Tag: tropical
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Menu for a Tropical Tea
Enough reminiscing! What would I finally serve for a Tropical Tea?! Start with Pimm’s Punch (not to be confused with Pimm’s Cup). I first had Pimm’s Punch at Bettys in York. It was a hot day, we’d been walking and waiting for hours, and this hit the spot. It was so refreshing. I don’t know…
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Banana-Macadamia Nut Bread
This makes one of the best banana breads I’ve ever tried; it always comes out moist, and it’s a cinch to make. Assembly time is 15 minutes, tops. In his Roy’s Feasts from Hawaii, Roy (yes, we’re on a first-name basis here at home) says it makes a 9-inch round cake pan or loaf pan,…
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Crab-and-Potato-crusted Ono with Spinach and Bacon
Ono means delicious in Hawaiian, and it’s also the name of a kind of fish (commonly called wahoo on the mainland). This recipe comes straight out of Roy Yamaguchi’s fantastic cookbook, Roy’s Fish and Seafood. And yes, this ono is ono! Mahalo, Mr. Yamaguchi! Just reading the recipe seems a little daunting but most of…
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Hawaiian Dinner Party
Time flies – whether you’re having fun or not – so we might as well party! Ten years after I threw a luau to celebrate my husband’s 50th, it was time to celebrate another decade. What with kids and the economy, we haven’t gotten back to Paradise as often as we would like, so it…
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Hawaiian Dinner Party Menu
Mauna Kea Shrimp with Peanut Sauce Buttermilk Peppercorn Dip with root chips and cruditées Kalua Pork Sliders Mesclun salad mix with macadamia-encrusted goat cheese rounds, grilled skewered tropical fruits, and coconut balsamic vinaigrette, sprinkled with dried toasted coconut flakes. Crab and potato-crusted Ono with creamed spinach and carrot ribbons, and bacon (Potato-crusted chicken for non-fish eaters)…
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Mauna Kea Shrimp with Peanut Sauce
Colorful, refreshing, and always a hit; this recipe comes from one of my stand-by Hawaiian cookbooks, Maui Cooks Again (by Gini Baldwin, Judy Bisgard, Judy Furtado, Zelie Harders, Carol Hartley, and Penny James). 1 lb. (about 20) medium shrimp, cleaned, deveined, and tail removed 1 t. salt 10 Chinese snow peas, blanched and split 1…
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Uala Maoli Sweet Potato Casserole
This recipe comes from an old standard, Roana and Gene Schindler’s Hawaiian Cookbook. Even though it was originally published in 1970, it still sells in Hawaii today. This recipe is a nice alternative to sweet-potatoes-and-marshmallows at Thanksgiving. 6 large sweet potatoes (2½ lbs.), parboiled and peeled 6 T. butter 2 t. salt 6 bananas, sliced…
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Peanut Dip
From Maui Cooks Again, by Gini Baldwin, Judy Bisgard, Zelie Harders, Carol Hartley, and Penny James 2 T. chunky peanut butter (use Jif or Skippy) 3 T. rice vinegar ¼ c. soy sauce 1 T. sugar 2 t. lime juice Few drops Tabasco sauce, to taste 1 clove garlic, finely minced Place all ingrediants in…
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Coconut Bars
(From an old, now-lost recipe in the LA Times) 1) Preheat oven to 350° F.2) Grease or spray an 8” x 8” baking pan.3) In a seperate bowl, mix: 1 c. flour and 1 t. baking powder. 4) Then turn your standing mixer on and add the following ingredients in the order listed, beating VERY well after each…