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 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 | 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 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...
by Wanda | Aug 21, 2011 | Recipes, Recipes extras
Before I tell you how my beef stew experiment came out, a few words about my approach to the dish. As I noted yesterday, my stew is very plain: beef, potatoes, that’s about it. Occasionally, I’ll get fancy and use another starch besides potatoes: chayote...
