I developed this Spinach Orzo Salad because I love pasta salads but could never find a prepared orzo salad without cucumbers. I could never quite get over the smell of cucumbers from childhood, though I do eat cucumber on occasion in a sushi roll. For those of you who are not cucumber fans, this is […]
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A Hawaii-style Korean BBQ gathering wouldn’t be complete without this Potluck Japchae recipe. This chewy umami filled dish of sweet potato glass noodles is filled with healthy veggies that will balance out all the meat-forward barbecue offerings. While some kids love the texture of these slippery noodles, others may not like the chewiness, especially if
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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 to make at home, is great for meal prep, and is great for feeding a large crowd. When you cook it yourself, you
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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. Leaving home is when I started about this quasi-Irish American food. As you may know, us Hawaii folk love to eat corned beef
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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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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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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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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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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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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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