I remember as a young girl in the 70′s, my mother used a pressure cooker. I also remember that if I got anywhere near the kitchen during this time, she would emotionally assert, “BE CAREFUL. IT MIGHT EXPLODE.” She said this with good reason as the old style of pressure cookers truly did explode. [...]
This September, I had a chance to go visit my family on the mainland. Here are a few of the wonderful things I saw: Fall harvest vegetables grown just outside the city. There are white pumpkins and wing squashes along with other varieties. Food truck rally – I found it fascinating that one of the [...]
In the 8/12 Got Spice? cooking class I taught how to make: Smoky Chipotle Black Bean Dip Red Lentil Tagine Thai Vegetable Soup And more from when I was setting up and waiting for all the participants to arrive… We have one more class in [...]
Want more balance in your life? Tired of having cravings? Want to know how to enhance to flavor of your food, naturally? Come find out this Sunday the importance of flavor in your food in “Got Spice?” This coming Sunday is the “Got Spice?” cooking class! [FULL [...]
By Terry Shintani, M.D., J.D., M.P.H. President, Hawaii Heath Foundation What if you could reduce your need for medication in just 10 days? What if, at the same time, you saw your weight, cholesterol, blood pressure, blood sugar and chronic pain decrease, and your energy increase while eating more food? This is how I believe [...]
When I lived in Japan, one of the tastiest menus that I learned was how to prepare the traditional New Year’s food. First introduced during the Heinan Period, osechi-ryori is basically a bento (boxed lunch) prepared in advance, stored in a cool place, and reheated when it is to be eaten during the first three [...]
Thanks again to Ruth for sharing her photos from the afternoon cooking class! I had some help rolling everything up for everyone so that we could move on to the next recipe. Looking forward to next week’s class, Lunch: Gourmet Bento Box Items
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