A Visit to Doughbot Donuts
I finally was able to stop by Doughbot Donuts in midtown the other day. They are rumored to have won a Donut Showdown competition, like our American Cupcake Wars, on the Food Network Channel in Canada late last year. Robot sitting at the front window I read that the owners are a couple who are...
Candy Lei: Mango Lassi and Strawberry Smoothie
Mango Hi-Chew + Yogurt Candy = Mango Lassi Strawberry Hi-Chew + Yogurt Candy = Strawberry Smoothie Hi-Chews are chewy Japanese candies that are just like Starburst candies. They’re so popular now that I found a 100 piece multiflavor (mango, strawberry, grape, and green apple) bag at Costco. Here in town, Oto’s Marketplace has a great...
Candy Lei: Lemon Meringue and Strawberry Shortcake
Here are a couple of lei that are more heat stable than the Kukui Nut Candy Lei that I showed you last week. They’d hold up much better than the chocolate truffles at a graduation ceremony, or outdoors. These are just a couple of playful ideas– when it comes to candy lei, any combination of...
The Duck Rescuers!
I spent two hours this afternoon with this mama duck on my street. She was quacking up a storm and pacing back and forth, followed dutifully by her four little ducklings. She kept walking around and around this storm grate, and back and forth across the street. When I took a look, I heard a...
Kukui Nut Candy Lei
Kukui Nut Candy Lei It’s that graduation time of year. So many celebrations…preschool, kindergarten, middle school, high school, college. Giving lei is the quintessential Hawaiian way to celebrate any and all occasions. It’s a custom I’ve seen become more and more popular outside of Hawaii over the years. At graduation time in Hawaii, it’s so...
The Chefs Olive Mix Store and Premium Olive Oil Giveaway
Have you ever been to an olive oil tasting room? I first stumbled upon the Chefs Olive Mix last year in Old Sacramento and was delightfully surprised! Their oils and vinegars are so good I’ve been back several times since to get more. Rows upon rows of gleaming pots hold ultra premium oils and balsamic...
Boys’ Day Treats from Osaka-Ya
Boys’ Day (Tango no Sekku) is coming up on May 5th. It’s an originally Japanese holiday, now celebrated over much of Asia. In more recent years, Girls’ Day and Boy’s Day have been combined into one Children’s Day celebrated on May 5th. Our local Japanese confectionary shop, Osaka-ya, has been busy preparing the traditional treats...
A Cheery Afternoon Coffee
Seasonal allergies have been crazy bad for so many people this year. I’ve pretty much been medicated and keeping indoors as much as possible to cope with all the pollen in the air. All this sneezing, sniffling and congestion is pretty miserable stuff, so I thought I’d cheer myself up with some afternoon coffee– Paris...
Fresh Herb Noodle Salad
Spring is here in full force, as my frequent sneezing, and itching eyes have been telling me. What better time than now to whip up a light spring salad? I was recently asked to develop a recipe that would be fun for kids in the tween age group to make. As the tween age group...
Crown and Crumpet Tea Stop Cafe and a Sparkly Bay Bridge
Teacup and Saucer Clock on the wall at the Crown and Crumpet Tea Stop Cafe I love tea. Blacks, greens, whites, oolongs, puerhs, rooibos, tisanes– yes I say! Anytime can be the right time for tea. When we took a look at the shops in the New People building in the San Francisco Japantown...
San Francisco Japantown (Part 2)
This post continues our outing in San Francisco Japantown. If you missed Part 1,click here. After exploring the shops for a few hours and spending a good chunk of time at Kinokuniya Bookstore, we were ready for a break. Laurel and Quill really wanted to try some crepes, as we had been passing by two...
San Francisco Japantown-Part 1
We took a little trek over to San Francisco during Spring Break and spent some time wandering around Japantown. There were of course tons of places to eat and shop, but whenever I go somewhere and see something related to Hawaii, I have to take a look. And so Aloha Warehouse beckoned me. This little...
