Summer Salmon Pasta Salad

We have been having such a hot summer and the last thing that I want is to make something hot for dinner. I made this pasta salad the other night and it was light, healthy, and delicious. The best part was all of the leftovers- I think I got at least 4 meals out of [...]

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Super Healthy Salmon Salad

Yum! This is a meal that I cannot wait to make again! I’ve been really into salads lately, since they are light and healthy and also since summer is coming I am starting to work on my bikini body I love to add as many colors into my salads- it makes it look pretty and [...]

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Steamed Kale

I’ve eaten a staggering amount of kale this summer and am constantly finding endless ways to prepare it.  Here’s the latest from Mom/Auntie Joan… Wash and dry a bunch of kale leaves and remove stems and spines (I use my kitchen shears). Slice the kale. In a frying pan, saute half a sliced onion and [...]

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Somen

My aunt Tomoko is an amazing cook.  When we were in Japan this past January, I stayed with her and my Uncle and cousins for a few days and was treated to one amazing home cooked meal after another.  The other day I was delighted to find an email from her with a recipe for [...]

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Spicy ‘Ahi & Avocado Summer Salad

The long, warm summer days are here and I find myself eating later and later in the evening (9 p.m. last night!) and choosing much lighter food (I have to buy three bags of Ma’o greens from the farmers market just to make it through the week).  With salad combos on my mind, I was [...]

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Fresh Papaya Seed Dressing

Last night at a dinner party my girlfriend brought a gigantic salad (she works at Ma’o Farms so she always gets stuck bringing the greens!) with fresh papaya seed dressing.  It was SO good I had to share it, especially because I know this is an Elpern favorite!  Not only did I save some of [...]

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Tomato & Feta Salad

I was at the supermarket today after yoga and saw tomatoes in all kinds of beautiful colors and I thought oooh, I’m going to make a pretty tomato salad! I picked up red, yellow, orange, and green tomatoes and a container of feta and hurried home to put it together. I rinsed and cut the [...]

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Japanese Steakhouse Ginger Dressing

Here is another recipe from my Joy of Cooking day calendar. I thought it sounded so light and delicious and I could just picture myself drizzling it over a delicious salad… Yields: 1.5 cups Combine in a blender and process until thick and smooth: 1/2 cup coarsely chopped carrots 1/4 cup coarsely chopped celery 1/4 [...]

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Town Kaimuki

Saturday, as Lesley and I lazed around wondering what to do with ourselves, I flipped through the latest Twitter posts on my phone for some inspiration and came across a photo from @edstown of that night’s dinner menu at Town which looked incredible.  Lesley had never been there before and I’ve been craving it for [...]

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Italian Night!

Last night when my girlfriend and fellow foodie Tori suggested that we do a theme night for dinner, I couldn’t have been more on board.  She had some arborio rice and a recipe for “almost no stir” risotto so, although a bit skeptical, we decided to give it a go and Italian night it was.  [...]

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