Kimchi Pancake (kimchi jeon) is a great comfort food that’s easy to cook at home. It’s savory, salty, spicy, tangy, and crunchy all in one bite. You can eat it by itself or with a dipping sauce. Kimchi Pancake for One can be eaten as your meal to eat with leftovers or served as banchan […]
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Spinach Banchan is an easy way to use up any spinach you have in your fridge that is no longer great for a salad. We’ve all had those moments of good intentions when we plan to eat a lot of spinach and buy the one-pound bag from the warehouse store because it’s so cheap. However,
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Everyone will be so surprised when they taste the Garlic Edamame that you make using this recipe. It’s just like what you would get in Hawaii at the local grocery store deli, and better than what you would get at a Japanese restaurant. It’s so simple to make that you will be eating edamame every
This Shoyu Turkey Hot Dog recipe will bring you back to your Hawaii childhood. If you were born and raised in Hawaii, you have had Shoyu Hot Dog (#iykyk). That salty, umami flavor that you can only get with a shoyu/sugar combination glazed over easy to cook hot dogs is the perfect topping for steamed
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This Cranberry Chicken Salad is easy to prepare and will help you save money by making it at home. Growing up, chicken salad for our sandwiches was just canned chicken breast mixed with mayonnaise and a little black pepper. (Tuna salad was prepared the same way.) As an adult buying lunches from the nearby coffee
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I don’t know anyone that has grown up in Hawaii that doesn’t know Kalua Pig and Cabbage. Every family has their own way of making it, but the key components are kalua pig and cabbage. I used to just cook it with some black pepper and Hawaiian salt because it’s so simple. However, I
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As an Amazon Associate I may earn a small amount from qualifying purchases if you follow a link from my site to Amazon. This Sauteed Swiss Chard recipe is a simple way to serve up this nutritious leafy green. This is one of my favorite and easiest ways to enjoy this healthy vegetable. While
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As an Amazon Associate I may earn a small amount from qualifying purchases if you follow a link from my site to Amazon. Lower Fat Cream Cheese and Whipped Cream Frosting just sounds too good to be true. However, over time you can train your tastebuds and brain, and even your gut, to be accustomed
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Cottage Cheese Kimchi Dip is a surprising dip recipe that might be an unexpected pairing for most. Growing up we had creamy and spicy dips like chili pepper jelly cream cheese dip or kimchi cream cheese dip at parties. I often saw it served with a block of softened cream cheese on a plate topped
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The weather is finally getting cooler in Hawaii which means we get to enjoy this Quickie Tofu Miso Soup more often. Cold weather means our whole family is not drinking as much water as during the warmer months. This miso soup is a great way to get some nutrients into our bodies when we don’t
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