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Pau For Now

Sometimes, the weight of running your own business is too much. This is one of those times. I am taking a Hawaii Master Food Preservers course, which is eight days long and covers everything from food safety to making jams and jellies, canning vegetables and meat, dehydration and fermentation. I have 11 classmates: three from Waipa Foundation, Janine from Black Dog Farms, Aletha from Monkeypod Jam, Morris from Hula Baby Biscotti, Keone from Malama Kauai, and three famers, two of which are organic. Class is from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and began last Friday. On Saturday, we learned to safely make jelly and preserve it. Of course, Aletha has this part down. The class will continue for the next two Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. As a result, I won’t be able to write Pau Hana Friday until February 28….

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February 11, 2014

2013 Taste of Hawaii

Taste of Hawaii Sunday, June 2 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Smith’s Tropical Paradise, $100 The annual Taste of Hawaii at Smith’s Tropical Paradise in Wailua is a fundraiser for Kapaa Rotary Club. This year, they celebrate 25-years with statewide chefs beverage vendors and music. There are 35 food participants, and 40 food booths. Many have more than one dish to offer and five offer dishes for vegetarians, three vegan booths, two breakfast booths, 14 will offer seafood, five will serve up pork, seven chicken dishes, nine sweets, three baked goods that are not sweet, three salads and there will be a couple of gluten-free options. There are five stages with live entertainment eight beverage booths: three water, one juice, one hot coffee, two tea, one lemonade, one soda, six beer booths and four wine booths. Here is a list of…

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May 22, 2013

An Abundance of Lilikoi at Kauai Glory Farms

Recently, Dan and I went to Kauai Glory Farms to interview James and Hannah Huang about broccoli. The couple lease the land, and farm two properties. Both are on the east side of Kauai. One is in Kealia, not far from the beach, and the other is in Kapahi. “We can’t really farm at the Kealia gardens anymore,”…

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August 19, 2012

Haupia, Hawaiian Coconut Pudding

If you’ve been to a luau, you’ve seen haupia. They’re the glistening white squares at the end of the buffet line. Next to the coconut cake and Kona coffee chocolate macadamia nut pie. Most visitors aren’t sure what to make of the milky-white cubes, but if they’re brave, they pop one into their mouth. The cool…

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May 21, 2012

Discover Kauai Pineapple

A Perfect Kauai Pineapple Kauai White or Sugarloaf pineapple. Daniel Lane photo When visitor’s come to Kauai, there are several things on their bucket list. First, get a little beach time, then a mai tai, and finally some juicy, tropical fruit. Pineapple is a popular exotic fruit that some people crave so badly, they make purchasing arrangements…

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April 30, 2012