Let’s Talk Food: Chicken lettuce wraps
With the warmer evenings, lettuce wraps could be a great, refreshing meal, or even served as an appetizer. For me, that would certainly be enough for a meal, especially in the evening as I do not want to go to bed full.
Let’s Talk Food: The science of a good pie crust
If you make a good pie crust, you don’t need to do much more to make a great pie as the crust usually makes or breaks the success of the finished dessert.
Let’s Talk Food: World Bee Day is May 20
Hawi beekeepers Kailin Kim and Kai Hudgins of Ho‘ola Honey, teamed up with Comvita, the global leader in UMF Manuka honey, along with a hand-selected group of other rescuers throughout the nation to keep bees from extermination or existing undesirable hive locations. Grants are being provided to them by Comvita to keep the bees safe, pollinating and thriving,
Let’s Talk Food: Berries are in season
Raspberries, blackberries, strawberries and blueberries are starting to appear at the markets now and are quite sweet. You might as well get your fill of them now because berries taste best when they are fresh and in season.
Let’s Talk Food: Tomorrow is Cinco de Mayo and Children’s Day
Tomorrow is May 5, and is Cinco de Mayo and Children’s Day. If you want to celebrate both occasions, you can have Mexican dishes and kashiwa mochi for dessert.
Let’s Talk Food: Doggie treats
Did you get a puppy during the COVID lockdown?
Let’s Talk Food: Beans as part of your diet
Dried legumes are dried beans as we know it, and they are in three categories: beans, peas and lentils.
Let’s Talk Food: A lesson in running a business
Kamaha‘o Ocean Kanekoa.
Remember that name.
Let’s Talk Food: Buttermilk, an essential ingredient
I always have buttermilk in my refrigerator, as it is a very necessary ingredient in making waffles. But recently I found it difficult to find it at the markets.
Let’s Talk Food: Food happenings
Dom DeLuca Italian Restaurant
Let’s Talk Food: Soup and sandwiches
There is nothing like a nice, delicious bowl of hot soup and a great sandwich. Each needs the correct components to make it perfect.
Let’s Talk Food: Wednesday is St. Patrick’s Day
St. Patrick’s Day, or the Feast of St. Patrick, an Irish celebration, is tomorrow. It is an official Christian feast day that began in the early 17th century, the traditional date of the death of St. Patrick and the arrival of Christianity into Ireland.
Let’s Talk Food: Lunar New Year is this Thursday
This Thursday is the start of the Year of the Metal Ox in the lunar calendar.
Let’s Talk Food: Breakfast is king
If we live by the phrase “eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a queen and dinner like a pauper,” our breakfast should be the biggest meal of the day. After all, breakfast is “a break from a fast.”
Let’s Talk Food: WSW Steakhouse to open at Hilo Hawaiian
Opening this Saturday, Jan. 30, is WSW Steakhouse in the Hilo Hawaiian Hotel.
Let’s Talk Food: Beans, a versatile vegetable option
Beans are a great option for a vegetable during any meal. They are easy to grow and here in Hawaii, we can grow them year round. If you do not have space for stakes, bush beans produce enough for a few meals.
Let’s Talk Food: Lundberg’s food predictions for 2021
Lundberg Family Farms, the leading California-based organic rice brand, has released its top 10 predictions for food in 2021.
Let’s Talk Food: First food thoughts for a new year
New Year’s resolutions are difficult, as we often say we will do it but by the end of January we have not fulfilled it and will probably forget about it. We need to make realistic ones that fit into our lifestyle and will not set us up for failure.
Let’s Talk Food: 2021 can’t come soon enough
We have all been through an interesting year and are so ready for the new year to arrive. We hope 2021 will be a luckier year than this year.
Let’s Talk Food: Holiday goodies to leave for Santa
It is time to bake some goodies to leave for Santa Claus on Christmas Eve.
