Banana Streusel Cake

I stumbled across this recipe today off of a blog called Eat and Be Happy, and decided to post it to try at some point.  Obsessed with all banana related foods, this Banana Streusel Cake is right up my alley. ~ Banana Streusel Cake [adapted from Flo Braker's Baking For All Occasions] Ingredients 2 cups [...]

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Bananas Foster

We made this in my cooking class last night and I wanted to share pictures and the recipe. I will admit that I was TERRIFIED to ignite the rum but thankfully I did not start a fire! My friend almost lit our instructor on fire though! This is definitely not a recipe that should be [...]

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Lilikoi Chiffon Pie Ice Cream

Via my boyfriend’s insatiable appetite for ice cream, I have discovered what may be one of the best food secrets out there: Ice cream that tastes EXACTLY like lilikoi chiffon pie.  And not some locally made in Hawaii ice cream that you can’t get anywhere outside of the 50th state, no ladies and gentlemen, it’s [...]

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Kauai Eats

Last week Thursday and Friday, my coworker Colleen and I went to Kauai to make a visit to all of our favorite restaurants….I mean to work (which there was a lot of I promise!)… A girl works up an appetite running from appointment to appointment and so we decided to treat ourselves with a few [...]

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Super Easy Fudge Walnut Brownies

Mmmmmmmm, brownies! One of the best desserts ever and something that most everyone loves! I love making brownies out of the box mix- they always turn out perfectly and the boxes are inexpensive, usually always under $3. You can add in whatever else you like- walnuts, pecans, macadamia nuts, coconut, raspberry jam, you name it! [...]

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Baked Bananas

Bananas (apple bananas to be specific) are one of those things that are always around in everyone’s kitchens here in Hawaii.  I had a hand of them from the farmers market that ripened all at once, and it just so happened that I had a girlfriend over for dinner the very same night.  I hadn’t planned [...]

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Chocolate Cake with Maraschino Cherries

This is my boyfriend Mike’s absolute favorite cake. His mom has been making it for his birthday ever since he was little and it’s honestly all I ever hear about! He was hoping that she would make it this year for his birthday, but she wasn’t able to, so I made it this weekend for [...]

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Cranberry Apple Crisp

I made this for dessert on Christmas Eve and it was VERY popular. It’s a light and surprisingly easy to make dessert loaded with healthy ingredients (the whole wheat flour and oats) and antioxidants (in the apples and cranberries). Serve this with vanilla bean ice cream and whipped cream and you will have possibly the [...]

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Lappert’s

  Lappert’s Hawaii is a spot that all tourists must hit on a trip to Kauai. Quite possibly the most amazing tasting ice cream in the world, it is guaranteed bring total silence to even the most talkative person as they stop everything to savor the deliciousness. While most famous for it’s ice cream, Lappert’s [...]

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