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| Stage |
There were more than 80 craft and food booths. I love to see the colorful hand painted
clothing, the island jewelry, the coffee vendors, my favorite food vendors, and
entertainment.
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| Avocado lecture |
There was a panel discussion about why Hawaii does not
export their wonderful avocados. We have
so many varieties in Hawaiʻi which are much better than the standard Hass and
Reed. There are over 70 varieties at
Greenwell farms for demonstration to the public. The Bacon avocado is a type of which you may
not have heard. I love the big round
buttery kind but I don’t know its name.
Unfortunately, we do not have any avocados on the farm that
are producing right now. So I bought
some at the festival. Until January, we
had more than we could use. There are
lots of flowers now, however.
There was an avocado recipe cooking contest. There were not many entries, so this is
something I could try to enter for next year.
David’s guacamole recipe is simple and delicious. Mashed avocados, lots of fresh squeezed lime
juice (we have lots of fresh limes), and Vietnamese Chili Garlic Sauce (comes in
an 8 ounce jar with a green lid), to taste – at least a tablespoon. Fresh cilantro is also nice to add.
When we have avos, we use them like mayo. Avocados are very nutritious.
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| Cake with avocado demo |
Another demonstration was by chef Hector who uses avocado instead
of butter for baking. He made a
flourless chocolate cake using chocolate, avocado and eggs. I got to have a taste. He said you can substitute avocado for butter
most of the time, but not in something that calls for only butter. It has to call for some oil as well.
I saw Toni and Kirby Maury there from Anchorage. We usually run into people we know now. Kona is a small town and right now in
February, the tourists are here.
It is
interesting to meet so many people who come back to the Big Island year after
year. It has a different flavor than the
other islands.
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| Canoe decoration |
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| Bag garden demo |
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