Divalicious *808*

about me

I love to cook which is why I'm a recipezaar junkie! It is so great to have all the recipes I want at my fingertips.

Well, it is all about me....I've been married to my amazing husband for three years. When I'm not experimenting with recipes at home, we love to dine at all the great restaurants here in Hawaii. We travel a lot between Maui and Oahu being we live and work on Oahu and most of our loved ones are on Maui. Whenever possible we try to get to the beach for our sunset barbeques. The picture posted was taken in front of his grandmother's beach house in Hau'ula. How lucky are we?

Update 02/06/08: My husband & I have relocated to Alabama. My military man is stationed at Ft. Rucker & attending flight school. As for me I took a break from the prescool and became a real estate agent. Though we are soo far from our family & home I'm loving it here. Food wise we've had to adjust. I do miss the fresh island fish and the local farmer's market. If anyone knows of any in the Enterprise/Ft. Rucker area or any restaurants we should try, please let me know! It's been a challenge finding the ingrediants I'm used to using. I find myself having to go to specialty stores for particular items. I drive my DH crazy going store to store to find what I need. When it's all said & done and there is a delicious meal in front of him, he says it's all worth it! We have definately embraced the food of the south. It's a culinary adventure & I'm enjoying the ride.

Favorite Foods:

It would probably be easier to list the food that I don't like! Soggy noodles, mushy rice and milk are just a few. I have a thing about mayonaisse! I will eat a dish that has it if I can control the amount. I refuse to put it into my sandwiches! I have been known not to eat a dish if it has too much mayo. As you can tell I have an issue with the texture of food! I know this is going to sound crazy...I don't like chocolate! It gives me headaches. My husband will eat an entire chocolate bar if not more...go figure!

I do like to eat! I most love the food of my heritage and I'm of mixed breed (haha!) My mom makes the best filipino food, my grandmother is famous for her pasteles, not to be outdone by my mother in law who makes delicious chinese and hawaiian food.

Some of my favorite restaurants:
Helena's...The best hawaiian food & pipikaula
Alan Wongs...Hawaii regional cuisine at it's best
Nick's Fishmarket...opakapaka & the ahi poi pounder
Manana Garage...Guava ribs, lobster ceviche, yum!
Boots & Kimo's...Pancakes w/macadamia sauce & killer omelettes
Soul de Cuba...Picadillo, camarones bailando, empanada de guava y queso
Pop's...raw oysters, fried pickles & an icy cold Black & Tan Yum!

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