Tomato, Sashimi, Avocado Salad with Pesto & Chevre

I was asked to make a guest appearance at the Kino’ole Street Farmers Market in Hilo yesterday.  Yesterday was a special day also for the Kino’ole Market because it was celebrating being open for 2 years and has grown from a handfull of vendors to anywhere from 20 to 25 on any given Saturday
This market [...]

Walking Down The Ginger Path

The Ginger Root (Zingiber officionale) is actually a rhizome (underground stem or corm) that has been in use both as a culinary spice and a medicinal herb for more than five thousand years in China, India and the Middle East.  It is one of just a handful of plants that are considered to be both a spice [...]