by Wanda | Dec 27, 2011 | Recipes, Recipes extras
I spent some time with my 16-year-old grandniece recently and marveled at how much she knew that I didn’t. She talked of books, TV shows, movies, actors, technology, apps, even developments in journalism since I left the stone age of print reporting two years...
by Wanda | Dec 22, 2011 | Recipes, Recipes extras
I’m trying to think of something new to say about how cool it is to be around food and cooks, around elders and storytellers. That’s been my life for the past few days. I’ve spent a lot of time with family and food always flows into the conversation...
by Wanda | Dec 20, 2011 | Recipes, Recipes extras
Today was a garden day at my cousin’s home in Kane’ohe. I’m the black thumb of the family (probably the black sheep, too, but that’s another story). If I so much as look too long at a plant it begins to droop or it develops a bad case of aphids...
by Wanda | Dec 19, 2011 | Recipes, Recipes extras
Kala mai: In the Portuguese Pupu recipe a couple of posts back, I neglected to say when to put the garlic in (some people would say anytime and often!). The recipe has been corrected now. I’ve learned to downsize pix so pix will be returning. My injured fingers...
by Wanda | Dec 18, 2011 | Recipes, Recipes extras
What adventures I’ve been having: Went to a party at the home of a Samoan family members of a large clan named Maae,, in Kaneohe; my son works with one of the family members, Josh. The food was the usual Island-style potluck: grilled chicken, hot dogs, meat...
