What a quick little appetizer to make.   My only experience with salmon before I got married was with the canned variety being made into salmon patties (croquets) by my mother; and our favorite way of eating the crispy, pan-fried patties was with mushroom soup poured over them like a gravy and that would have [...]

Great make-ahead appetizer for holiday parties. Merry Christmas everyone and here’s a little appetizer you can plan for your New Year’s Eve celebration. I remember my first shrimp appetizer I made as a newly wed. And, it wasn’t as delicious as this shrimp pie. My early years of marriage, I’m sure like most people’s, was [...]

Delicious coconut shrimp from Hawaiian feast night.   I’ve blogged a coconut shrimp recipe before but this is a little different and one of the recipes from our Hawaiian feast on Thanksgiving weekend. My first recipe was coated in an almond meal which can be pretty expensive to buy. This recipe has some Cajun seasoning [...]

Two dishes from the newlyweds! While in Kauai we first discovered poke (pronounced  “po-keh”) at the Hanalei Dolphin restaurant in Hanalei Bay. Poke means to “to slice or cut” and is a popular appetizer or snack throughout the islands. I renamed the dish “deconstructed sushi” as it is essentially all of the familiar sushi ingredients: raw, fresh [...]

Aloha, Komo Mai, E komo mai, Mahalo! Hello (friends and family), Come in, Welcome, Thank you (for coming and participating in our feast).     Menu:   Sushi Musubi (Spam Sushi)   Corn Crab Bisque   Poke   Hawaiian Coconut Crusted Shrimp with Orange Horseradish Lime Sauce   Bitter Greens with Yuzu Dressing   Pork [...]