June 30th: The Coconut Fast

7:19am
My morning tea: Yogi Detox. I also started the day with a cup of hot water. Gonna do a coconut fast today!

"When you are in tune with the unknown, the known is peaceful." Thanks Yogi Tea!

10:56am
Breakfast coconut water... About 3 cups in this one. Yum yum yummy!

Sipping on lots of fresh water today too...

6:05pm
More coco water! This was a small one, maybe 2 cups or less. I drank it fast!

And more fresh coconut jelly. Yum!

7:04pm
I make a big jar this time... 2 more cocos... 6 cups of liquid heaven... Maybe the most nourishing elixir there is! What else do I need? Nothing!

June 29th

10:21am
Cracked open a couple of fresh coconuts when i got home this morning. They were full of sweet juice and soft jelly meat, yummmmmm!

11:42am
Some smoothie supplies and scraps...

11:56am
Smoothie time: papaya from my yard, a sweet mango, luscious tangy lilikoi, a juicy tangelo, fresh young coconut jelly, a banana, maca root and camu. A teaspoon of raw organic camu powder has huge vitamin C... 1180% of the RDA!

2:28pm
Hot organic penne pasta. Fresh raw cherry tomatoes, chopped garlic, and lots of basil. Extra virgin olive oil, apple cider vinegar, sea salt and black pepper. Simple, fresh, delicious.

4:47pm
Snuck a snack... ;) A little piece of raw chocolate acai truffle bar. Good for body and soul!

5:49pm
Kelp and spirulina. Good green sea stuff.

6:17pm
Avocado with olive oil, hot sauce, herbamare salt and fresh basil. I smash it onto multigrain toast, soooo delicious!

June 28th

10:46am
A new student brought a bunch of coconuts, and I got a new coco-opening tool too... So easy to open and drink fresh, delicious cocos! Gosh I love life in the tropics... ;)

12:12pm
Soup, hummus, bread. The soup: red lentils, water, chopped green beans, fresh grated coconut meat, coconut milk, sea salt, red pepper flakes, ginger, turmeric, curry powder, coconut vinegar and fresh cilantro. The hummus: chickpeas, olive oil, sea salt, lemon juice, a fresh jalapeño and some parsley. The bread: fresh baked ciabatta from Kilauea Bakery.

6:13pm
Hawaiian spirulina. Good medicine :)

7:29pm
More soup, more bread, a little Earth Balance, a little hot sauce...

June 27th

7:23am
My cup of tea on the way to the shala...

9:37am
...and a beautiful altar when I get there. Good morning!

10:22am
Lilikoi. I love it!

I go for a walk around the land and pick some avos and a few cherries... the surinams are gone but there’s another tree in the back... I don’t know the name.

All the really red ones have bites!

1:58pm
Raw kale salad massaged with a little toasted sesame oil and nama shoyu, red pepper flakes, apple cider vinegar and lots of bean and lentil sprouts. Roasted potatoes and tempeh cubes with olive oil, sea salt, black pepper, garlic, onion, and lots of fresh raw dill. Toss it in a bowl... That's a simple, all organic, all delicious meal :-)

6:26pm
Organic kelp supplement... Natural protection from radiation.

6:27pm
And some B12 is always a good idea.

7:38pm
Dinner... Same as lunch!

Sunday June 26th

11:34am
This morning after practice I grabbed a machete and chopped open a fresh coconut from my yard... First time I cracked one myself! Wow, tastes sooooooo good!!! :-)))

1:05pm
Post-practice pasta party! Avocado, sundried tomato, fresh lemon juice, olive oil, olives, red pepper flakes, sea salt and lots of fresh basil :)

6:34pm
Dinner is just a few bites of leftover pasta and a few sips of miso soup.

June 25th

3:19pm
Freshly poured coconut water, right out of the yard!

6:22pm
Another potluck party, another kale salad. This one has fresh torn kale from the garden massaged with toasted sesame oil, tamari, lime juice, torn dulse, goji berries, pumpkin seeds and seaweed gomasio. Dinner ends up being 3 kale salads (!), quinoa and some awesome basil pine nut pesto, vegan heaven!

June 24th

9:34am
Tulsi Pomegranite Green Tea... And I also started the morning with a small cup of coffee before practice. Good morning!

11:06am
Hummus toast: chickpeas, garlic, olive oil, sea salt, lemon juice, cayenne, carrots and parsley get tossed in the blender, then spread on garlic sourdough toast and sprinkled with bean and lentil sprouts.

6:13pm
On my way home from the pottery studio this afternoon, I pick up dinner: a veg burrito (filled with broccoli, green beans, potatoes, spinach, salsa and avocado sauce) and a beer.

June 23rd

9:33am
Tea. Good Morning!

10:11pm
Fruit for breakfast: fresh local organic papaya and pineapple :)

12:10pm
Leftover green curry.

2:05pm
A little cup of coffee...

7:53pm
Eagle makes dinner: einkorn wheat pasta with garden fresh kale, sunflower seeds, sunflower oil, hemp seeds, cayenne, sea salt, nutritional yeast, and marigold leaves. Yum!

June 22nd

11:12am
Tofu, broccoli & bean wrap with nutritional yeast and lots of fresh basil.

2:41pm
"Chocolate Shake" smoothie: cacao, maca, frozen bananas and vanilla hemp milk. Wow!

7:13pm
Thai green curry with lots of vegetables over brown rice. Eggplant, mixed exotic mushrooms, bok choy, carrots, potatoes, fresh ginger and garlic, coconut milk, Thai green curry paste, kaffir lime leaves, shredded coconut.

8:05pm
Dessert tea: organic honeybush tea with a little vanilla hemp milk... Tastes sweet and delicious!

June 21st: Happy Summer Solstice!

9:30am
Tea. Good Morning!

11:32am
Green smoothie. Pineapple, papaya, lilikoi, frozen bananas, spirulina. All local!

5:21pm
Avocado dip, awww yeah! Made it fresh and we're picking up burritos too, and heading to the beach for a summer solstice sunset picnic.

June 20th

9:27am
Tulsi pomegranate green tea. Good morning!

11:20am
Today's smoothie needs a spoon! It's made with loads of organic soursop from my yard, surinam cherries from my yard, frozen organic blueberries, frozen bananas from my yard, local organic guava and raw organic maca powder. Tastes kinda like a mixed fruit sweet tart!

1:16pm
Spinach, garbanzo beans, cucumber, lentil and bean sprouts. Sesame oil, nama shoyu. Roasted garlic toast with fresh avocado and sea salt.

8:08pm
This burrito looks boring but it's stuffed with tons of yummy stuff: fresh broccoli, green beans, sundried tomatoes, onions, black olives, pinto beans, daiya pepperjack, hot sauce and nutritional yeast. Mmmm!