My Puna (Grandma) lived until she was 97. She was a smart, wise, and thrifty woman. I know she didn’t coin the saying “waste not want not”, but I hear her voice repeating it to me quite frequently. God doesn’t waste anything in His Universe, and so I do my best to follow suit while listening to my Grandma’s words of wisdom.
As an example, we traveled to Oregon for Thanksgiving to be with family there. One night I made roasted salmon. There was a lot left over. A few days later I “doctored it up” (another phrase from my Grandma) and used it to stuff cucumbers. It was delicious. The Life Lesson taught in this recipe is that there are many ways to “doctor up” the ingredients we have. We can create something new and wonderful by not wasting and using what we have. That includes the forgotten or latent talents that we all have within us. Sometimes we don’t know what we can do until we go outside our comfort zone. Courage is a great ingredient in manifesting our dreams! Here is the link to the Salmon Stuffed Cucumber Kisses. If you make this recipe, and I sincerely hope you do, let it remind you that there are a myriad of ways to “doctor” yourself up. We are meant to stretch, grow, learn and explore. My Puna (grandmother) taught me that too. Salmon Stuffed Cucumbers.pdf
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My husband and I were out in Waikiki with friends for Kanikapila (listening to live music). There were food trucks there and after I ordered my meal, I saw someone with a loco moco. Wow, it looked so good! The next day, I reviewed several recipes. I’ve never made one before, so I gleaned what I liked from each one and made up my own. May I humbly say - it broke da mouth! which is a local term that means over the top delicious!
I learn something from almost every recipe I cook. Here is what came to me from this one:
Here is the recipe for my version of loco moco. I call it Royal Loco Moco because I use Ali’i (oyster) mushrooms in the gravy. Enjoy! Royal Loco Moco.pdf I am a Nurse and helped give flu shots to an entire school recently. There were 5 Nurses giving shots. The auditorium was noisy when large classes came through, so it was hard for the students to hear when they were being called up as the next person in line.
While the other Nurses said, “next in line”. I raised both my arms up high and motioned to the next student to come. At the same time, I said in a loud voice - “hui”, or really, “huuuuuui!”, which is a Hawaiian way to call someone and get their attention. It’s a very nice way of saying “HEY!” I got some odd looks from the other Nurses and the students, I’m sure this once very common Hawaiian behavior was foreign to them. I was struck by the irony that I was at a Hawaiian School, in Hawaii, and yet my Hawaiian way of being was not familiar to those around me. It hurt my heart. Hawaiians are the minority here, and our ways are dying off. As a Hawaiian, it is my kuleana - responsibility, to keep aloha alive. So for 7 hours, students, teachers, and Nurses learned or were reminded of a common Hawaiian mannerism. I hope they took note and recognized the spirit of aloha in action through me. Here are some ways that I shared the spirit of aloha while giving shots: I brought food to share. I was authentic, warm, and welcoming to each of the 125 students that sat at my table. I greeted each one of them with a smile. I looked them in the eye and sincerely asked how they were. I was fully present. I took a minute to get to know them. (Are you a senior? Do you play sports? What beautiful eyes you have! Etc.) To be clear, I am not lauding my actions. My purpose is to share examples of the aloha spirit, so that you can keep it alive too. You don’t have to live in Hawaii or be Hawaiian to do it. The Spirit of Aloha really is just treating others as you would want to be treated; it’s being a decent human being. So the next time you greet someone, greet them with Aloha, it will make this world a better place. Here is a recipe to help you share the aloha. Chicken Long Rice.pdf |
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January 2025
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