Sweet Treats for Spring! Hawaii Bakes (cookbook review)

by Misty on March 28, 2013
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Spring is on it’s way and if you’re like me and my family you’re eager to resume eating those scrumptious sweets you gave up for Lent or New Year’s diet resolution. Check out Hawai’i Bakes, a new-ish cookbook …

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‘Little Hawaiian Cookbooks’ make great stocking stuffers!

by Misty on December 4, 2012
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I adore Mutual Publishing’s collection of  “Little Hawaiian Cookbooks” because they’ve got great local recipes, nutritional info and yummy photos all in one compact package.Plus they’re the perfect size for gift giving! As an experiment Alex and I tried to …

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Baby Dinosaur’s Luau in Hawaii (keiki book review)

by Misty on October 24, 2012
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Baby Dinosaur’s Luau in Hawaii (Mutual Publishing, 2012) by Leslie Ann Hayashi is a new keiki book celebrating the local tradition of throwing a 1st Birthday luau.

It’s baby Dino’s 1st Birthday luau and the Dino family is coming …

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Maui Kosher-Quick and Easy Recipes (cookbook review)

by Misty on February 28, 2012
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You don’t have to be a part of the Jewish community in order to cook and enjoy kosher foods. To help, Maui resident Danit Schusterman brings us a unique new cookbook, Maui Kosher-Quick and Easy Recipes (Mutual Publishing, …

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Book Review: Up Among the Stars

by Alex on November 23, 2011
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Up Among the Stars (Mutual Publishing, 2011) is the sequel to Matthew Kaopio’s debut novel, Written in the Sky.  For more on his first novel, you can read my review here: [Book Review: Written in the

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Keiki book review: On Vacation with Tutu

by Misty on November 22, 2011
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On Vacation with Tūtū (Mutual Publishing, 2011) by Lynne Wikoff is a new keiki book about a bunch of energetic children who think that vacation with Tūtū will be a breeze–just wild fun and games with no parents …

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Book Review – Damien: The Making of a Saint

by Alex on November 21, 2011
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Father Damien is likely the most famous religious figure to come out of Hawaiʻi.  Everyone more or less knows the story of the man who would become a Saint.  Born Jozef de Veuster in Belgium, he would later take his …

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Book review & event info: Aloha Tofu Cookbook

by Misty on August 5, 2011
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Tofu may not be as culturally significant to us (here in Hawaii) as rice is, but without it, things just wouldn’t be the same. Pork tofu would just be pork! Those soft, pillowy squares of tofu at the bottom of …

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Book review & event info: Kaka‘ako As We Knew It

by Misty on August 4, 2011
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Whenever friends come to Hawaii to visit, my inner trolley driver comes out and I share whatever stories and info I have about the different places and buildings we see. When we pass the old Kaka‘ako Pumping Station, with its …

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Keiki book review: Merrie the Little Hula Dancer

by Misty on April 26, 2011
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Just in time for the Merrie Monarch Festival, we thought we’d share with you a new keiki book from Mutual Publishing. Merrie the Little Hula Dancer, written and illustrated by Maureen Quemada, is a colorful picture book about the joy …

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Poetry & Prose: A review of ‘Ho’okupu’

by Misty on April 13, 2011
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Hoʻokupu: An Offering of Literature by Native Hawaiian Women (Mutual Publishing, 2009) won two Ka Palapala Poʻokela Honorable Mentions last year in both Hawaiian Culture and Literature. It’s a collection of short stories, chants, poems  and …

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