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Spicy Tuna Bowl
As the days grow colder, I find myself missing Hawaii and its never-ending summer. In hopes of curing my homesickness, I’ve resorted to making my favorite dishes. The first thing that came to mind:...
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Lilikoi Tart
I woke up this morning to sun streaming through the trees and a band of birds singing outside the window. Which means: I am home and I am happy and as much as I complain about the heat, Hawaii is...
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Macadamia Nut Linzer Cookies + Boysenberry Jam
Cookies will be the death of me. After a long day spent baking in the kitchen, if I don’t give most away, things will get dangerous. Recently, the first thing Roy mentions when we attend Christmas...
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Strawberries and Champagne Cake + Happy New Year!
A boozy cake for a booze filled celebration! What are all of you doing tonight for the last day of the year??! It better be fun, no excuses. I am completely exhausted. Can you believe it? One more day...
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Orange, Mango, Papaya & Passion Fruit Juice
I have this fantasy of being that girl who frequents farmers markets, toting around her reusable grocery bag made out of recycled plastic, only eats organic and just LOVES kale and juice cleanses. The...
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Spam and Eggs Breakfast Sandwich
I’m not exaggerating when I say that Spam is like the lifeblood of Hawaii. I’ve seen it fried, in fried rice, a popular part of local McDonalds breakfasts, and sitting between layers of rice and nori...
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Coconut Ice Cream | Piña Colada Style
Home is all I can seem to think about these days. I remember it with the smell of wet pavement, the first bite of a spam musubi, dinner with a man who spoke in that half english/half pidgin lilt of a...
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Banana Pancakes for Two
I love recipes for two. It usually means less dishes, no wasting, and if it’s a splurge meal, I can totally finish all of it without feeling the least bit guilty! When going out for brunch or...
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Coconut Mint Lemonade Pops // Waiola Week Pt. 1
I am really, really, really excited to be partnering with Waiola! This Hawaii based brand, with a strong belief in “less is more” (something I can totally get behind!!!), sells coconut water that is...
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Coconut Raspberry Sorbet // Waiola Week Pt. 2
I’m a little under the weather (which is also why this post wasn’t up sooner!) but I feel like the happiest clam in the sea. I am lying in bed as I write this, the apartment oddly quiet and empty....
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A Very Merry Cakemas
Hi friends! How are you? How is your Christmas season fairing??? I am back home in Hawaii and have been for a few days already. My schedule consists of silently cursing the long lines at the mall and...
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Trail Mix Bars – for Pups & People!
Oh boy have the Holidays made me lazy and sluggish! I’m very slowly crawling out of the cave that I’ve been in these last few weeks, and finally did some baking for the first time since New Years Eve....
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Taiwanese Pork Noodles 肉燥 // Ama’s Noodles
Winter is a curious season. So much excitement and anticipation, presents to wrap, presents to give, dinner menus to prep, Christmas lights to string up. And then the big day, the big twenty-five...
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Lemon Crunch Cake
I was never the most excited student in history class. But I’ve always had a fascination with old things, what was different about the world years ago. A lot of it probably has to do with growing up...
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Lilikoi (Passionfruit) Eclairs
Hi! Hello! How are you all today? I hope Valentine’s Day was filled with plenty of chocolate regardless of your relationship status, and you’ve gotten all caught up on Grammy’s drama, and did I...
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Oreo & S’mores “Everything” Milkshake
It’s nearly midnight on the Sunday after the Oscars, and I’m writing this post and watching The Danish Girl. Naturally I also have plans for Room, The Revenant (yay Leo!), Spotlight, and Bridge of...
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Misoyaki Butterfish
Mom, if you’re reading this, please don’t be mad… I maybe, just a little bit, might have had an itty bitty fire in the kitchen. BUT TO BE FAIR. It was a little fire. In the pan. A pan fire! And cooks...
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Poke Bowls
Well, hello! First of all I just wanted to quickly mention that I hope you guys had a wonderful Easter celebration! I am currently in Iceland, or rather, will be in Iceland by the time you’re reading...
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Lihing Gummy Bears
I‘m going to be reeeeal straight with you guys today and say that you probably don’t want to make these. Or at least, not the way I did it. Do you know how long it takes to fill an entire mold of tiny...
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Aloha Rilakkuma Cookies | May Day
I‘m bringing a little more Hawaii-fied flare to the blog this week with a post to celebrate a special day in Hawaii, May Day! No matter the day of the week it falls on, the first of May is always...
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