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vegan basil pesto edamame pasta

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Need a pasta fix? This edamame pasta has more than half the protein of the regular pastas you buy at the grocery. Half the carbs. Better tasting. No joke.
What you’ll need for the vegan pesto:

Hand full of basil

2/3 cup of olive oil

5-6 cloves of garlic

Dry roasted macadamia nuts or pine nuts (i used Mac nuts)

Put all in a blender or food processor until paste like. Add sea salt to taste and blend for a few seconds again.


Edamame pasta

This brand is called Explore Asian edamame spaghetti shape pasta, I bought it on amazon. You only boil for about 4 mins as it is much softer and delicate than pasta.

Strain pasta put as much pesto as you want then you are done! Enjoy!

A guide to Maui: Hikes

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Maui is absolutely breath taking, it doesn’t matter what you are doing.. whether you’re driving down the poly and see that coastal drive, or you’re shopping at the grocery store and when you walk out you see the valley isle (scenic mountains) which Maui is known for.

I am on a travel assignment right now in Maui, I have lived here several months before.

I am going to give you a locals guide to visiting Maui.

                                         Hikes

shoots and ladders

This one was probably the scariest, thousands of people do it each year, but with some peer pressure I was pushed to do it haha. Being afraid of heights is not easy when most hikes in Maui require some elevation. This hike is on the west side, Honolua Bay in mile marker 47. You hike up to the cliff to the left and start repelling down really shady ropes, once you get down theres a reward in the end with a natural pool. Do not go when the surf is high, there will not be a tide pool.  The views are breathtaking, but the whole point of this hike is being high off of adrenaline.  If you are an adrenaline junkie.. this is the hike for you.

 Pipiwai Trail

One of my favorite hikes on Maui due to the microclimates that change as you walk through the trail. You have wooded areas that are plentiful with fruit like guava and lilikoi. I actually ate lilikoi as I was hiking the trail. So rewarding!

How to get there:

Pipiwai trail is a trail in the seven sacred pools ground. You have options of hikes you want to do, once you get to the “fork in the road” pipiwai will be the option to the left, and there will be signs to help guide you. The trail is very well maintained, half of the walk is a bamboo forest that has wooden walking trails. In the end you will see a waterfall, there will be signs that tell you not to pass and go into the waterfall area… but that’s optional ;).

 



Lahaina Pali Trail

Scenic coastal trail above the honoapiilani highway, theres two entrances; well I guess you can say that you can walk the trail either from the exit or entrance. We like to walk this trail from the Lahaina/oluwalu side… theres another entrance at the maalaea area. Make sure to bring good hiking shoes on this one, theres a lot of rocks and uneven rocks. This one is not one of my favorites, it is just very convenient if I want a quick cardio workout with legs because it is steep most of the time. There are no waterfalls but the view is very pretty. Bring water with you! It can get very hot up there.

 

 

Simple PineNana Nice Cream

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Really obsessed with nice cream, theres no such thing as overdosing on bananas right?! LOL… adding simply pineapple to my nice cream is my fave, sometimes the simplest ones are the best ones!…. I swear my nice cream photo looked better, but I couldn’t wait to take a bite!

What you’ll need:

  • 4-5 frozen bananas, if you want a bigger serving than go ahead and put a couple more frozen bananas in there. **Please make sure your bananas are frozen, if they are not it’ll be smoothie like consistency which defeats the purpose**
  • 1/3 of a cup of slice pineapple.

Instructions:

  • Place frozen banana in a quality blender.
  • Blend until frozen bananas are a thick  consistency, you may have to put bananas in place back in the bottom, they have a tendency to stick to the side using my blender.

 

  • Add pineapple until blended well.
  • Enjoy!!

 

Date balls

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So I literally have the biggest sweet tooth. Also I like a crunchy sweet snack, this is such a healthy way to kick your bad sugar addiction. This has only two ingredients and very easy to make.

What you’ll need:

  • Granola
  • Date Paste ( I have a post on how to make)

Instructions:

  1. Lay granola out on a large plate.
  2. Grab some date paste and make into a ball circular shape.
  3. Roll the paste onto the granola until you’ve got a solid granola ball.
  4. Make as many as you like!
  5. Chill in fridge for about 30 minutes.
  6. Enjoy!

