove I rescued, my kitty, mountains and more!
Picking MangoesHiking in the MoutainsDragonfruit BowlMy rescue Kitty, PikuRescued DoveVegan GF CookiesVegan GF CookiesOrganic Salad
Hi everybody! Had a very fun time in the Pacific Northwest visiting friends & family and making Rhododendron Juice (also called Buransh) which is supposed to a Himalayan secret to health! It’s yummy. I blended up some blossoms with organic lemonade but please do your own research before drinking this to make sure it’s safe!
I also made a ton of Green Smoothies using edible weeds I picked while hiking around like stinging Nettles, Horsetails, Goosefoot, Cleavers and more.
After this I went south to California and went Rock Hunting for gems and crystals. It was SO much fun!!!! We found a giant pile of rough gem stones left behind by a rock hound in Huntington Beach of all places, in the middle of a neighborhood!! We were given permission to dig around and take whatever we wanted. It was incredible!!!!!
So many rocks!!!!!LA freewaysBeach!Back to Hawaii!
Hi everybody! It was a really warm balmy winter here in Hawaii without much rain. It’s hard to believe it’s almost Summer! This year is flying by. I’m hoping to catch up on LOTS more pictures from recent Hikes, Beach adventures and Fabulous organic FruitPicking outings soon!! So please check back for more new posts 🙂
I had so much fun picking these local apple Bananas (they’re so sweet), wild Yellow Guava, Starfruit and thankfully didn’t have to pick these local Hawaiian grown Durians. Ha!!! Since they grow about 50 feet up and are very heavy and dangerously sharp & prickly. They’re VERY yummy, sweet and such a treat to eat fresh!!
It’s wonderful to be able to pick so many edible wild greens & guavas while hiking!! Nasturtium, Plantain, Gotu Kola, WATERCRESS (extremely exciting to find growing wild) Thistles, Cat’s Ear, Blue Vervain, Curly Dock. Please remember it can be risky picking wild plants so please research first and be careful what you eat!
To the delight of my friends & roommates, I’ve also been practicing my vegan gluten free baking, making LOTS of muffins, all flavors!!! So far good results, everyone likes them and haven’t had to toss any disastrous batches to the chickens. Fingers crossed!! I’m mostly have a raw vegan diet (so hardly anything cooked or baked) but these muffins are a healthy treat and it’s so much fun to give them to friends and family!!
I have made so many different flavors and will post more pics soon. Vegan gluten free Blueberry, Lemon Blueberry, Berry, Lemon Poppy seed, Carrot Cake, Cinnamon Maple Pecan, Chocolate Chip Banana, Chocolate Black Sapote, Cinnamon Egg Fruit Pecan, Banana Cinnamon, Apple Pie Spice, Mango Coconut…..
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