by Wanda | Aug 7, 2011 | Recipes, Recipes extras
Pssst. Wanna make some fast cash? Gather up all those plastic shopping bags that are squashed under the sink or floating around the pantry, stuff a suitcase full of ’em and go stand on a dark corner on Maui chanting, “Plastic. Acid. Grass. Plastic. Acid....
by Wanda | Aug 6, 2011 | Recipes, Recipes extras
Back on O’ahu, faced with a house that needs my attention and heavy deadlines next week. The party’s over! But before I put Maui behind me, a tribute to a meal, a man and the many people who make such getaways so delightful for us foodies. First, The Tasting at David...
by Wanda | Aug 5, 2011 | Recipes, Recipes extras
WAILUKU, Maui — Day 1 of my Maui interlude, I bought two large jars of pickles. Glass jars. Full of liquid. One of them contains beets, guaranteed to stain every darn thing in my suitcase if it cracks open. Today, as I ready to head home, I’m staring at the jars now...
by Wanda | Aug 3, 2011 | Recipes, Recipes extras
WAILUKU, Maui — It’s always this way when I travel — so many restaurants, so little capacity. Three meals yesterday and a three-hour chef’s tasting at a table tucked into David Paul Johnson’s Lahaina Grill kitchen. All I could do when I got home was lie on the floor...
by Wanda | Aug 2, 2011 | Recipes, Recipes extras
WAILUKU, Maui — One of the reasons I love visiting my mom is visiting her stuff. Especially things that used to populate the homes of my childhood — well-worn kitchen tools, the little creamer that came from a restaurant we once owned, my Grandma’s blue ceramic candle...
by Wanda | Aug 1, 2011 | Recipes, Recipes extras
WAILUKU, Maui — I never want to eat again. Well, until the Kula strawberries are properly chilled for dessert. I’ve spent two days on Maui. Eating. Seeing family. Eating. Seeing friends. Eating. Besides Saturday morning at the Swap Meet: Bistro Casanova. Friday, lunch...
