Chocolate Covered Kula Gold Fruit Skewers
Anytime I go back home to Hawaii, I love to visit the farmer’s markets to see what’s new, and to buy all the local fruits and vegetables. Kula Strawberries and Maui Gold Pineapples are two must haves on Maui. Since we were having chicken and vegetable kabobs for dinner, and I had a ton of...
Papaya Parfaits with Ginger Lime Greek Yogurt
The best papayas are definitely grown in Hawaii. When they are ripe, they are so sweet! I picked up a few Kahuku grown papayas at the farmer’s market. The orange flesh ones are great, but I really love the red flesh ones called Red Papayas. Both kinds have orange and green flecked outer skins. The...
Chocolate Chip Rice Krispie Cookies
Hello my sweet cookie! Some of the best island style cookies involve cereal, like this little baby above– chocolate chip dough covered with Rice Krispies. Another more famous is the classic Cornflake cookie. I’ll get to that one too, later on. We were so lucky these were staples in our school cafeteria lunches. Start off...
Green Tea Peach Smoothie with a Green Tea Face Mask
What’s the best way to counter the third consecutive day of 100 degree and above heat? A frozen fruit smoothie and a green tea face mask! Start by using good, clean filtered water and organic green tea to make a cold infusion of green tea. I get my organic green tea from The Taste of...
Happy 4th of July! Strawberry Watermelon Smoothie with Blueberries and Haupia Stars
Something cool and refreshing for this hot 4th of July– a patriotic smoothie! Sweet watermelon, frozen strawberries, and a little gingerale blended up, then topped with fresh blueberries, and haupia stars. The blueberries look a lot like those tapioca balls in boba tea drinks, but are definitely much healthier. Haupia, a Hawaiian coconut milk pudding, is...
Cornbread Cake Patties and Muffins
One of the best things I loved to waking up to on a Sunday morning as a child was finding a King’s bakery box on the kitchen table. My favorite in the box was a soft, buttery cornbread pattie. Every few weeks, my mom or dad would make an early morning trip to King’s Bakery...
Lite Chocolate Trifle Cups
We celebrated Father’s Day with these chocolate trifle cups. And of course some lemon bars, as requested by the Blue D. Laurel woke up early Sunday morning to pick some lemons from the yard and bake these before the day got too hot. She did a good job! The Blue D. had been strongly hinting...
Chanoyu, The Way of Tea (Part 2)
After the Japanese Tea Ceremony demonstration, it was time to set up for the students. Here are the ladies unpacking and setting up on the school desks. The tea bowls were stored and transported in these wooden boxes. I’m told the tea bowls sometimes cost as high as $1000 , but not these bowls brought in...
Chanoyu, The Way of Tea (Part One)
Chanoyu, Japanese Tea Ceremony, is a highly artistic presentation of the preparation, serving, and drinking of matcha, powdered green tea. I was able to participate, along with Kallie, Laurel and Quill when the Omotesenke School of San Francisco came to present Chanoyu for the girls’ Japanese class. Matcha was a popular drink in China during...
Victorian House Scones
Cranberry Gorgonzola Walnut Scones- made with Victorian House original recipe scone mix (not pictured below) Yum, yum, double yum! These were so light and delicious that I had to restrain myself from eating all of them myself. I ordered some scone and biscuit mixes, along with a scone making handbook from Victorian House Scones not...
