Your last Hawaiian vacation Have you ever enjoyed a Hawaii grown papaya? There’s nothing quite like it. You’re so happy when you find it at your local grocer, you buy it, even though it’s overpriced, you take it home, cradling it like a newborn baby so as not to bruise it. You cut it open […]
Hawaii
Our blog articles written about and inspired by our travels around Hawaii.
365 Project 2014 – week 35
Lilikoi curd, critters and Lindbergh Week 35 was spent making lilikoi curd, getting to know the local critters and visiting the Lindbergh property. You can see all photos here. How did you spend your week?
Monsanto Part 1 | Questions and Answers
Monsanto Part 1 – Q & A A while back we asked our Facebook readers and newsletter subscribers if they had the opportunity to ask Monsanto any question, what would it be? We brought your questions to Monsanto where their rep David Stoltzfus answered them. Read all questions and answers below. A Cook Not Mad: Why create […]
Leaving Maui
Leaving Maui In a week we’ll be leaving Maui, it’s hard to believe that we’ve been here for nearly 5 months. Time does zip by. We’ve met so many great people and have had plenty of adventures on this little island. Remember all the things we learned or thought we’d never say? And the sleepless […]
Zushi: No Reservations Required (CLOSED)
Two wonderful women Years ago I was lucky to work with two wonderful women, one from Beijing, China and the other from Bangkok, Thailand. Both were employed as maids for the embassy where I cooked but both were also very accomplished cooks in their own right. Sujin, from Bangkok, was renowned for her amazing Thai […]
We’re going on a diet!
Moving on Well, here we are at the end of our second “house sit” on Maui and moving on to number three. We are heading back to Kipahulu on the East side of the island, nicely snuggled into a 26 acre property completely off the grid. With the move we are also going on a […]
Saved by Pele
The bathroom floor I woke up on the bathroom floor in the middle of the night, covered in a thin blanket with a small white dog named Cuba curled up at my side. I could still hear the wind outside. I got up and crawled into bed next to Tim. Hours earlier the wind and […]
In The Clouds
Engulfed We’ve been living in Olinda since mid June. Olinda is close to 4000ft up Haleakala volcano on Maui. The mornings and evenings are cool and there are more eucalyptus than palm trees but it has its charm. One of the things we love is that once in a while we’ll find ourselves engulfed in […]