b'a profound effect on how we feel and our overallthat recipe, we realize and share it. What more could an wellness and fitness is one of the most importantidea hope for than to be shared and tested against other takeaways I hope people glean from this book. ideas? So maybe, just maybe?Most of the recipes have been designed to serveId like to thank Keani Go, without whom this four people. Its easy to scale these down to cook forproject would never have happened. Her support and fewer people or just for yourself. But spending moreideas are as much a part of this book as anything Ive time together as a family or with friends and lovedoffered. I also want to thank Abraham Go, a better ones makes us all healthier. Sourcing the ingredientsbusiness partner I couldnt ask for. And thanks to our will allow you to meet your local farmers, shopteam and guests at Under the Bodhi Tree. Without in new places, and find new connections to yourthem, none of this could have happened. To my community. Sourcing locally will also keep resourcesfriends Maureen and Tane, thank you for opening up in your community, foster development, and anyour farm for us to shoot photos and for supplying interconnectedness that is missing more and more inus with beautiful produce over the years. Lastly, I todays world. Living in and being part of a vibrantwant to thank my friends at a great local business, community helps us all in countless ways. Who knows,Waimea Coffee Company. Your welcome, caffeine, and you might even invite your neighbors over for dinner! inspiration are steeped into these pages.I sincerely hope you enjoy the recipes in thisThis book is dedicated to the love of my life and cookbook. My life has been changed in so many waysrock that supports everything I do . Kristine you are just by what I eat. I found greater health and fitness,the reason.discovered new friends and relationships in my community, and developed a new connection to the planet. When reading this book, you can just find a new recipe you want to try, or maybe get inspired to make a new, healthier start. On the other hand, we are all connected, for better or worse, so its no surprise to me that something we do several times a day forges a large part of our connection to everything and every being that surrounds us. My hope is that you will see that what you consume impacts animals, the environment, our communities, and ourselves. As I write this, it seems lofty and presumptuous that a humble cookbook can hold so much hope on its pages. But then again, a recipe is just an idea written down; more importantly, when we cook 7'