Food(less) Journey

The hardest part about writing a Hawai'i trip blog is choosing which pictures to include. Being in Hawai'i is like living in a postcard. The Island constantly reminds you of its beauty. I went to Oahu for the first time in 2009 for the International Convention of Jehovah's Witnesses.  Hawaii is as beautiful as I remembered! Even the storms could best be described as picturesque.   Romans 1:20  ; For his  invisible qualities are clearly seen  from the world’s creation onward, because they are  perceived by the things made ,  even his eternal power  and Godship,  so that they are inexcusable. I stayed in two different apartments while I was there. Both were cute and just what I needed. The first was very close to the Kingdom Hall I was attending while there. I went to meetings in English and in the ministry with the Thai group which is hosted by the Palolo Congregation. This apartment was conveniently centrally located. I was u...

Have the clouds been rediculously beautiful where you live? Big and fluffy and decadent? They sure have here. I find myself just staring up at the sky when Im outside. But not when Im crossing the street. Okay maybe once, but I was in the lines of the cross walk And the white person was telling me I could cross. liquid sunshine Even the rain shower yesterday was accompanied by some beautiful cloud-age. It was more of a Liquid Sunshine Situation since the sky was still predominantly blue. Remember liquid sunshine from my Hawaii posts? It would spontaneously start raining and the sky would be almost completely blue with a few white clouds. Lovely! OH! For Me???? So I came home the other day and the above was sitting on my porch. I was way too excited considering  I hadn't confirmed it was actually for me. But.... It was!!!! I seriously have the best friends! I will show you some of what I got in these big ...

On the way back to Waikiki from the North Shore my party stopped at the Polynesian Cultural Center on the Windward Side of Oahu. It's only an hour from North Shore and definitely worth the stop. In one spot you travel to six villages. Each village is representative of a different polynesian island nations: Aotearoa (New Zealand), Hawaii, Tahiti, Fiji, Samoa, and Tonga. Have you ever wondered how coconut milk is made? Step 1: Find a shirtless guy to climb a coconut tree for you. They are all over the place on the island of Oahu (shirtless guys and coconut trees): Step 2: Crack the coconut remove the meat and process using the husks and enormous arm muscles. I leave with you another fabulous "tour" guide from the cultural center. If you check out their official website his picture is all over it. http://www.polynesia.com/

Ruffage is a restaurant and grocery store. It's "store" area is not very big and yet they had everything i needed to stock my hotel room kitchen (which consisted of a mini fridge and a counter) This is something I ate there on one of my visits: It was not my favorite dish, but it was very tasty. They had the yumiest smoothies made with fresh fruit, raw nuts and dates. I was afraid of dates until I had their smoothies. Those little bits of chewiness were amazing! If you are ever on the Island of Oahu, Hawaii and anywhere near Waikiki you must go here. It's literally 3 blocks from the beach.

There was way too much snow hate going on yesterday. And it was a very sunny day today, so here is a post about snow love. Because.... Snow + Love = Sno Cone Sno Cone + Polynesian Love = Hawaiian Shaved Ice There is this amazing treat on the Hawaiian Islands known as shaved ice. They have a block of ice that they quite literally shave and then douse with delicious fruit flavored syrups. But not the weird technicolor sugary stuff we have locally. Their syrups taste like they were actually fruit at some point. Add to that some amazing flavors that a uniquely island related and you have upped the yum factor to seriously tastebud shattering proportions. Before I even arrived on the island of Oahu, Hawaii I heard about the deliciousness of the Shaved Ice at Matsumoto Grocery Store in Haleiwa on the North Shore of Oahu. It's right on Kamehameha Highway Extremely unassuming looking. Aside from the crowd hanging out outside the front door. I mean with that many people hanging out there mus...

It is so important to start the day by breaking fast. Think about it. When you wake up when was the last time you ate? If you stop eating at a reasonable hour it might have been 10 hours since you body was refueld. What would happen if you didnt refuel your car for 10 days? Our bodies need fuel to run properly. It really disturbs me when I ask someone what they had for breakfast and they say coffee. Not that you have to have a full 3 course meal when you wake up , but please give your body something to work with. Coffee has enough caffeine to give us a false sense of energy, but think of the strain you are putting on your body. Im not a fan of eating in the morning and the less sleep i get the more I feel this way. But I have come to accept that food really is fuel for the body. So, if i really can't deal with having food I will make a smoothie (frozen blueberries, fresh bananas, dates and almonds if i feel like chewing). Or just have tea and toast with a fruit spread or drizzled w...