Teriyaki chicken is one of the regular dinners in our monthly rotation. Frankly, teriyaki anything (beef, pork, salmon) is a welcome meal in many Hawaii homes. It’s savory and sweet at the same time so everyone old and young will gobble up food made with teriyaki sauce. Another plus is that teriyaki sauce is so […]
Savory Pork Adobo is one of the many plate lunch meals that we grew up eating. When working parents didn’t have the chance to meal prep in advance, plate lunch meals were often the go-to take out dinner. With a little advance planning, you can make almost any plate lunch entrée you are hungry for.
Hawaii-Style Beef Tomato is going to be a sleeper hit in your household. Our family eats tomatoes regularly, often in some form of marinara sauce or in a salad. Growing up my family used the Noh seasoning packet to cook this dish. But I was pleasantly surprised at how easy it was to make this
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When you are tired of figuring out what to cook for dinner, this Simple Seared Mahi Mahi Fillet is a nice addition to your dinner rotation. While we all love fish sticks or beer-battered fish, a pan-seared mahi mahi fillet in olive oil is tasty without tons of added fat. What makes Simple Seared Mahi
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There are so many Mapo Tofu recipes out there. I gravitated toward the recipe posted by @_yourbasicdad since he had a non-spicy version using black bean sauce instead of chili bean sauce. I try to cut sugar where I can, so I modified his version to omit the brown sugar. It tasted great and my
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My 4-Ingredient Mushroom Gravy Smothered Pork Chops is a great balance of being a budget-friendly and filling meal without having to think about lots of ingredients. What makes this recipe great This is one of my husband’s favorite cheap comfort dishes. It uses a cheaper bone-in pork chop, condensed cream of mushroom soup, and lots
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One of my favorite things to regularly make and keep on hand is this Hawaii-Style Cabbage Banchan. Banchan (Korean side dishes) is my favorite part of a Korean BBQ plate lunch in Hawaii. Instead of a side of macaroni or potato salad in a typical Hawaii plate lunch, you get two or four choices of
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This Spam and Zucchini Fried Rice is probably one of the tastiest fried rice dishes I’ve ever made since becoming a parent. I used to eat fried rice regularly because there are so many different versions. Sometimes it would be kimchi fried rice, sometimes it would be a Chinese-style fried rice with oyster sauce. Most
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This Chinese Cabbage Slaw was created when my son decided he doesn’t want to eat mayonnaise-based coleslaw anymore. The inspiration for this slaw comes from the Chinese Chicken Salad found at Hawaii Chinese restaurants (without the neon orange creamy dressing) and the Thai Crunch Salad from California Pizza Kitchen. Look no further for the recipe
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If you are craving all the sweet stuff from the winter holiday season but need to watch your processed food intake, these Cranberry White Chocolate Macadamia Energy Bars are a welcome swap. You won’t even miss the marshmallows that are traditionally used to hold these cereal treat bars together. This recipe satisfies that craving for
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