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Aloha we just bought a nice bottle of the chocolate bock from Sam Adams. Never had it before and want to know what temperature would be best (I'm thinking slightly chilled but not too cold). What are some of your experiences? Thanks and a hui ho

I don't know that it's the "best" but I really like Sumo Ramen's chicken katsu curry, even without the sauce which is nice and thick with carrot chunks and onions - the katsu is tasty, no 'icky' pieces or yucky things to bite into. It is not greasy and the breading is nice without being heavy. I like the sauce so well I even go over and buy just that and use it for other stuff here. The location I go to is in Kaneohe by the Safeway. Everything at Sumo is very fresh which I like you can see into the kitchen and it is extremely clean a hui ho............

We loved Sinaloa's!!!!!!! We would eat there prior to the long haul up to Kokee where my boss had a beautiful cabin that he let us stay in. I didn't realize they were closed since I haven't been to Kaua'i in ages spending much free time on Lana'i and lately Maui and next weekend on the Big Island. At the Safeway you can still find their tortillas in many flavors and they are the best!!!!!! a hui ho

Wow, I always heard this was a good place (Sis Kitchen) and often thought of going, that would of course mean 2 things. I'd have to leave my house and also drive all the way to town........

lightly coat with olive oil and coarse salt and roast at 350 degrees for about 45 minutes or so, check them to see how they look a nice golden brown is a good color. Put them in rice for a nice deep flavor, use them in a salad dressing, add to hamburgers, eat just as they are, they're really good roasted. Oh, keep them whole. a hui ho

a nice glass of Pomegranate juice, a vitamin B complex and plenty of water. I always liked a good cheeseburger as well. a hui ho

Well Maker's Mark for sure. Let's not overlook Wild Turkey, for everyday purposes and to relieve aches and pains instead of Celebrex and the like - nothing like 101. In fact Wild Turkey 101 has been the house favorite since college days at Northwestern. Used to go down to Howard Street where booze was legal (Evanston was 'dry' in those days) and drink lots of it at the Tally Ho pub where a couple times a year Wild Turkey would sponsor a party of Thanksgiving wherein they had drink specials (like 75 cents and a dollar) for drinks of 101 and give away lots of promotional prizes. They'd cover the pool tables with boards and tablecloths and serve complete turkey dinners with all the fixin's all night long. Those were the days........In any case we also like Knob Creek and Smith Woodhouse - whoops I think that's the port...........not yet 2005 here yet but the Hangar One Raspberry is kicking in to confuse issues..............So we often mix the Wild Turkey 101 with ginger ale, an extremely pleasing concoction as it has been for at least 25 years if not longer. A hui ho and Hauoli Makahiki Hou for 2005!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hands down Skyy works best for pineapple vodka with fresh pineapple in little cube/wedges. I just make mine in a pitcher or glass container by letting the pineapple sit for 3-5 days in the fridge and serving it nice and cold in glasses from the freezer. The chunks are incredibly POTENT!!!!!!! I told my friend about this and he then made pineapple sorbet with the chunks for a very lively dessert. This is one of the favorite things to do for us. By the way, I know for a fact that GlossyP makes a killer citrus vodka and how the decorative skewer of citrus rinds gets in the bottle I'd like to know!!!!!! a hui ho

A scallop dinner with lime buerre blanc & gremolata over Nalo Greens with North Shore tomatoes after church last night with a great Sauvignon Blanc. Brunch a frittata of basil, sun dried tomato and 4 year old aged Asiago cheese from the middle of nowhere in WI with a tasty cranberry bread that we got as a gift quenched with some Nicholas Feulliate champagne. The same friends who made the bread gave us a beautiful bottle with homemade citrus infused vodka with this really cool skewer threaded with thin ribbons of citrus peel, very cool and decorative! Got some spice rubs that smell pretty good. There are several cookbooks I would like but no one got me them - probably think I have them already, so I bought myself the "From the Neighborhood of Rao's" by Frank Pellegrini which was pretty steep at $40.00 but is quite interesting, need to now go get myself Bourdain's book since that is what I really wanted too. I smell my neighbor "Johnny Cash" smoking a pork roast in his garage which I must make my way over for later, he marinates it and lets the skin get nice and crispy, makes 2 and hides one in the garage so everyone doesn't eat all the skin part but I go in there with him and snarf it down with some Belvedere while he drinks Jack Daniels and ginger ale....My husband's cooking rocked this weekend and there's still another day left!!!!!! Mele Kalikimaka to all and a hui ho.....

