There's an old saying: "How do you define eternity?" "Two people and a ham."   To that, you can add "or a turkey." Last week, I bought two turkeys for a photo shoot for a story I did that appeared in the Star Advertiser Wednesday on vinha d'ahlos turkey...

There's a scene I love in the movie "The Hunt for Red October": The sonar guy is explaining to the captain that their sonar system is based on one built to detect marine mammals, so when it comes across an anomaly, it tends to identify it as such. "It just sort of . ....

(See most recent blog below for background) Well, I dragged myself out of bed before 6 on Saturday, got to the Oahu Urban Garden Center Arbor Day plant giveaway and sale at 6:30 (it opens at 7) and they weren't kidding when they said people line up. There must have...

Boy! Was I in luck today. I'm doing a freelance piece on Portuguese cabbage (aka couves, sea cabbage, kale), a cousin of kale, but not the rippled-leaf kind you see in the markets. Once, every Portuguese garden had a row of this open-headed cabbage because it's used...

Just a quick post to say thanks to several people who suggested where to get canning jars. WalMart? Who knew? Hardware stores? Who knew? Not me. More posting tomorrow.

I've been under the weather (long, personal story and I'm not telling it). Bottom line: I spent some time in the hospital and here's the proof that I'm a real foodie. This particular hospital had some really good food. I had the BEST cherry cobbler I have ever put in...

Today, in celebration of our 10th anniversary, Husband and I did a little North Shore crawl that included a visit to Waialua Bakery for their extraordinary cinnamon buns. (I am going to get that recipe if it's the last thing I do. I DREAM about these things. They are...

The gift of a small sack of guavas last weekend prompted a jam-making session. I was surprised and delighted at how much jam I got. Jam-making at this time of year was a tradition in the first few years of our marriage: Our anniversary is tomorrow (Sept. 2) and we...

Don't know quite how it came into my consciousness but I was craving Thai peanut chicken last week and finally got the chance to make some Saturday when I took dinner to a girlfriend's house for a movie night. Girls Night In while Husband was working. Wish I'd thought...

I never much liked vegetables as a kid. Even now, the range of vegetables I really enjoy is pretty narrow. Some years ago, though, I got an idea from a friend's mom: Her son, my boyfriend at the time, refused to eat vegetables at all. So she served him fruit. A...