I have always had an affinity for stuffed foods.  Stuffed tofu, all kinds of siu mai (steamed dumplings), stuffed cabbage, chicken cordon bleu, the stuffed white fish at Lindo Michoacan…the list goes on.  I don’t know for sure, but I think it has something to do with the fact that stuffing food takes a fair [...]

Sometimes, I do things the hard way.  I don’t intend to, but that’s just how life works out.  For example, while I used to body-board occasionally while growing up in Hawaii, I never took up surfing until I moved to Northern California – where you won’t ever find the sort of gentle, rolling waves like in Waikiki, and where you’ll [...]

This summer, I had the good fortune to visit the Saturday Farmers’ Market at Kapiolani Community College.  Lines were long, and it was raining that day, but it didn’t deter us from making our way through the diverse stands.  I have to say, this is one of the largest farmers’ markets I’ve been to … [...]

When I saw this cute little guy sitting amongst his peers on a shelf at Tokyo Fish Market, I couldn’t resist putting him in my basket.The Kabocha pumpkin is a stout squash with a deep green skin and bright orange flesh, that cooks up very tender and incredibly sweet.  It is high in beta carotene, [...]

This was pasta was not inspired by Italy, but the Big Island of Hawaii.  When my grandparents were children growing up there, a typical weeknight meal consisted primarily of vegetables from the garden, seasoned with a little meat, and served with some kind of healthy starch like steamed rice.  They continue to make vegetables a [...]

Yesterday was St. Patrick’s Day, and I forgot to wear green.  I didn’t even get to eat my favorite boiled corned beef dinner with mustard (sniff, sniff).  I will, however, make up for it today by picking up a Ruben sandwich for lunch, I think.  My husband is part Irish (I am not), and he [...]