Month: January 2013

DIY Instant Oatmeal

DIY Instant Oatmeal

Updated: December 11, 2018 I was leafing through the October 2012 issue of Martha Stewart Living when I came across this recipe for DIY Instant Oatmeal. I was intrigued as I'd assumed that instant oatmeal went through some sort of processing that wasn't...

Kahlúa Pecan Pie

Kahlúa Pecan Pie

Moveable Feast: New Orleans Another Moveable Feast has come and gone leaving only good memories and food comas. The theme of this feast was the foods of New Orleans. We started with Sazaracs, raw oysters, and Oysters Rockefeller. We then moved on to the...

Chicken, Butternut Squash, and Quinoa Stew

Chicken, Butternut Squash, and Quinoa Stew

Updated: December 19, 2019 Few people know that the reason I started this blog was because I was on a diet and wanted to do an online journal of the process. ("Ahhh," you say, the blog title makes sense now) As you can see that didn't last long and I decided instead...

Homemade Siu Ji Yuk

Homemade Siu Ji Yuk

Chinese Crispy Skin Pork Belly One of my favorite Chinese dishes is Siu Ji Yuk - crispy skin roast pork belly. I remember going with my grandmother to Chinatown and being handed a delicious morsel when we went to the butcher. It made the whole trip worthwhile. When I...

Okinawan Sweet Potato and Haupia Pie

Okinawan Sweet Potato and Haupia Pie

Updated September 2021 One of my favorite desserts when I'm home is made from Okinawan sweet potatoes, macadamia nuts, and coconut milk. With the exception of the sweet potatoes, all the ingredients are pretty easy to get on the mainland but it's something I really...

Korean Mundoo

Korean Mundoo

Our New Year's Eve Tradition Happy 2013 and welcome to my first post of the year. New Year's Eve in Hawaii is about friends, family, and food - a common theme of this blog. There are some who go to the fancy dress parties drinking champagne and dancing at midnight but...