Category: Dinner Ideas

PITA PIZZA

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  Pizza is one of the favorite foods of almost everyone I know and I am no exception.  I normally like to make my own pizza starting with the dough but there are times when a deviation comes in handy.  One of those times is when you have extra Pita Bread sitting around and fresh […]

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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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TROPICAL FOOD CHRONICLES – DAY SIX

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Today, I am going to skip right ahead to dinner as breakfast and lunch meals were not exciting and the day was pretty ordinary.  For dinner we went to Keoki’s Tropical Paradise at Poipu Village Shopping Mall.  Keoki’s interior is true to its name.  It is truly a Tropical Paradise and as in most Hawaiian […]

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TROPICAL FOOD CHRONICLES – DAY TWO

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  On Monday we woke up to the birds singing, the breeze wafting and the sun shining.   This was the day that we decided that we would have breakfast out.  We ended up at the Poipu Shopping Village and had breakfast at ‘Poipu Tropical Burger’, a restaurant that features much more than just Burgers on […]

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Stuffed Mushrooms

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When browsing through Costco’s Produce Section the other day, I came across a package of 4 large Portobello Mushrooms.  These are the size that Mushroom Burgers can be made from and they are also great for a ‘Stuffed Mushroom Entrée’.  After picking up the mushrooms, I then went over to the Seafood Section and purchased […]

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SIZZLING ITALIAN MEATBALLS

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There is nothing like really good Italian Meatballs, bursting with the flavor of garlic, onions and herbs and made light and fluffy with the use of eggs. To make your own Meatballs you will need just a few ingredients.   First of all you need the  meat (ground beef is my favorite – lean – but some people […]

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Pasta, Pasta # One: Flat Pasta

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  When you walk down the pasta isle in the market how do you choose which pasta to buy and which to use for what purpose?  There are flat pastas, round pastas, hollow pastas and twisted pastas.  There is pasta that is made to look like rice (Italian orzo) and pasta that resembles gnocchi (potato […]

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