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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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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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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The Hawaii Energy Bar was the little snack wrapped in wax paper that I loved receiving during snack time from friends and family but that my parents did not know how to make. It was fresh, tasty, crunchy, and sweet, making it hard to eat just one. The energy bar felt like the “healthy” version
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I serve this Hawaii-Style Spanish Rice when my family is tired of spaghetti but I want to get all of the goodness of cooked tomatoes in them. This recipe is meaty and hearty with a mild tomato flavor and just enough cheese to make you happy without feeling greasy later. This recipe was based on
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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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As an Amazon Associate I may earn a small amount from qualifying purchases if you follow a link from my site to Amazon. 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
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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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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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As an Amazon Associate I may earn a small amount from qualifying purchases if you follow a link from my site to Amazon. Look no further for delicious blueberry muffins than these Moistest Healthy Blueberry Banana Muffins. There’s nothing better than waking up to fresh muffins in the morning; however, how many of us have
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