Macadamia beer nuts If you know me or even read this blog you will know that I enjoy a beer or two on occasion. Last week while enjoying a cool Maui Brewing Co. Coconut Porter in the breezy sunshine of Upcountry Maui and snacking on the totally addictive Macadamia beer nuts we have been whipping […]
Hawaii
Our blog articles written about and inspired by our travels around Hawaii.
The Breadfruit Institute – BAKED ULU CHIPS
During our recent trip to Kahanu Garden in Hana we got the added bonus of being introduced to the Breadfruit Institute, located right at the front gates and part of the garden itself. The Institute’s mission is to promote the conservation and use of breadfruit for food and reforestation. I know many of you are saying […]
Diarrhea, Compassionate Killing and Pig Hunters
“For the things we have to learn before we can do them, we learn by doing them.” ― Aristotle, The Nicomachean Ethics Win-win situation Housesitting for family and friends is usually easy, you know the areas, homes & the animals so there aren’t any surprises. When our friends in Hana asked us to come and take care of their […]
King of the slow cookers
King of the slow cookers As a chef I have been lucky to learn, over the years, to cook food in many different ways. I have made pizza in a traditional wood fired oven, cooked pig on a spit, baked whole fish in salt and cooked food in extremely modern ways with Combi ovens and […]
I’m Letting Them Bleed Out In the Jungle
Bleed Out In The Jungle “I’m letting them bleed out in the jungle”, I never thought I’d hear Tim utter those words but there he was, sitting on a tractor with a saws-all in one hand and a smile on his face. He had just cut down a few stalks of bananas and was letting […]
SOM TOM aka GREEN PAPAYA SALAD
Weird and gangly All over the island of Maui you will spot trees loaded with papaya. A weird and gangly looking tree capable of growing tall to reach the sun and producing large clusters of fruit, papaya grows effortlessly in the tropics. Modest fruit It is modest in flavour but has lots of hidden uses and […]
CHEESE-LESS CHEESECAKE and MACADAMIA CRUMBLE
So much guacamole We’ve been on Maui for over a month now, taking care of our friends’ two properties, animals and fruit trees. We’ve been dealing with a surplus of bananas and avocados. Needless to say, we’re trying to use as much as we can but there is so much guacamole and banana bread a […]
SWEET AND SPICY MACADAMIA NUTS
Enjoy our nuts If you’re like us, you might enjoy a beer or two once in a while, especially during the summer. And what goes better with a good beer than nuts? Our nuts are sweet and spicy and they go down as easily as a cold pint on a sweltering hot day. We hope you […]