Teriyaki chicken is one of the regular dinners in our monthly rotation. Frankly, teriyaki anything (beef, pork, salmon) is a welcome meal in many Hawaii homes. It’s savory and sweet at the same time so everyone old and young will gobble up food made with teriyaki sauce. Another plus is that teriyaki sauce is so […]
Savory Pork Adobo is one of the many plate lunch meals that we grew up eating. When working parents didn’t have the chance to meal prep in advance, plate lunch meals were often the go-to take out dinner. With a little advance planning, you can make almost any plate lunch entrée you are hungry for.
I love chili and I can easily eat this Big Batch Mild Turkey Chili every day for a whole week. This is on repeat in my house because the whole family loves it and looks forward to a good hearty bowl of chili after a long day of work, for lunches from leftovers, or on
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When you are tired of figuring out what to cook for dinner, this Simple Seared Mahi Mahi Fillet is a nice addition to your dinner rotation. While we all love fish sticks or beer-battered fish, a pan-seared mahi mahi fillet in olive oil is tasty without tons of added fat. What makes Simple Seared Mahi
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This Bean Sprout Banchan (Korean side dish) was not something I grew up eating, but many people I know loved this side dish at Korean BBQ plate lunch joints. I was a slow starter when it comes to liking bean sprouts. After trying many different dishes with bean sprouts, I eventually came to enjoy
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There are so many Mapo Tofu recipes out there. I gravitated toward the recipe posted by @_yourbasicdad since he had a non-spicy version using black bean sauce instead of chili bean sauce. I try to cut sugar where I can, so I modified his version to omit the brown sugar. It tasted great and my
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My 4-Ingredient Mushroom Gravy Smothered Pork Chops is a great balance of being a budget-friendly and filling meal without having to think about lots of ingredients. What makes this recipe great This is one of my husband’s favorite cheap comfort dishes. It uses a cheaper bone-in pork chop, condensed cream of mushroom soup, and lots
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This Copy-cat Chinese Mushroom Chicken recipe is just one of many examples of why knowing your ingredient flavors can save you in the kitchen. I was excited to try a Mushroom Chicken recipe from CJ Eats but I didn’t have some of the ingredients he called for and didn’t have time to run to the store.
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Turkey Cheeseburger Bacon Pasta satisfies that craving for burger flavors at home without having to break out a grill and plan to have buns and toppings in your house. It’s a meal that no one in my house complains about – on occasion I even get a helper in the kitchen. Why this dish is
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One of my favorite things to regularly make and keep on hand is this Hawaii-Style Cabbage Banchan. Banchan (Korean side dishes) is my favorite part of a Korean BBQ plate lunch in Hawaii. Instead of a side of macaroni or potato salad in a typical Hawaii plate lunch, you get two or four choices of
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