Category: Tropical Food

NATIONAL SHRIMP DAY

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  May 10th is ‘National Shrimp Day’.  Shrimp are absolutely one of my favorite seafood in any form or style.  Below are a few recipes for you to try – one or all.  Enjoy preparing them and then enjoy eating them.       Grilled Shrimp – marinated in Garlic, Basil, Lemon Juice and Olive Oil. […]

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RECIPES FOR CINCO DE MAYO

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Cinco de Mayo will be here in 2 hours or earlier for East Coasters.  Here are a few recipes you can use for your Celebrations tomorrow.   We will start with Appetizers including Salsas and conclude with Rice, Empanadas and Lemonade.   Mango Salsa which makes use of fresh Mangoes, Limes, Red Bell Peppers and Jalapenos […]

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PINEAPPLE UPSIDE DOWN CAKE DAY

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Today is Pineapple Upside Down Cake Day.  Make one for your family!  Or go buy one at the local bakery.  That is if you like Pineapple Upside Down Cake.  To make Pineapple Upside Down Cake you will of course need Pineapple.  A 20 oz. Can of Pineapple Rings will do or you can buy a […]

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TROPICAL FOOD CHRONICLES – DAY NINE

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Today was another early rising day as we had decided to drive towards the northern end of Kauai to look for birds in the reserve in the Wailua River Valley.  We also stopped to view the waterfall and to look over the Wailua River into the restored Hawaiian Village.  It was a beautiful day and […]

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TROPICAL FOOD CHRONICLES – DAY SEVEN

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Day Seven was Saturday and again, I will skip breakfast as that wasn’t notable.  For lunch we had a combination plate (items purchased from the market) of Tako (octopus) Poki Hawaiian Style Ahi Poki and Lomi, Lomi Salmon with seaweed snacks and sliced cucumbers. This was a very tasty and light lunch and it was completely […]

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TROPICAL FOOD CHRONICLES – DAY EIGHT

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Today was Sunday so we decided to have breakfast out again at Burgers in Paradise.  As mentioned earlier, this restaurant offers a lot more than Burgers and provides quite a variety of breakfast items.  Ev had Pancakes which were rather large but quite good tasting.  My breakfast was a Papaya /Pineapple Boat that was served with […]

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