Amongst the food ornaments on our tree are these horrid little s'mores people which my mother in law gave us to match the equally horrid s'more "night lamp". Beautiful garlic, pea pods and kiwi another gift from a good friend from Smith & Hawken, this really really cool big martini glass with olive hanging off the side, this year a really wonderful gift of 3 small chile pepper ristras made of glass. The usual beer mug, some grapes. Can't remember what else, we usually have other people decorate the tree and we cook them dinner and re-fill their wine or drinks and appreciate the fruits of their labor which makes it easy to forget what we actually own until we look at the trees. We have 3 trees, 2 flank the family room and there is always a small 'travel' tree that has ornaments from places we've been/eaten along with lots of annual Swavorski cystal snowflake ornaments. Hope everyone has a merry holiday! A hui ho.......

Campbell's chicken noodle soup with Parmesan Goldfish crackers (LOTS of them) good sodium high......I don't eat the 'chicken' pieces however Just yesterday I went into a trance and drove through the McDonald's and got a double cheeseburger (take off all the onion junk, pickle and mustard and slather it with ketchup with a small order of fries and a bottle of Perrier. I only eat McDonald's in the car when I do which isn't often but I love that combo, heaven for only $2.08 cents. Spam musubi only the top half (nori/spam slice and 1/2 the rice) throw away the rest "to save on the calories........" uh-huh......... oh, more Campbell's - Tomato soup with TONS of Cheddar Goldfish crackers like an entire layer covering the bowl.....I save here by using the low sodium crackers and have to plan this treat and actually have milk in the house. A hui ho it is a cool winter day here, maybe a trip to the store for some milk.....

Aloha Carolyn - my thoughts are with you, your post was just beautiful. Loss is such a deep deep feeling of both emptiness and happy memories at the same time, each day is different but all seem to have a moment when you realize you will never see that person again and it is so hard to believe. I myself have been so sad about losing my dog 3 weeks ago and next week will mark the first time I will see my mother since my dad passed away in June or go to their house since then. Although he was in assisted living on the Alzheimer's floor it will still be odd going to my childhood home knowing a visit to him will not be part of our plans. Funny things you think about at times like this, I sit and think that when the time comes and the house gets sold that whoever buys it will not know why there are symbols of a sun, raincloud, bow and arrow and mountains about the four corners where there is cement, my dad wanted to mark his home with spiritual depictions of our culture since he was the first of his family to move from the reservation and actually own a home. Your mom knows about your new success and she is smiling at the thought of you and is so very proud of you I am sure, she's with you everyday in your heart and is what made you such a caring person with great talent. I'll say a prayer for you and your family and hope that you all take care. Much aloha to you - a hui ho.........

Aloha! Man, you guys are killing me with the memories I have of Harold's!!!!! I am drooling on the keyboard as I write, as much as we have here there ain't nothin' like Harold's. The pictures from Hollyeats were great! I have had to go to White Fence Farm with my mother when I visit and it is probably one of my least favorite things to do when I am there, I think it has to do with the regimentation of it all from the minute you walk in the door, not to mention somewhat bland food. That I could actually have the time to drive in from Naperville when I visit in a couple weeks would find me in heaven at Harolds, no such luck I am sure. A hui ho........

This has always worked for me - oil both sides of fish with olive oil or peanut oil or even grapeseed oil, coat in sesame seeds and then sear on hot pan, always works! Roy Yamaguchi taught us this in one of his PBS shows. The fish does not come out overly cooked/saturated in oil, perfectly seared. Try it, see how it goes. a hui ho....

I graduated from Northwestern in 1979, lived at Elder Hall. Fortunately - or not - the cafeteria was downstairs, no way would I walk to eat food like that. I distinctly remember these god awful cheeseburgers that my now husband would refer to as "cold grays." Salad such as it was was always yucky iceberg lettuce that was fairly brown edged with red styrofoam posing as tomato. When they had theme dinners they were horrific. The foodservice was by SAGA and what a sad tale it was. I to this day remember heating Campbell's Chunky soups in a hot pot day after day and eating more tuna fish than imagineable, my roommate ate hers with ketchup mixed in and cases of Tab to quench it down with. At night this guy would come through the lobby with a sandwich cart and we'd eat some of that or the sandwich truck would come by with those god awful pre-packed warm creations. Although I do recall liking the poor boy sandwich hot from the truck. In those days there was this girl - I still remember her name, don't know what happened to her after graduation - but she would go down and buy me a poor boy just to watch me eat it, that was odd, everyone thought so, but it was a free meal! I hear things have greatly changed for the better much like the other schools so lucky for them! a hui ho.

I have lots of thoughts too, however mosty "ho-hum" comes in first about the list. Not that I don't agree with 2 or 3. When it's time for my nap later I'll look at the entire list to get me sedated a hui ho.

