Reviews from January 2009

“Hey Dave, you watch Sam the Cooking Guy much?”
“Nope. Never seen the show. Why?”
“He does a recipe with seared ahi tuna you gotta try.”
“Mmmm… ahi. Sounds good.”
“Yeah, he rolls the ahi in Cap’n Crunch.”
“I do like ahi. I should… wait, say again?!”

Recipe from Williams-Sonoma’s “Cakes, Cookies, Pies, & Tarts”

Just had to post this recipe. Idon’t like to cook/bake anything for others unless I like a lot it myself and I LIKE IT! Originally, I wanted to try this dessert because the picture in the recipe book caught my eye. Who knew that the taste and the texture would be just as good. Sweet and chocolatey. Crisp on the outside and chewy on the inside. 3 ingredients, easy to make, tastes great. What more could you want? This is definitely one of my new favorites!

Mix together 1 envelope unflavored gelatin and 3/4 cup sugar.

Add 1 cup boiling water and stir until dissolved.

Add 1 cup whipping cream (not whipped cream - comes in a carton in the refrigerated section - also not heavy whipping cream) and refrigerate until slightly cooled.

Add 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla and 1 cup sour cream.

Beat 2-3 minutes until frothy.

Pour in a bowl or into individual cups and refrigerate.

Aloha from Kauai! Here’s a recipe from Ross Turnbull, the Executive Chef at Princeville Resort.

2 cups diced fresh Maui gold pineapple
1/2 cup fine diced red bell pepper
1/2 cup fine diced red onion
1/2 cup fine sliced scallions
pinch fine chopped habanero pepper
2 tbsp fresh chopped cilantro
2 tbsp fresh lime juice
1 tsp extra virgin olive oil
1/2 tsp fresh chopped mint leaves
add Hawaiian sea salt and black pepper to taste

Combine all ingredients in a plastic bowl and allow to marinate 1 hour before serving.