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kid-friendly chicken tortilla soup

Kid-Friendly Chicken Tortilla Soup

After much searching and recipe trials, this Kid-Friendly Chicken Tortilla Soup will become a staple in your home just like it has become one in mine. We love eating chicken tortilla soup when we go out and wanted to be able to cook it at home. However, many recipes out there make it spicy so […]

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Hamburger Cauliflower Japanese Curry

When you don’t know what to cook for dinner, try this Hamburger Cauliflower Japanese Curry. Quick weeknight dinners growing up in Hawaii included Hamburger Curry with frozen mixed vegetables. When the only vegetables I had were onions and cauliflower, this recipe was born and is now on the regular dinner rotation. My family is in

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furikake tuna patties on a plate with rice

Furikake Tuna Patties

I love Furikake Tuna Patties. This is not like those tuna or salmon patties that use breadcrumbs or mashed potatoes and mustard in the mix (which is tasty). These are the patties the Japanese aunty made for bento lunch when you had to spend the day in the part of the coffee farm far away

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Hawaii shoyu chicken cooked from frozen on a plate without sauce

Pantry Hawaii Shoyu Chicken (from frozen)

We’ve all had days where we had no idea what we were going to feed our family for dinner, and Pantry Hawaii Shoyu Chicken is one of those recipes that will get you through that rough afternoon. You don’t have to worry about defrosting frozen bone-in chicken thighs in the microwave before you start cooking.

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Canned Corned Beef Hash Patties

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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shoyu turkey hot dog

Shoyu Turkey Hot Dog

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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Hawaii-Style Spanish Rice without cheese in a pot

Hawaii-Style Spanish Rice

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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kalua pig and cabbage in a pan

Kalua Pig and Cabbage

I don’t know anyone that has grown up in Hawaii that doesn’t know Kalua Pig and Cabbage. Every family has their own way of making it, but the key components are kalua pig and cabbage.   I used to just cook it with some black pepper and Hawaiian salt because it’s so simple. However, I

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pot of canned corned beef and cabbage

Canned Corned Beef and Cabbage

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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