Breakfast

poi overnight oats in a bowl

Poi Overnight Oats

Poi Overnight Oats came about when I really loved eating and feeding my baby poi with mashed apple banana. It was so thick and sweet, and I was so happy that I didn’t have to add spoonful’s of sugar to make my poi palatable. What made me not so happy was slow digestion the next […]

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ham and cheese cornbread muffins

Ham and Cheese Cornbread Muffins

Ham and Cheese Cornbread Muffins make for a quick breakfast on-the-go, a light lunch when paired with a salad, or an afternoon snack when you’re starved and have several hours until dinner. Using my Moist Whole Wheat Cornbread recipe, just add diced ham and shredded cheese. We like it heartier with 2 cups of ham

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shoyu turkey hot dog

Shoyu Turkey Hot Dog

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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moist whole wheat cornbread stacked on a plate

Moist Whole Wheat Cornbread

This Moist Whole Wheat Cornbread was inspired by my love of cornbread growing up, my desire to cut down on eating sugar, and Snoop Dogg’s cookbook From Crook to Cook. He had a corn muffin recipe that used sour cream and I realized that I should be using yogurt in the cornbread recipe like I

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moistest blueberry banana muffins on a plate

Moistest Blueberry Banana Muffins

As an Amazon Associate I may earn a small amount from qualifying purchases if you follow a link from my site to Amazon. Look no further for delicious blueberry muffins than these Moistest Healthy Blueberry Banana Muffins. There’s nothing better than waking up to fresh muffins in the morning; however, how many of us have

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bowl of tofu miso soup with wakame seaweed

Quickie Tofu Miso Soup (Only 5 Ingredients)

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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garlic fried rice with spam, vegetables, and brown rice in a bowl

Healthier Hawaii-Style Garlic Fried Rice

Healthier Hawaii-Style Garlic Fried Rice will be one that you can make any day of the week and not feel guilty about it. There are so many versions of fried rice to count. Each Hawaii household has a slightly different twist to their recipes. It will depend on what meats you typically have in your

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pan full of okinawan sweet potato scones

Okinawan Sweet Potato Scones

I love Okinawan sweet potatoes, and I love scones, but don’t remember ever seeing a scone recipe using these potatoes. After stumbling across such a recipe on Feasting in Apartment 5B, which has a great explanation of how to keep the purple color of the Okinawan sweet potato, I loved the idea and wanted to

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photo of granola made at home in the oven

Easy Homemade Toasty Granola

I learned how to make homemade granola from Ellie Krieger. I loved watching her on The Food Network when I was in college and had access to cable television for the first time in my life. While I learned how to cook from my mom, what I knew was limited to Hawaii recipes and we

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banana split with yogurt instead of ice cream

Breakfast Banana Splits (with yogurt)

Breakfast can be magical and fun if you change up your breakfast yogurt parfait to a breakfast banana split. Just a touch of chocolate and a cherry on top makes it feel like you’re eating dessert for breakfast without all the guilt!   While the traditional banana split has three scoops of ice cream nestled

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