October 9th, 2008
Since there’s only a few weeks left before Halloween I figured I better start thinking about what kind of treats to give my daughter’s Kindergarten class. I’ve found a number of great links while surfing the web and thought I’d share it with the other busy moms out there. We’ll be taking a trip to […]
July 5th, 2008
In what has become an annual tradition, Karen and TSO rent a hotel room at the Hawaii Prince Hotel so we can all watch the fireworks in cushy comfort. For the past 4 or 5 years we have all be spoiled by their generosity. We don’t need to fight for parking, camp out […]
May 27th, 2008
Over the weekend we watched them set up for the big Memorial Day celebration at Ala Moana Beach park, which happens to be down the street from our condo. We have a great view of the beach from our balcony so we got to witness the progression of the elaborate set up for the […]
February 7th, 2008
Feeding the Lion
Hawaii is full of a diverse group of ethnic cultures from Asia and the Pacific. Because of this, the lifestyle here in Hawaii is very much a melting pot of traditions, food, and celebrations. Sometimes it’s hard to remember whose tradition or culinary dish it is, it’s simply become […]
November 25th, 2007
This is another one from allrecipes.com (I told you I loved this site!). What I like about this particular recipe is that you can use your leftover gravy. I suggest you consider the sodium content of your gravy before using this recipe though. If your gravy is salty then this might […]
November 24th, 2007
This recipe came from the Honolulu Advertiser a few years back. I believe the recipe is originally from McKinley High School’s cafeteria (hence the name) – and it totally tastes like school cafeteria food (which may or may not be bad, depending on your school experience)! What I like about this recipe is […]
November 23rd, 2007
Once again, I discovered this recipe on allrecipes.com. The only thing I changed on this recipe was I added more turkey, which I increased to 2 cups, but it could actually use more. The family enjoyed this one and I liked that I could use up our leftover mashed potatoes as well!
November 9th, 2007
I found this recipe in the USA Weekend newspaper insert a few years back and it has become a family favorite. I like that you can make it ahead and set it aside while you tend to other things. And an even easier shortcut is to just get frozen green beans and microwave […]
