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.
Hawaii-Style Beef Tomato is going to be a sleeper hit in your household. Our family eats tomatoes regularly, often in some form of marinara sauce or in a salad. Growing up my family used the Noh seasoning packet to cook this dish. But I was pleasantly surprised at how easy it was to make this
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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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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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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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Pancit Bihon is one of those noodle dishes that I loved eating at parties but none of my Japanese relatives knew how to make. It is so tasty and filled with vegetables that I thought it would be too time consuming to make on my own. I finally decided to look at cornstarch noodles
Spinach Banchan is an easy way to use up any spinach you have in your fridge that is no longer great for a salad. We’ve all had those moments of good intentions when we plan to eat a lot of spinach and buy the one-pound bag from the warehouse store because it’s so cheap. However,
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Sometimes you just need to eat a hearty beefy meal, and this Portuguese Sausage Meatloaf fits the bill. This meatloaf is great for cooking for a large family or hosting friends with a simple meal. You can cook a double batch without worrying about changing the recipe. It freezes well so you can meal prep
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Quick Teri Beef helped me to fall back in love with teriyaki beef. Teriyaki beef is often found in plate lunches or in bentos in Hawaii. We ate it so often that I got sick of it after a while. When I would try to eat it as an adult, it was often either overcooked
