Expanding Your Fruit Horizons

Here are some tips from the American Dietetic Association posted today on being creative with different types of fruit! Even though summer is a great time of year to enjoy a variety of fruits from around the world, many of us still find ourselves reaching for more familiar fruits. Take a chance this summer! Try [...]

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No Pudge! Brownies

My mom just told me about this yummy healthy brownie mix called No Pudge! Brownies. After purchasing the mix, all you have to do is add yogurt, bake, and then eat them up with no guilt! Immediately intrigued by these fabulously easy and healthy brownies, I had to do some detective work and see what [...]

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Zucchini Bread

This recipe for zucchini bread follows the banana/mango bread recipe from my mom that Erin posted a few days ago, with a few slight modifications. You can use the recipe to make bread or muffins. I made both! Ingredients: 2 cups flour 1 cup white sugar 2 tsp baking soda 2 tsp cinnamon 2 tsp [...]

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Rutabaga!

I thought I would share a paper that I wrote for my Food Selection Class on a little known and rarely eaten root vegetable called Rutabaga. Enjoy! History Rutabaga is a root vegetable believed to be a cross between a turnip and a wild cabbage. Rutabagas resemble turnips in appearance, but their flesh is yellower, [...]

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Macadamia Nut Crusted Mahi Mahi from Roy’s Restaurant

I get this wonderful online, daily newsletter called Lei Chicthat is always full of the most fantastic happenings, shopping tips, restaurants and all the rest going on here in Honolulu/Hawaii.  The one I got today was for a wonderful Macadamia Nut Crusted Mahi Mahi from Roy’s Restaurant, and I thought I would share.  I might have [...]

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Eat Local Challenge

  I am part of an organization called Kanu Hawaii www.kanuhawaii.org, whose mission it is to increase understanding, awareness, and participation within our community and the world to do whatever we can to affect change in a positive way.  The latest project/campaign we are working on is called Eat Local.  For the week of August 8th through the [...]

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Parsley Walnut Pesto

Recently parsley has overtaken my herb garden! Of all of the herbs that I’m growing, I seem to have more parsley than anything else. I was thinking about what to do with it, and thought about making a parsley walnut pesto to make as an alternative to the basil pesto that I normally only eat. [...]

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Mango/Banana Bread

Here is another favorite recipe of Auntie Martha’s that my mom sent me.  She made me a loaf of mango bread last year…which I ate ALL by myself!  With mango season about to be here in full force (I can barely contain my excitement!), I thought I would share. Ingredients: 2 cups flour 1 cup [...]

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Gazpacho

I got this e-mail from my mom today and wanted to share.  It’s de-licious! ___________________________________________________________________________________________ A summertime favorite….I made this last night and it was a big hit. GAZPACHO 3 large tomatoes, peeled and chopped* 1 green bell pepper, chopped 1 cucumber, chopped 1 cup chopped celery 1/2 cup chopped green onion 4 cups tomato [...]

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Shoyu Chicken

Everyone in Hawaii has their own way of making shoyu (soy sauce) chicken…different ingredients, baked, boiled, shoyu chicken is something that is hard to do badly.  Despite this, I am a die-hard devotee of my mothers recipe.  Served with rice, canned corn and a fresh salad, this is my ideal comfort food meal when I’m missing home. Prep [...]

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