People often ask me how/why I started my own small business. I figure, it’s Small Business Saturday so what better day to explain how it all came about! Here is a link to my Etsy shop I’m a surfer girl, and like all mermaids I know, I have a shell collection. … Read More
This recipe is a twist on candied sweet potatoes! If you like to have a sweet dish this will certainly satisfy your sweet tooth. Ingredients: 1/4 cup butter 1/4 cup maple syrup 1/3 cups packed brown sugar 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon 2 lbs ʻUlu (breadfruit) Materials: Steamer (I use a pasta steamer so that… Read More
I love this recipe! It’s SUPER filling… you don’t need to eat much to be completely stuffed! Like your turkey I suppose. I started out with Executive Chef Goran Streng of the Hawaii Prince Hotel Waikiki’s recipe and put my own twist on it. Here is the link to his recipe. For me,… Read More
My friend Hōkūao shared this simple secret with us. He said the aunties wait until the ʻulu (breadfruit) is ripe and mushy to the touch before cooking. They pop it in the oven with some butter and voila! We had a leftover ʻulu from our Thanksgiving feast and it had become pretty darn mushy so… Read More
Me: I know we have several veterans in the family. Can you tell me about them? Dad: Sure! Well there’s your great-great-great grandfather, Christopher Dudley, who fought in the Civil War. Your great grandfather – my mom’s dad – Albert King, who was an attorney and volunteered during WWI to be the… Read More
<Photo: “Me at Basic Training, Ft. Ord in 1969″> Happy Veteran’s Day! Yes, it’s a holiday, which is great. But let’s not lose sight of what this day truly celebrates – THANK YOU to all the veteran’s out there for your service! I’m sending out a special Happy Veteran’s day wish to my dad… Read More
Hi everyone! Well, I have a new job! Some people are scratching their heads… weren’t you already doing weather? I was. I volunteered my time at a local Facebook page doing daily weather reports and hurricane coverage for almost a year. It was fun but I really just did the daily reports in my… Read More
Every Friday morning, I get a giant veggie box – it’s actually the small size at 9 lbs. – from Island Fresh Delivery delivered to my door. My box always has something different in it… here is last week’s box. Lately I’ve been getting several sweet potatoes and Maui onions every week. It’s been about… Read More
