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Aloha Friday: Recipe for We-Hope-It's-A-Winner Turmeric/Olena Chicken

I grow tons of turmeric (called olena in Hawaiian) that I don't know how to use so I was happy to have stumbled across a local recipe for turmeric chicken. It l...

Charlotte's Easy Sweet-Sour Spareribs

This is the recipe featured this month by our local electricity company. It looks good. It's like an upgraded sweet sour ribs you order in Chinese restaurants. ...

Aloha Friday: Recipe for Always-A-Winner Sticky Date Pudding-Cake (with a gluten-free option)

This recipe comes from a gem of a community cookbook compiled by a primary school in Australia to commemorate its 40th anniversary. Sticky date pudding, also ca...

Aloha Friday: Recipe for Always-a-Winner Almond Flour Crackers

I started making these when I was following the Atkins food plan. They are yummy. You can make them plain or can add seeds to them. I usually add anise, fennel,...

2 Ingredient Pizza Dough

This guy makes 2 ingredient pizza dough. He says it is delicious. I will try making this for sure. Thanks Shotgun Red and Tim from Alaska who sent him the recip...

Setting Up My Trezor Wallet (Step by Step in Photos)

In a previous post, I had shown the half-priced Trezor Wallet that I ordered from Amazon. In this post, I just wanted to briefly and quickly share with you on h...

Aloha Friday: Recipe for Always-a-Winner Best Cranberry Loaf

I came across a recipe on a food site, justonecookbook.com. I changed it around a bit and substituted some dried cranberries in place of the dried fruit mix it ...

Aloha Friday: Recipe for Always-a-Winner Slow Cooker Pork Adobo (Origin: Philippines)

Happy Easter Easter Sunday Feasting in Hawaii: Many families can be found at fabulous Easter buffets put on by hotels and restaurants. Some of the more famous o...

Aloha Friday: Recipe for Always-a-Winner Mirliton Pie (Chayote Gourd-Squash Pie)

I grow chayote, also called mirliton in Louisiana. Other names for this gourd-squash include pipinola (Hawaiian), sayote (Ilocano-Filipino), and choko (Australi...

Hawaii Legislators Address Crypto Currencies

The Hawaii Legislature addresses crypto currencies. Reposting here, a story from the StarAdvertiser newspaper: http://www.staradvertiser.com/2018/03/21/business...

Hope Laine Hardy Wins American Idol

I hope this guy wins American Idol. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0QBRBeIM&list=RDE0QBRBeIM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2EnHG3zSOU https://www.youtube.c...

Aloha Friday: Recipe for Always-a-Winner Butter Mochi

Mochi and manju are popular dessert treats here. Nisshodo Candy Store is a popular old time establishment that makes a variety of these sweets: https://www.hawa...

Almond Crust Pizza :P

This almond crust pizza from Martina of "Simon and Martina," Youtube stars, looks delish! I want to try making it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Az19KrhfFy4&l...

Random Sunday: ExPats in [not Paradise] Hawaii

Recently, someone inquired for their brother who was considering applying for a job in Hawaii. This article is a partial response to that query. http://www.civi...

Random Sunday: Can Anyone Resuscitate The Hawaii GOP?

I just read an article on the GOP in Hawaii. As you may know, Hawaii is a deep blue state. As you may not know, Hawaii was once ruled by an oligarchy whose memb...

Random Sunday: Book Challenge Game

Game Rules: From own knowledge only. No internet searching or researching. Author and Book Title ... Go ...… >Not all those who wander are lost....

Aloha Friday: Recipe for Always-a-Winner Daikon Sanbai Zuke (Pickled Turnip like the Crunchy Side at Curry House CoCo Ichibanya Franchise)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SP3xRhfRJJQ Curry House CoCo Ichibanya is a franchise with over 1,400 locations worldwide. It is a restaurant-diner specializing...

Tuesday's Thoughts: On Blame/Judgment and On Sarcasm

Some of the universal truths I have learned in these islands from mentors and teachers follow. On Blame/Judgment: >Remember that when you point your finger at s...

Syria - Ghouta Looks a Lot Like Aleppo

It’s clear that U.S. policy in Syria is to make life as miserable as possible for both Russia and the Syrian people. Syria is of such strategic importance to ou...

Putin's Ultimatum is the Next Stage of the War

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s State of the Union address may be the most important speech since his address to the U.N. in September 2015 on the eve of Rus...