A tried-and-true favorite
Jamie Seu has more than 1,200 followers on Instagram (@j2kbakery) who can’t wait to see what she is making. Read more
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A simple summertime salad
Caterina Rossetti has lived in Italy for many years so she knows how to cook Italian-style. Read more
A perfect ‘pear’-ing
Jim Cook of Halawa Heights doesn’t claim to be a cook. Yet friends constantly request his pear dessert. Read more
A flavorful flatbread
Sometimes a dish is so delicious, you cannot forget it. Read more
Stew on this
The old saying is “we are what we eat” and Indigo Mathewson believes that and uses food as medicine. Read more
A sophisticated hot dog
This recipe is from the newly published Yum Yum Cha, Let’s Eat Dim Sum in Hawaii by Muriel Miura and yours truly. Read more
The ‘ultimutt’ dog treats for your furry friend
Many of us are thinking about what to make for holiday gifts and here is a wonderful idea for your furry friends. Read more
Super duper
Jon Tsukamoto's favorite soup is a fish dumpling version made by his “Grandma O,” Yaeko Onuma. Read more
More rice is always nice
Junko Kato of Kakaako is a masterful teacher of Japanese cuisine. She often teaches cooking classes when in Tokyo. Read more
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The root of it all
Melanie Okazaki shares her late mother's recipe for a traditional Japanese dish that includes Portuguese sausage. Read more
Hitting the sweet spot
Pokey Richardson learned how to bake sugar cookies just last December, but her creations look as if they are from a professional bakery. Read more
Italian with a local twist
This recipe uses Okinawan sweet potatoes and turns them into delicate gnocchi. Topped with a coconut sauce, herb butter, mushrooms and Portuguese sausage, this is one of Guard’s most-requested main dishes. Read more
Easy chicken italian stew
Louise Saffery moved to Hawaii in 1968 to get out of the New Jersey cold. She married Jim Saffery and has stayed in here ever since. Read more
Back in the Day: Former TV anchor Bob Jones gets creative with Korean food
Former television news anchor Bob Jones is known to friends as a gourmet cook. Read more
Back in the Day: Vegetarian sandwich survives the years
Vegetarian sandwiches don’t generally generate too much excitement. But longtime foodie Natalie Aczon says that at her restaurant, Caffe Aczione, that dish was the most popular menu item. Read more
Big Island police identify decomposed remains found in Mountain View
Decomposed remains found in shallow grave in Puna identified as man missing since Dec. 23 Read more
Back in the Day: A Maui baker has perfected the luscious, buttery frosting for chantilly cake
Karen Oura’s chantilly cake is so popular with her family that during one month she was asked to make it four times for birthday celebrations. The Wailuku resident has been baking her special dessert for nearly 20 years. Read more
Back in the Day: Chinese-style stuffing a sticky favorite
Instead of using only mochi rice, this recipe uses almost 2 parts long-grain rice to 1-part mochi rice. Read more
Back in the Day: A soupy stew is born of bamboo
A traditional dish in Laotian homes is a flavorful herb-filled soup called Gang Normai that showcases slices of cooked fresh bamboo shoots. Read more
Back in the Day: Recreate two favorite dishes from the legendary Swiss Inn
Chef Martin Wyss, who owned the legendary Swiss Inn in Niu Valley, was known for cooking elegant comfort foods that were affordable. Read more
Back in the Day: Cajun casserole has a spicy edge and holiday appeal
A creamy spinach dish reflects Louisiana’s love of spice — garlic salt, celery salt, Worcestershire and a kick from pepper cheese. Read more
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