Tag: sonia tastes hawaii
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December 22, 2009 08:36 PM EST --
This past Saturday I was asked to do a cooking demonstration at the Kino'ole Farmer's Market. I decided to use the beautiful local purple sweet potatoes. One of the vendors at the market, . . .
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December 26, 2009 06:12 PM EST --
It's the morning of Christmas and all through the Moo (Honomu) Not a leaf is stirring, not even the yew... The sun is shining, the clouds disappeared All in hopes that the day will stay clear The gifts . . .
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May 23, 2007 07:15 PM EDT --
Our garden got sort of wild (to say the least) while I was away on my recent trip to the mainland. There are days when my son, Anthony is in so much pain (Fibromyalgia) that I told him to not bother . . .
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December 17, 2009 02:40 AM EST --
The latest venture for the Hilo Coffee Mill in Mountain View is their new Farmer's Market. The Mill owners, Cathy Patton and Jeanette Baysa, are entrepreneurs with a very innovative spirit. . . .
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May 13, 2007 09:53 PM EDT --
I have known Barbara Fahs, owner of Hi'aka's Healing Heb Garden, for several years, both as a friend and as a colleague since we are both freelance writers for The Hawaii Island Journal. . . .
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May 26, 2007 08:43 PM EDT --
The first time we visited this tiny little spot in downtown Hilo several months ago was at the urging of a friend who knew my son Anthony and I write restaurant reviews for The Hawaii Island Journal for . . .
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June 13, 2007 09:48 PM EDT --
A few weeks ago I reported on the dreadful condition of the garden and how we started taming it. I can now say that even though we have been without any rain of consequence for several weeks and . . .
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July 08, 2007 02:28 PM EDT --
Jacy Oshiro & Sushi Chef Roy Kaneka holding a Chirashizushi Bowl -Nihon Restaurant-Hilo
One of the `long-time' landmarks in the Hilo area is the Nihon Restaurant located in one of the most . . .
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July 19, 2007 08:57 AM EDT --
I'm a member of a cookbook collectors group on the internet (if you're interested in knowing more about it, there is information below). This group has hosted several National conventions . . .
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November 01, 2007 04:47 PM EDT --
Pumpkin Mousse
One of my foodie internet friends, an American who lives in Lebanon shared a version of this recipe a few years ago. It has since become one of our traditional desserts . . .
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February 05, 2008 05:12 PM EST --
When my friend Sue hosts a party she expects you to participate fully....her parties are not 'expectator sports' and always carry a theme. Sue is very creative and through the years . . .
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December 03, 2008 09:13 AM EST --
When I was growing up in Cuba, my mom used to make a dish that was called Platanos en Tentation (Temptation Bananas - Baked and Caramelized Plantains or Bananas)
As one of our side dishes for our Thanksgiving . . .
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December 15, 2008 04:48 PM EST --
I love using my claypot especially for chicken or Cornish hens. The meat just seems to 'melt off the bones'.
For this past Thanksgiving there were only the two of us, my son Anthony . . .
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February 28, 2009 05:24 PM EST --
In December of 06, I wrote in this blog about a short road trip from our house up the coast from us and mentioned the 50's Fountain Cafe in Laupahoehoe.
We have returned . . .
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March 12, 2009 07:12 PM EDT --
The Honolulu Symphony came to the Big Island this week.
Since their arrival on the island, they have visited several schools and performed for the school children around the . . .
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April 13, 2009 08:51 AM EDT --
I wanted our Easter meal to be colorful, tasty and light....and it was!
A friend at Gather.com had posted what looked like a delicious cream of beet soup several weeks ago and I thought that would . . .
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July 24, 2009 07:12 PM EDT --
I met Fran and her husband Jim a few days after moving to Hawaii back in August of 94. My son was part of a Gourmet Supper Group of about 20 people or so and I was invited to attend one of the . . .
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September 20, 2008 05:00 PM EDT --
Every morning one of us walks up the drive to the road where our newspaper box is located to get the paper.
For the last couple of years we have been finding avocados laying . . .
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June 02, 2007 09:07 PM EDT --
I leave for the mainland for a month and all sorts of things happened while I was gone........one of them was the opening of a fine food store in Hilo!
One day a couple of weeks ago, we were heading . . .
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October 01, 2007 09:33 PM EDT --
Anthony and I were able to attend the 12th Annual Mealani's A Taste of the Hawaiian Range Food Festival this past Friday evening, September 28th, held at the Hilton Waikoloa Village.
Photo: Taken . . .
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