"just another shitty day in paradise":

Last time on Food Whisperer... dun dun dun

Now what?? AMAZING FOOD! Thats what!

Sorry for no step by step pictures, when in Hawai'i you work with what you got. 

I started out taking the pork belly, which when cured in bacon, and I boiled it for 10 minutes in agua. 

Then I boiled it in this pickling liquid for 30 minutes.

4 cups water
3/4 cup apple cider vinegar
1 tablespoon kosher salt
1 dozen whole cloves
1 dozen whole peppercorns
3/4 cup brown sugar

For full recipe click HERE

Then once that is done boiling I put into a dry cast iron pan and fried it until crisp. 

A good breakfast needs fried plantains.. duh. 

 With two organic eggs from the farm, breakfast for champions. 

This meal was 100% from the land. 

I went on a run to the cliffs after this ginormous breakfast. 

See the sunburn on my chest? Hawai'i man!

We went to sushi rock, yum.

This is Ono avocado and sprouts roll with some kind of sweet and sour reduction. 

Ohmygoodness this was delicious. 

Tuna and yellow tail. 

Then we also got a mango mac-nut spicy tuna roll but we ate it too fast for me to take a picture. 

Here is one of many fruit smoothies I have been a-chuggin. 

Pork shoulder stew? Heck yeah!

This stew was lunch, and for dinner I took the meat out and shredded it for tacos. 

This was such a last minute throw together meal.

Nick who has lived in Mexico and southern California says it tasted like authentic Carnitas. So I strongly recommend impressing people with this!

Tooth brush party!

I leave this wonderful island tonight. But still stick with me for some reflections.

Also when I am living in the city I am non-stop baking and blogging so follow me on my journey through high school!