Bento Picnics
Also yesterday after my surgical procedure and before we went to the base thrift shop, we stopped at Marukai, a Japanese Asian grocery store, for $8 saba (mackerel) bentos and…
Oat Bars with Jam
I tried out a new recipe I found online, Oat Bars with Jam (gluten free and vegan, baked it in the Ninja Woodfire Outdoor Oven). I brought it to church…
Trying Out the iPhone Journal to Preserve Memories
I've been trying out the iPhone Journal that showed up after the latest update, not so much as a diary but as a digital scrapbook. I haven't found a way…
August’s Appliance Cooking
Appliance Cooking in August: Here are some of theย dishes I tried to make recently. I've been inspired by some of my friends to try to eat healthier so we're loosely…
Grilled Mackerel
Our local Sam's Club (in Pearl City) has a good deal on mackerel, 5 fillets for $9. I tried this recipe from Just One Cookbook for grilled mackerel (Saba Shioyaki…
Smoky Spicy Bean Dip (vegan)
This weekโs new recipe experiment was a smoky, spicy vegan bean dip, served with tortilla chips. I brought it in for my PT clinicโs staff and for our churchโs hospitality…
Spicy Smoked Deviled Eggs for Easter
Hope you had a Happy Easter! I tried out a new recipe to make spicy smoked deviled eggs to bring for our churchโs refreshment table. The eggs ๐ฅ were boiled…
Poke Nachos
A couple of weeks ago, my college friend K. and her husband T. visited us from the mainland. I made poke nachos using poke from Foodland, air fried the wonton…
The High Blood Pressure Plate Plan
When guests visit us on a Wednesday, weโve now developed a plan to go to the Kapilina Night Market to get @dahubstore 's #HighBloodPressurePlate (s) while watching the sunset on the…
New Recipes Attempted for Thanksgiving 2022
Hope you and your loved ones had a Happy Thanksgiving! This was the first Thanksgiving without any of our kids. They are all on the mainland. We had a fun…