Malikala's Ono Kine Grinds

My recent obsession has been Vietnamese Vermicelli with grilled pork, or Bun Thit Nuong . I was first introduced to this dish by a co-wor...

One of my favorite places to eat is at a  Churrascaria, which is an all-you-care-to-eat Brazilian BBQ. They serve the bbq with a buffet...

I've always wanted to make gravy from scratch for Thanksgiving, but because I deep fry our turkey, I don't have turkey pan drippings...

I've been searching high and low for the perfect dressing to serve for Thanksgiving. I don't want to use the boxed stuff. But its be...

I know its been over a week since my last blog post. Honestly, I had been working myself up for this recent Thanksgiving holiday. Keeping bu...

One of my favorite parts of a Hawaiian plate lunch is the side of macaroni salad. No matter what the plate lunch is, I always have to have t...

My sister-in-law had served this dip at one of our nephew's birthdays. She had mentioned that it was simply a mixture of cream cheese an...

The past week has been a whirlwind of emotions, especially for hubby. Not only was it hubby's birthday, but his long-awaited board exam ...

Growing up, my lola used to make a lot of pickled items such as pickled mangos and pickled green papaya relish ( atchara ). She would bottle...

We decided to take a family trip to Universal Studios Hollywood today, since its a 3-day weekend. Tomorrow, we decided we wanted to do a bar...

With the weather being so dark and gloomy lately, it sometimes makes me miss the islands. I once saw a Food Network chef make some Lomi Lomi...

As a starter for this year's Thanksgiving dinner, I decided to make this dip. I watched Paula Deen and her son, Bobby, make this on her ...

Hubby and I always love taking back some Guava Jelly from Hawaii. We haven't been to a Hawaii in a while and I MISS not only Hawaii but ...

This recipe popped up on my reader today from Telly's Tasty Tidbits. I had some leftover zucchinis from my diet last week that I wanted...

I served the Sea Scallops with Saffron Aoli with a side of this rice dish the way Claire Robinson from the Food Network also did. The sauce...

Its the eve of our 7 th anniversary. Unfortunately, hubby has to be in class all evening tomorrow. Which means I'll be without him for ...

I think Paratha is the first Indian dish that my friend Kiran had me try. She brought some to work that her mom had made and I was hooked. ...

I found this recipe at one of the blogs I visited and thought to make it today. I still had a few ears of corn leftover from last week, so I...

You know that summer is on its way when you head to the grocery store and you find that they start selling a lot of fruits. Watermelons, pea...

Tomorrow's my daughter's 2nd birthday. I can't believe she's 2 now. I can still remember every moment at the hospital when I...