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plate with a serving of sushi rice casserole with imitation crab, radish sprouts, and roasted seaweed

No-Bake Sushi Bake with Imitation Crab

Move over, sushi bake because this No-Bake Sushi Bake with Imitation Crab is what busy families need. The sushi bake casserole that we all know, and love is great for potlucks and allows everyone to customize their own plate with the toppings they love. But why spend the extra 10 minutes baking the whole thing

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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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Photo of mochi rice mixed with Chinese sausage, herbs, water chestnuts, onions, and seasonings

Hawaii-Style Mochi Rice Stuffing/Dressing

This Hawaii-Style Mochi Rice Stuffing makes a delicious chewy, umami-filled bite of food that will awaken any Thanksgiving meal. So many of us are used to bread-based stuffings and dressings and have fond memories of easy-to-make Stove Top stuffing that we learned how to make as kids. However, we also love our rice. My version

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beef sausage, eggplant, onions, and swiss chard sauteed in a pan

Beef Sausage, Eggplant, and Swiss Chard Stir Fry

When you think of beef sausage, I’m sure many of you don’t think about combining it with eggplant and swiss chard. Some of you may not know what swiss chard is or how to cook it. A lot of Hawaii cooking is taking random ingredients that don’t traditionally go together and cooking them to make

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bowl of portuguese bean soup

Budget Portuguese Bean Soup

Portuguese Bean Soup is quintessential to growing up in Hawaii. This is probably the second most common soup that a kid from Hawaii eats behind chicken noodle soup. You’ll find it at many local Hawaii casual dining restaurants. Everyone makes it a little differently. Depending on what brand of Portuguese sausage you use and how

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sloppy joe filling on mini sweet rolls

Healthier Sloppy Joes (with Pantry Staples)

Who knew that pantry staples (ketchup, mustard, vinegar, and Worcestershire sauce) would make such a lovely sloppy joes sauce? What are sloppy joes? Sloppy joes is a dish made with ground beef cooked with a tomato-based sauce. It is served primarily on some type of burger bun or other bread as a sandwich. It’s incredibly

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butter lettuce salad topped with grilled steak, red onions, papaya, avocado, and kiwi ginger salad dressing

Steak and Papaya Salad with Kiwi Ginger Dressing

You would never have seen me eating a steak salad, let alone a steak and papaya salad, as a kid or even in my 20s. I love a juicy steak. Growing up we ate steak with potatoes or rice. Salad was not something always eaten because it was so time consuming to prepare. Sometimes there

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slow cooker pinto beans and sausage in a bowl

Slow Cooker Pinto Beans and Sausage

I love the slow cooker for many reasons, but especially because I can cook dried pinto beans into this delicious Slow Cooker Pinto Beans and Sausage recipe. Dried beans is not something that I saw a lot growing up; we mostly used canned beans, if at all. But the flavors of this dish reminds me

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Italian Herb Chicken Thighs

This easy chicken dish with Italian seasoning needs only 5 ingredients and less than 30 minutes to make. You can easily cut this recipe in half if cooking for just one or two people and it’s only 15 minutes tops.   We love chicken thighs because they don’t dry out like chicken breasts. They also

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