Date paste/spread 

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ONE INGREDIENT! All you need is a good blender. These taste like caramel. You will not be sorry!

Place about 15-20 dates in a blender, make sure they are pitted and moist, if you didn’t find any moist dates just soak them in hot water for 10 minutes… I accidentally bought the ones with pitts and I had to de-Pitt all of them. Oops!
Blend until paste consistency or to your liking.

Note that these will stick to the walls of your blender and I just have to go back and place them on the bottom with a spoon… If it is too dry in consistency put some water little by little to moisten the paste.
I used this for my chocolate date cups and granola date balls. So yummy!! Enjoy!!!

Vegan Date,coconut, or pb chocolate cups

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Peanut butter filled


Date filled


Coconut manna swirl

 

 

 

These are honestly one of the easiest sweet treats you can make.

What you’ll need:

  • Semi sweet chocolate mini chips (I use enjoy life brand because they are dairy, nut and soy free)
  • Date paste (if you want the date filled cup)
  • Coconut manna, natural cane sugar (if you want the coconut swirl cup)
  • Peanut butter -try to get it at its purest form, I make mine at home- (if you want the peanut butter cup)
  • A muffin/cupcake sheet and paper bake cups so they don’t stick

Instructions

  • Melt about a cup of your chocolate chips in a microwave or on the stove until it is creamy liquid consistency
  • Once your chocolate is melted, start putting a layer of chocolate (not too much) in the paper bake cups that are in the cupcake sheet.
  • even the first layer of chocolate ( I like to tap my sheet onto the table to easily even it out)
  • Put your choice of filling onto your first chocolate layer, carefully..so it won’t sink to the bottom.
  • Once you’ve put in your filling of choice, pour some chocolate on top (not too thick) just enough to cover your filling.
  • Note** sprinkle sugar on the coconut manna cup for taste, the chocolate manna cup will turn into a swirl due to the consistency of the filling… so just evenly spread chocolate on the top making a clockwise motion.
  • Pop into the fridge for 30 minutes … and your done!!
  • Enjoy!

 

 

Mango & Sticky rice with coconut cream

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One of my favorite Thai dessert dishes. I don’t like buying mango and sticky rice because sometimes I like my rice a little more coconuty than what they sell in restaurants. I made a dipping/cream sauce with mine to add flavor to the rice…. And it is so amazing!
What you’ll need:

1 cup of rice

Mangos 1 or 2 depends on how much you’ll want. I also used alfalfa mangos which are my fave.

All purpose  flour (I use tapioca because it is gluten free)

Coconut milk

Natural cane sugar

Coconut manna (I’ve never seen anyone use this but it makes a world of difference in the flavoring)
Instructions:

First things first you must soak your one cup of rice overnight.. If needed to have dish by today I’ve seen people soak for 30 mins. 


Once rice is soaked, put it in rice cooker/steamer.

Work on your sauce while your rice is cooking

There will be 2 sauces made one sauce to soak rice after it is cooked and my coconut cream.

1st sauce to soak the rice in after it is cooked

2/3 cup of unsweetened coconut milk into sauce pan

1 1/2 tablespoons of cane sugar

Bring to a boil 

Add in 1 tsp of tapioca flour , stir well. Let  sit. 

Once rice is finished mix in this sauce and let stand for 20 minutes.


Sweet coconut cream 

1/2 cup of coconut milk

1 1/2 table spoon of natural cane sugar

Bring to a boil.

Mix in 1 1/2 tablespoons of coconut manna

1tsp of tapioca flour

Mix until thick and fine. Let sit for 5 mins this is to pour on to your rice like syrup!
Cut mangos to your liking….Plate and serve! enjoy!


tropic smoothie

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This smoothie is one of my favorite afternoon snacks, if you need a little pick me up and some hydration…this is a must make!

 

what you’ll need

  • 1/3 mango slices
  • 1/3 of ripe papaya
  • 1/3 of sliced banana
  • tsp. of lime juice
  • 2/3 coconut water
  • scoop of ice ( optional )

blend in blender….then there are optionals:

I like to top all smoothies with granola, it gives it that extra umph that I need.

 

Optional Toppings:

Organic Granola

Organic Dried Coconut Flakes

ENJOY!