What a great resource! So true about the soil conditions, even where I live across the street has different soil type and their plants grow different than mine. In our valley we get plenty rain so things grow at a different level than other areas of the island. Let us know what happens if you get any of the seeds! Unrelated by still about farming, one of the best events of the year is coming up Oct. 25, the annual Farm Dinner at Roy's, been to every one and each year it gets better! Vive La Farmers! a hui ho

anything for a friend! It's across from where we got our hair done for quite some time and I noticed that I'd not seen their sign out on the sidewalk when I'd drive by. You all piqued my curiosity!! a hui ho........

Just about 1/2 hour ago on my way home from Pilates I drove into the parking lot on Kainehe where Kevin's WAS and there is no indication that it is there anymore ;-( I too got a disconnected message when I tried calling. a hui ho

I recall an episode on Martha Stewart featuring Rao's. The Safeway by my house sells (or not) their jar spaghetti sauce for $11.99 a jar!!!!!!!! I always see the row is completely full. a hui ho

I agree with the freezing of mint tea as cubes. It seems I searched and searched for a really strong mint tea brand after brand and oddly enough for me anyway - the Safeway Select Peppermint tea is the best I've found, really! I don't even need to used two bags to get the strong flavor I love. Maybe you have this brand close to you, often it is on sale at 2/$5.00 (probably cheaper in other regions not needing transport over by barge.) I've even taken the Celestrial Seasonings tour and l cleared my sinuses and senses out in their peppermint room but still like Safeway better. This helps me each morning as I awake with some nasty throat problem from my sinus/allergies. A hui ho.................

The show was very interesting. I appreciated the call from Marissa (sp?) that indeed asked about the city run open markets and the produce which is not from Hawaii, addressed very nicely on the show - we all had agreed this was the case. I think that farmers from the Big Island showcasing fresh hearts of palm, offering samples and passionately explaining their farming methods and where in fact a heart of palm comes from (yes, a can in most cases......) but to taste and experience and see pictures of a real peach palm is just so amazing. To know that cattle are being raised here on Oahu (who would imagine that on an island that seems so over-populated and developed), goat cheese from Maui and the Big Island - granted they don't stink, just evoke flavorful fantasies of herbs and fruit. Tourists abound at the market and each week I hear their exclamations of wonder and awe at what they would have missed had they not come to the market and only stayed in Waikiki - many enroute to the Neighbor Islands. They say that they will ask if things are from here when they dine out, how great is that? This is a great exchange recently of ideas and philosphies from many origins that I have found fascinating. Mahalo Nui Loa to Joan Namkoong, Dean Okimoto and the rest that have worked so hard to make this vision a clarity appealing to so many of the people who live and visit Oahu. You can always log on to HawaiiFarmBureau.org and see the weekly tip sheet for the market on Thursdays. Everyone who has contributed to this discussion a big mahalo, you've made it so interesting to be on this forum geographically.......a hui ho

Aloha Emily - Glad to hear from you! I'd looked up your site a few weeks ago just after you had updated on your new adventure. Much luck to you and Chris, enjoy the city and your schoolwork. It was fun to meet you last April at lunch. Keep us informed!!!! A hui ho......

I don't think Hawaii is trying to 'keep up with the mainland.' What I do see is the emphasis upon fresh/local ingredients available now and more and more becoming available. The farmers are responding to requests of chefs and coming up with more and more in terms of herbs and various vegetables, meats and fish. My travels only take me to Chicago twice a year and the number of restaurants is overwhelming, many of which you must wear a certain type of clothing to dine in. For our fine dining levels it is great to be able to wear aloha attire and go to food events in 'elegant aloha attire' as it is often called. Although I will say that Hoku's has a long pants requirement, unaware diners are given long pants to wear for the evening much like jackets on the mainland or on Lana'i at Koele. With the emphasis upon freshness and a cuisine of it's own as initiated by the Hawaii Regional Chefs and the second generation of the Hawaii Island Chefs we see a continual evolution of dining at all levels, certainly not all high end. It is up to us to support the farmer's and certainly it is most 'patriotic' to buy local tomatoes as opposed to those awful things that come from California or wherever. Even in California it is up to them to buy the freshest that they can find and from what we see and read they do. Thankfully the resources are available to us to indulge in the freshest possible ingredients. For years I would drive to Nalo Farms to purchase greens and herbs as did many of my friends the KCC market allows one stop shopping for a week of fresh and healthful eating. So that said I am off to eat a lunch of greens from MAO farms in Waianae with some North Shore tomato sprinkled with some roasted Ewa sweet corn. A hui ho..........

Great!!! I'll be tuning in!!!! It is truly unfortunate KKEA has decided the entire state wants to only hear about sports and cut out jobs (well maybe not full time jobs for those on the 'food shows') but nonetheless is willing to plant mainland ESPN shows on their schedule taking away from any other diversity besides TEDIOUS sports. The last show of "Heckathorn's Hotplates" with Joan and A.Kam Napier is to air Friday. What a sad day for a broad listenership on our Hawaiian airwaves.........a hui ho...........