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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When you don’t know what to cook for dinner, try this Hamburger Cauliflower Japanese Curry. Quick weeknight dinners growing up in Hawaii included Hamburger Curry with frozen mixed vegetables. When the only vegetables I had were onions and cauliflower, this recipe was born and is now on the regular dinner rotation. My family is in
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Pancit Bihon is one of those noodle dishes that I loved eating at parties but none of my Japanese relatives knew how to make. It is so tasty and filled with vegetables that I thought it would be too time consuming to make on my own. I finally decided to look at cornstarch noodles
Sometimes you just need to eat a hearty beefy meal, and this Portuguese Sausage Meatloaf fits the bill. This meatloaf is great for cooking for a large family or hosting friends with a simple meal. You can cook a double batch without worrying about changing the recipe. It freezes well so you can meal prep
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I love Furikake Tuna Patties. This is not like those tuna or salmon patties that use breadcrumbs or mashed potatoes and mustard in the mix (which is tasty). These are the patties the Japanese aunty made for bento lunch when you had to spend the day in the part of the coffee farm far away
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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
When teriyaki seems to be all over the place in restaurants, wholesale and grocery stores, and online, why do you need this Simple Teriyaki Sauce? You could easily pick up a jar of sauce to keep in your fridge or get takeout at restaurants named specifically after the sauce. However, I’ve found that a lot
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Quick Teri Beef helped me to fall back in love with teriyaki beef. Teriyaki beef is often found in plate lunches or in bentos in Hawaii. We ate it so often that I got sick of it after a while. When I would try to eat it as an adult, it was often either overcooked
I don’t know anyone that is born and raised in Hawaii that doesn’t love a Spam musubi or crave it when they are away from the islands. Spam is one of those things that I don’t plan on giving up anytime soon despite my goals of trying to eat healthier to avoid chronic health conditions
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