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Canned Corned Beef Hash Patties

Canned Corned Beef Hash Patties are what kids in Hawaii grew up eating. Hurricane Season in Hawaii began on June 1 and Hawaii households keep about two weeks-worth of canned and other non-perishable food in their cabinets in the event of a bad storm cutting off power to their homes. Canned corned beef and corned […]

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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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creamy cranberry chicken salad as a sandwich

Creamy Cranberry Chicken Salad

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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whole wheat pasta salad with salmon

Whole Wheat Pasta Salad with Salmon

Look no further for a filling and healthy meal to keep your brain in top shape than this Whole Wheat Pasta Salad with Salmon. It kept me full while taking day-long exams in law school without weighing me down or making me feel sleepy in the afternoon.   This recipe is based on the Whole-Wheat Pasta

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kalua pig and cabbage in a pan

Kalua Pig and Cabbage

As an Amazon Associate I may earn a small amount from qualifying purchases if you follow a link from my site to Amazon. 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

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slow cooker kalua pig

Slow Cooker Kalua Pig (Hawaiian-Style Pulled Pork)

As an Amazon Associate I may earn a small amount from qualifying purchases if you follow a link from my site to Amazon. Slow Cooker Kalua Pig is essentially the Hawaiian version of pulled pork. It is something that my family loves to eat on a regular basis. It is an easy slow cooker recipe

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pot of canned corned beef and cabbage

Canned Corned Beef and Cabbage

Probably every Hawaii family is familiar with Canned Corned Beef and Cabbage. We keep canned corned beef on hand as part of our hurricane emergency kit, a must in tropical regions where a risk of hurricanes hitting means you must have 2 weeks’ worth of food and water stored at your home as a precaution.

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plate of slow cooker corned beef and cabbage

Slow Cooker Corned Beef and Cabbage

As an Amazon Associate I may earn a small amount from qualifying purchases if you follow a link from my site to Amazon. Slow Cooker Corned Beef and Cabbage is something that I had to figure out by trial and error. Growing up the only corned beef that my family ate was the canned version.

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slow cooker lamb stroganoff without alcohol on a plate

Slow Cooker Lamb Stroganoff (without alcohol)

This Slow Cooker Lamb Stroganoff (without alcohol) takes the stress out of getting your family to eat the leftover meat you cooked/roasted a day or two before. It creates tender nuggets of meat in a succulent creamy sauce, which is the only way my son will eat mushrooms besides on a pizza.   I showed

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