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Lotus Fudge holiday Truffle Gift Pack. Katie Ranke photo
Katie Ranke, owner and fudge maker at Lotus Fudge, says she made an amazing local PB&J. “I used whole wheat bread, from any of the awesome bakeries here, with our Original Mac Butter and Mango Chipotle Jam from Monkeypod Jam. It’s so good!” Katie’s heard that fish dipped in original or toasted mac butter and fried is really good. “I think they call it Mac-Butter crusted,” she says. Continue Reading →
Roasted “Hawaiian Mutt” pumpkin. Seeds drying for the garden. Marta Lane photo
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We hope everyone enjoyed their Thanksgiving! Not much happened at the Lane household. While I slept, Dan got up at 4:30 a.m. to take pictures of the sunrise and then took shots of the Kapaa Turkey Trot for Kauai Midweek‘s Paina Page. Over a bowl of oatmeal, we reminisced about the day we met (18 years ago today) and how much each of us has changed for the better, thanks to the other. Since we’ve been sick we spent the rest of the day on the couch with the dogs, wrapped in blankets, watching movies and holding hands. For “the big meal” I made pumpkin soup, with a pumpkin I got at Durga Farm last Wednesday, as well as salt and pepper biscuits. The soup recipe will be in next week’s Kauai Midweek but I’ll post the biscuit recipe, which I got from the November issue of bon appetit magazine. The pumpkin is enough for three or four meals, so I’ll post additional pictures and recipes on the Tasting Kauai Facebook page. Since it’s a gorgeous, flavorful and moist pumpkin that’s adapted to Kauai’s climate and pests, I saved the seeds to plant in my garden! Tonight we are having pumpkin and kale galette, which is a simple, rustic and wholesome free form tart. Maybe tomorrow we’ll have Thai pumpkin soup. Continue Reading →
EVENTS:
Saturday, November 16
Enjoy a benefit concert featuring Sean Na’auao. Craft Fair begins at 4 p.m., doors open at 5 p.m. Concert from 6 to 8 p.m. Tickets sold at the door. Seafood Buffet at Naupaka Terrace from 6 to 9 p.m. For more information, visit the Kauai Beach Resort Facebook page. Continue Reading →
Kauai Coffee grows five varietals of Arabica coffee, this is Yellow Catuai. Daniel Lane photo
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Koloa Rum Co. and Kauai Coffee have partnered to bring a friendly competition to the public. Professional mixologists and home bartenders are invited to submit their original recipe for a drink made with Koloa Rum or Kauai Coffee. The winner of the Rum & Coffee Drink Challenge will win a $300 cash prize. You can enter as many times as you like, and each entry fee is $15. Proceeds go to Kauai Habitat for Humanity and Kauai Culinary Institute of the Pacific. Deadline to register is January 2, 2014. Additional challenges include Entrée and Dessert. For more information, or to register visit KCKRChallenge.com. Continue Reading →
Tiki Iniki cocktails (from bottom left) Trader Vic’s 1944 Mai Tai; Hanalei Sling created for Tiki Iniki by Julie Reiner; Pina Colada from Caribe Hilton in Puerto Rico; Lovely Lini with pineapple puree and lemon juice. Daniel Lane photo
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Mayor Bernard P. Carvalho, Jr. has vetoed Bill 2491, Relating to Pesticides and Genetically Modified Organisms, which was passed by the County Council on October 16. Continue Reading →
