the tasty spot

Paʻiʻai

We attended a pop-up pa’i'ai event tonight at The Whole Ox deli with our pop-up friends, Helen C. and Doug.  Pa’i'ai is Hawaiian for hand pounded poi, which is the traditional method of processing kalo (aka taro) into poi.  Up until recently, pa’i'ai was illegal.  There was a movement to change that and it gained so much traction and support in Hawaii that the state government decided to legalize it and the governor signed a law protecting it. (more…)

Healthy dinner

I’m baaaaack!  The past six months have been pretty hectic.  I started running and completed three 5K’s, one 10K, and two half marathons!  The training has taken up most of my time so I haven’t had the time to cook and blog.  Most of the time I would just go home after work, get a run in, shower, cook, and then unwind a bit before going to bed.  I haven’t signed up for any races so my running schedule has diminished somewhat and so I have time to cook and take pictures.  So here I am blogging again.  I thought I already posted about this chicken but I haven’t so now that I’ve cooked it a couple of times, it has become one of our favorite ways to eat chicken.  I just had to blog about it this time. (more…)

Sashimi

Happy New Year!  We had a delicious New Years eve dinner at Yuzu before partying the night away.  Yuzu recently opened this past fall and is located in the Ala Moana Hotel.   They had a special $30 prix fixe menu for NYE.  We have been wanting to try this place since it opened and this was the perfect opportunity.   (more…)