by Wanda | Feb 8, 2012 | Recipes, Recipes extras
When the new Safeway opened on Beretania, I approached with caution. I used to live in Makiki and the old store conveniently shared a parking lot with my bank. It was right-sized, neither dauntingly big, like Costco, nor cramped, like Foodland Beretania. I knew all...
by Wanda | Jan 27, 2012 | Recipes, Recipes extras
The men in my family — both on the Portuguese and the English-Irish sides — are enthusiastic storytellers who love nothing better than to capture others’ attention, catch them by surprise or even amaze them. My cousin Anthony, 84, a retired Advertiser printer...
by Wanda | Jan 26, 2012 | Recipes, Recipes extras
I’ve been wandering many recipe roads in the past few days: researching school-days dishes from the ’40s-’70s, brainstorming a cooking course I’ll be helping with at Grand Cafe & Bakery in March that will include some homey, old-style...
by Wanda | Jan 24, 2012 | Recipes, Recipes extras
An upcoming recipe competition on the Big Island will celebrate Hawai’i’s largely unappreciated one-time staple, ulu or breadfruit (see details below). Breadfruit, starchy, bland but filling, wasn’t Hawaiians’ favorite; they preferred kalo...
by Wanda | Jan 23, 2012 | Recipes, Recipes extras
Working on a project related to a favorite subject: memories of school lunch. Paging through files, I came across a recipe I tried once before and loved, and decided to make it for dinner. (Forgive me; camera issues so no pix today.) It’s an...
