Tag: tropical taste
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March 23, 2007 10:12 PM EDT --
Also called "gumbo" in some regions of the country, the okra (Hibiscus esculentus) is thought to be originally from the Angola and Congo areas of Africa.
The . . .
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April 30, 2007 08:22 PM EDT --
Raul Musibay, of the 3 Guys in Miami fame and I have been corresponding for several years. It all started when I e-mailed them asking if they had any idea of how to make ‘raspadura', . . .
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January 17, 2008 05:09 PM EST --
Besides cooking and eating, another of my interests is reading. I am a very eclectic and voracious reader. From mysteries, spies, murder and mayhem to treatises or memoirs by foodies, . . .
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May 30, 2007 12:56 AM EDT --
Surinam cherries (Eugenia uniflora) commonly grow almost everywhere I've ever lived and you see them mostly planted in rows along a fence line and trimmed to be used . . .
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November 01, 2008 07:04 PM EDT --
Hawaii is a true melting pot. We have a melding of as many foods, traditions and observances as there are ethnic groups who call these islands home.
I recently attended an all day . . .
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January 30, 2007 08:39 PM EST --
Papaya, (Carica papaya L) the "good for you fruit", is called he'i in Hawaii, fruta bomba or lechosa in some Spanish speaking . . .
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March 01, 2007 12:00 AM EST --
When most people think of pineapples, they immediately picture Hawai'i, even though pineapples actually were not brought to Hawaii . . .
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March 09, 2007 02:29 PM EST --
It boggles my mind to see the varieties of fruit growing year round on our islands, but to me summer fruit seem to be just a bit more special! We have become so accustomed to . . .
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April 16, 2007 09:58 AM EDT --
Tired of the long days of winter and dreaming of beaches kissed by the tropical sun, where palm and coconut fronds dance, swaying in the gentle breezes while the foamy waves caress the beach….? . . .
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May 14, 2007 02:53 PM EDT --
My new Food Correspondent Icon courtesy of Kevin V. Mahalo, Kevin!
My Mother's Day Dinner
My son Anthony is a very good cook...through the years . . .
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June 15, 2007 12:32 AM EDT --
One of the perks of living in a tropical climate is the availability of fresh fruit. Some are available year around, like coconuts, papayas and bananas and then others . . .
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June 30, 2007 03:50 PM EDT --
As you drive around our neck of the woods, you can't help but notice that lychee trees in neighborhood yards are loaded with fruit this year. A very popular fruit . . .
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July 31, 2007 02:17 AM EDT --
The coconut (cocos nucifera) is not really a nut, but a seed. Belonging to the family of fruits called drupes, it is related to dates, apricots, . . .
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August 15, 2007 09:58 PM EDT --
The word poke (poh-keh) in the Hawaiian language means to cut up food in tiny bite size pieces.
Poke was traditionally made with . . .
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September 15, 2007 09:45 PM EDT --
At this time of the year as you drive up and down our roads the pungent smell of ripe guavas follow you almost everywhere you go. So many guava trees grow wild all over the . . .
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April 08, 2008 12:34 PM EDT --
As some of you know, I have been visiting on the mailand since early March. This is not a vacation by any means as we 4 siblings have gathered to take care of family business
I . . .
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June 13, 2008 10:30 PM EDT --
As many of you know, I have been away from home for several months (3 months as of June 7th) when I thought I would be gone for only 3 weeks!
During this time, I have tried to find either . . .
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September 02, 2008 08:00 PM EDT --
You can't get a more typical Hawaiian dish than a Laulau and you can be sure to find it served at any lu'au. The original 'recipe' predates the arrival of Captain . . .
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March 03, 2009 07:48 PM EST --
From January 30th, 2007 until February 5th, 2009, I was one of the Gather Essentials Food Correspondents. My articles were published under the 'TROPICAL TASTE' . . .
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June 10, 2007 10:37 PM EDT --
This is a little paper-bound book I ordered from a used source through Amazon. It is in perfect shape and does not even look like it was opened. Original price was $9.95 and I got it for
4.98 . . .
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