So here we are still in Maui. It really is lovely here. We haven’t done very much over the last couple of days. J was being his super crusty self yesterday so we mostly just stayed in a vegged.
Today we got up, did some yoga, made smoothies, and then headed out to Whole Foods Market. I have been pretty obsessed with reading food blogs (thanks Cass!) since I got here and found some recipes that I have been dying to try, so we had to go to WF to get ingredients, plus we were running low on supper foods. On Monday night we had this to die for turkey burgers from WF called, Cowboy burgers. They were premade patties that we got from the butcher with cheese, peppers and bacon inside. They were really good. I had a couple bites before I snapped the picture:
Sexy plates huh?
We were both pretty hungry at WF, so we picked up a couple of their asian bowls to go. I go the Orange Chicken and J got the Shrimp Fried Rice. I didn’t get a chance to take a picture of J’s, but here’s a look at mine:
J said his was delicious! Mine was good, but I don’t think I was really in the mood for it, I was just sooo hungry.
After lunch, we drove down to Keawakapu beach, and went for a nice long walk. There is nothing like walking barefoot in the sand listening to the waves crash on the beach, with the warm saltwater licking your ankles. It truly is paradise. I find is so calming and so soothing. It was really good for both us; took all our crustiness away 
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I’ve been having fun playing with the monochrome setting on my camera can you tell? Check out these little bird prints I found, they were everywhere:
There are all these beautiful houses on the beach, and whenever we’re here, J and I dream about becoming billionaires and buying one some day. I think this is the one I would choose:
What do you think? Would you come and stay with me? Imagine views! We could sit on the balcony and drink our morning tea/coffee/smoothie http://www.elanaspantry.com/brownies/ watch whales. It would be amazing. It’s going on my dream board (well I don’t actually have a dream board, too much work, but if I did, it would definitely be up there!)
After our walk, it was time to make brownies. Can you believe it? I am in Maui and I’m baking. Surprisingly enough, the condo had every tool I needed. A hand mixer, mixing bowls, measuring cups, measuring spoons and even a pyrex dish to bake in.
These brownies are very decadent and oh so delicious! Probably the best I have ever tasted, let alone made (if I do say so myself). You have to try this recipe. It’s gluten free and relatively healthy. They have no flour, and are made with almond butter, agave (a low glycemic index natural sweetener – there is a lot of controversy over this sweetener lately, but if you get the light organic kind and exercise moderation, I think you are fine), eggs, cocoa and chocolate chips. That’s basically it. If I was being a dairy person, I would eat mine with a large glass of milk or a big scoop of ice cream, but because I am not, I am devouring mine with a glass of water. So yummy!
Now that I have filled up on brownies, it’s time to make supper! (Sorry Mom.)
