Text 9647, 133 rader
Skriven 2008-06-27 02:17:00 av Janis Kracht (1:261/38)
   Kommentar till text 9400 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
Ärende: food, Hawaiian style
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Hi Ruth!

>> that was the first time I saw such a thing in my life and it scared
>> the life out of me :)  I saw one up in a tree once and it looked so

> I saw my first one in the wild one night coming home from visiting some
> friends when we lived in NC. It ran across the road some ways ahead of
> our car--thought it was a dog at first but realised it had the wrong
> form and was much bigger.

That is so funny because I saw one on the way to Binghamton about 3 years ago,
and it struck me just the same way!  just off shape at first, then I realized
what I was seeing :) and yes it was much bigger.. I almost wanted to hit myself
on the head. Watched that guy scoot down the right over the side rails of the
road or whatever you call the thingys on the side of the road, and jump down
the hill off into the woods... :)

>Rachel was about 3 months old; we got a late
> "new baby" cash gift a couple of days later and used part of it to buy

> a stuffed black bear toy.  In turn, before Robert was born, she went to
> a "Build A Bear Workshop" and made him a black bear.

That's neat :)  That bear toy must have been a favorite of Rachel's (grin)...

>> cute, though (just a little cub).. but I ran inside the house since I
>> figured Mama must be around somewhere.. haha..  The Dr. who owned the
>> house had warned us all about the bears and scared the dickens out of
>> us all
>> beforehand :) :)

> When our girls were 5 and (almost) 7, we camped one night along the Blue
> Ridge Parkway. I saw a sign at the camp ground asking that visitors
> please secure (in the vehicle) all food because of bears--our girls were
> a bit scared. We didn't see any bears but did see some deer in back of
> our tent the next morning.

Bah.. deer.. dragonfodder Lol.. Just kidding (g) I think probably any "large
wild" animals that I'd run into when I was little would have shocked the socks
off me to speak :) You know, those things were only in cartoons afterall :)

>>> That would be fun (g) Never been to a luau. ;) We were asked to be in

>> > They're fun if you go with a group of people you know. If it's just

>> Here are some Luau recies I found.. might be fun to try at the picnic
>> if I can find the ingredients.. the don't look too hard to find at
>> first glance, but I really didn't look them over too much yet :)
>> Further inspection is obviously necessary :)
>> ========from http://www.angelfire.com/hi/diddlev/luaurecipes.html


> Looking them over, they look pretty good. Kalua pork can be done in the
> crock pot too.

ah bummer.. don't have a crock pot.. mine died a terrible death years ago.. it
died by a gibbet of it own divising.. it fell and shattered into a number of
pieces on a day when my hands weren't cooperating to stop it from falling (g)..
this was early on. I should buy a new one.. I liked it, it was handy.. :)

>> My Lu'au Recipes
>> These are my favorite "backyard" luau recipes
>> I've tried them all, and they work great!

>> Lomi Lomi Salmon
>> Yield: 2 Servings

> Pretty authentic.

very cool then :)


>> Aku Poke (Raw fish with seaweed)
>> Yield: 1 Servings

>> Ethnic Foods of Hawaii by Ann Corum.

> One of my favorite books for Hawaiian cooking; it's in my collection.
> Poke is usually done with ahi and pepper flakes.

Great to know.. I had no way to know that.. sometimes it seems at least half
the stuff on the internet is complete baloney.. :)

>> Pipi Kaula (Hawaiian style Jerky)
>> Yield: 1 Servings

> Not usually seen at luaus.

Ok.. :)

>> Oven Kalua Pork
>> Yield: 6 Servings

> ONO!  (delicious)


Really?   Ok.. Guess we HAVE to do that one!!!!!!  Think it's possible???? :)
:)

>> Chicken Long Rice
>> Yield: 4 Servings

> A bit of soy sauce sprinkled on it improves the taste, IMO.

I'll take your word for it.. you been there and done that.. (laugh)

>> Hawaiian Fish with Thai Banana Salsa Yield: 6 Servings

> Most fish at luaus is less fancy--usually a white fish cooked in a basic
> white sauce and a few herb added.

Makes sense..

>> LauLau
>> Yield: 1 Servings


> Good but laulau has also come to mean just the steamed greens.


Ok, sounds good (grin)

hehe.. found out the Windsor Farmers Market is about 3 houses down the street
from my house BTW.. outrageously neat I think.. they're doing it on the Village
Square :)  That's were the square is.. about three houses from us.. We're on
the corner of College and Main Street, and the Village Square is on Main.. (of
course)..

Take care,
Janis

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