Back to Maui for this column! A few more Hawaiian-inspired recipes, plus some unusual ingredients. The recipes are simple and reflect having a minimum of kitchen equipment. Always try to stay where there is a kitchen while traveling, and you'll eat well.

Antelope Hash

I think my new favorite meat is antelope. It is very lean and flavorful. If you can't find antelope, though, grassfed beef or venison will work well.

Time: 15 minutes

• 1 lb. ground antelope
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• ~ 1 cup chopped yellow squash
• 1 Tbsp coconut oil
• 2 tsp thyme
• sea salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste

Add the coconut oil to a skillet. Bring to medium heat. Sauté the onion until soft, then add the meat and brown. Add the remaining ingredients. Reduce the heat to medium-low, and sauté until the veggies are soft.

Nutritional info: 4 servings at 3g carb, 25g prot, 6g fat




Eggfruit Pudding

While in Maui, I discovered a strange fruit known as eggfruit. This small, yellow fruit has two to three large seeds, kind of like an avocado, and a soft yellow flesh that looks like a hard-boiled egg yolk. Oddly enough, it tastes like egg yolk (or maybe egg nog) as well! It is not sweet at all like most fruits.

I played around with this strange fruit and made a pudding. Since I'm not too sure if these can even be found on the mainland, I wasn't even planning to make a recipe out of it. Once I made the pudding, though, it was so good I couldn't keep it to myself. Maybe you'll just have to book a trip to the islands! (It's possible this might work with a few hard-boiled egg yolks…but I have not tried this yet!)

Time: 7 minutes

• 1 eggfruit, seeds removed and chopped
• 2 dates, pits removed
• coconut milk
• 3 Tbsp chopped pistachios

Add the eggfruit and dates to a food processor or blender. Blend. Add just enough coconut milk so that a thick pudding forms. It shouldn't take much. Pour into a bowl, add the pistachios and mix by hand. Serve and enjoy!

Nutritional info: 2 servings at 36g carb, 2g prot, 7g fat


Pineapple Beef

Active time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 4 hours

• 1 lb. grassfed stew beef, cut into 1" cubes
• 1 cup green onions, sliced
• 1 Tbsp coconut oil
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 3 cups fresh pineapple, diced
• 1 Tbsp wheat-free Tamari soy sauce

Add the meat, onions, oil and garlic to a large pot. Brown the meat, stirring over medium heat. Once the meat is browned and the onions soft, add the remaining ingredients. Reduce the heat to low, cover and simmer for around 4 hours. Stir occasionally.

Nutritional info: 3 servings at 21g carb, 37g prot, 12g fat




Basic Chicken Thighs

Here is a super-basic recipe. If you find yourself with no meat thawed, something like this can save the day.

Time: 45 minutes

• Free-range chicken thighs
• water to cover
• sea salt and black pepper

Break the frozen chicken apart. Add to a pot with water to cover. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium. Boil for around 45 minutes, or until the chicken has cooked through. (Thicker pieces of meat will take longer.) Remove the chicken, then dice the meat. Season as you like before serving. Sea salt and pepper work well if you are traveling.

Nutritional info: 4 servings at 24g prot, 4g fat


Cabbage and Carrot Salad

I made this salad while traveling. Packets of wheat-free Tamari soy sauce are now available, so if you are traveling, these are very handy.

Time: 7 minutes

• 4 cups finely shredded cabbage
• 1/2 cup diced red bell peppers (or mini-sweet peppers)
• 1 medium carrot, shredded
• 1 1/2 tsp wheat-free Tamari soy sauce
• 1 Tbsp coconut oil or olive oil
• sea salt and fresh ground black pepper

If you are lucky enough to live in a warm climate and coconut oil is liquid at room temperature, you'll find that coconut oil is delicious with this. If not, use olive oil.

Combine the ingredients in a large bowl. Toss and serve.

Nutritional info: 3 servings at 6g carb, 4.5g fat


Mango/Avocado Salad

Time: 8 minutes

• 1 mango, peeled and diced
• 1 avocado, diced
• 1 green onion, chopped
• 1 tsp wheat-free Tamari soy sauce

Combine in a bowl. Mix and serve!

Nutritional info: 2 servings at 17g carb, 10.5g fat