Gluten Free

What makes them “aloha”?

Well, the passionfruit jam from Hawaii definitely reminds me of the island.

I did some research when I went to Hawaii, and as a result, I knew I wanted jam from this particular farm,

https://stevesakakafallsfarm.wpcomstaging.com/ .

They use local fruit, and the first ingredient listed is fruit, not sugar.

This passionfruit jam is perfectly sweet and tart.

And yes, you can taste passionfruit.

Now I have to talk about the pancakes.

These pancakes are the easiest pancakes to make!

Mash two bananas until creamy (I use a hand blender).

Add rice flour and mix well; adjust the amount of flour to achieve the pancake batter thickness.

Add a little baking powder and salt.

I can usually make four pancakes, and they are perfect for the two of us.

The only sweetness comes from bananas, but trust me, you don’t need to add sugar!

I made these pancakes so many times while we were at the vacation rental just because they require only a few ingredients, and they are better than any pancake mix.

Look at them.

Aren’t they beautiful?

Here is another thing that helped my pancakes even more islandy.

Whipped coconut cream!

I absolutely loved the creamy coconut cream and sweet-tart passionfruit jam.

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These vegan gluten-free cinnamon rolls are mainly made of tofu and oats.

As you can see by the look, the texture is a bit different from that of usual cinnamon rolls.

It has somewhat crispy outside, but the inside is soft and moist, which I really liked.

These are how they looked when they were out of the oven, and they were tasty at this point already.

I also tried them with a drizzle of Kiawe white honey.

The tofu-oat cinnamon roll recipe is Ms. Ayano’s ↓　(Japanese)

https://www.instagram.com/p/CHiEQ6KBplp/

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I had a lot of fresh blueberries, and I thought this would be a good way to consume them.

Currently I’m trying a little trick that is supposed to keep the berries fresh longer.

I soaked the blueberries in water with a little distilled vinegar, rinsed, dried, and then put them in glass jars.

We’ll see if this really works.

You can see I really packed them with blueberries, but who would complain, right? 🙂

Lemon zest and thyme leaves added nice freshness to the scones.

These rice flour scones have the best texture, with crunchy outside and moist inside.

It snowed a bit yesterday.

I don’t mind snow so much (if I don’t have to drive), but these dark days are sometimes hard to deal with when they go like this without much sun.

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The main ingredients of these pancakes are Okara and rice flour.

I just made my first soy milk (previous post), and luckily I was left with its byproduct, Okara.

So I decided to try this recipe (in Japanese). ↓

https://www.instagram.com/p/CY1JtakPu-z/

This time I decided to flavor with lemon zest and lavender.

I thought this combination would go well with the honey I was planning to serve with them.

I didn’t have mirin that was one of the ingredients, so I used a mixture of bourbon and honey instead.

This is the honey I was excited to try.

I bought this in Hawaii from our recent trip there.

It was expensive ($21) for this small jar, but I heard this type of honey is rare and unique.

I really liked it.

It has a nice mild sweetness, very gentle, if that makes sense.