by Wanda | Nov 7, 2011 | Recipes, Recipes extras
Oh, happy day…Oh happy day! Today, I got a visit from a dear friend from Hilo (besides my own home Maui my FAVORITE island place) and, after I gave her the strawberry mochi from Fujiya, we talked about so many things that come from the na’au. (The gut, the...
by Wanda | Oct 28, 2011 | Recipes, Recipes extras
Hard to believe it’s been a week since I got back from Hilo. Life is just a swarm these days, don’t you think? No time to catch your breath. Between volunteer activities, family responsibilities, freelance opportunities and, yes, cooking and keeping house,...
by Wanda | Oct 18, 2011 | Recipes, Recipes extras
I’m on the Big Island doing some volunteer work. And I’m in foodie hell. I have no kitchen to cook in, very little money for dining out and I’m gaining weight so I shouldn’t eat. But, oh the temptations… I had to drive today from Kona to...
by Wanda | Oct 7, 2011 | Recipes, Recipes extras
Just lately, my husband’s been bringing home surprises. He drives all over the island setting up and clearing away protective equipment, barriers, road signs; sometimes he’s stalled for hours out in the country while Hawaiian Electric or one his...
by Wanda | Sep 25, 2011 | Recipes, Recipes extras
A reader wrote to ask for a recipe for salted eggs. I was skeptical, assuming there was some arcane trick to it involving strange ingredients, like that potassium carbonate stuff you need to make steamed rice cake. Not so. A 1978 book from my collection,...
