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Lilikoi Rum Yum

By on August 26, 2012 in Recipes, To Table: Ono Eats

Lilikoi Rum Yum

Lilikoi Rum Yum. Daniel Lane photo

Lilikoi Rum Yum. Daniel Lane photo

We’re all about supporting locally grown food, and that extends to beverages. We feel extremely fortunate to enjoy rum made just a few miles away, with sugar grown on Kauai, as well as Kauai spring water. Naturally, the Koloa Rum Co. is  our liquor of choice. Here at Tasting Kauai, Dan Lane is not only the photographer, but bartender. Since we had an abundance of nutritious passion fruit juice, Dan blended it with Kauai Spice rum, and came up with this refreshing drink. I like it when I can feel healthy while enjoying a cocktail! Continue Reading →

Pau Hana Friday for August 24

By on August 24, 2012 in Pau Hana Friday

NEWS:

Kauai County Farm Fair

Tortilla Republic's Poipu Heat Margarita. Daniel Lane photo

Tortilla Republic’s Poipu Heat Margarita. Daniel Lane photo

With carnival rides, live music and a petting zoo, the Kauai County Farm Fair is the big news this week. Rides include a Century Wheel, Crazy Plane, Dizzy Dragons, FireBall, Merry-Go-Round, Pharaoh’s Fury, Bumper Cars, Spring Ride, Super Sizzler, and Umbrella and Zipper rides. It’s a festive sight, especially at night when all the rides turn their lights on.

The Kauai Grown booth is festooned with seasonal produce, mostly from Yoshii Farm, and features a rainbow of beautiful fruit and vegetables including dragon fruit, avocados, oranges, pineapple, mamey sapote, huge mangos, and lettuce. Last night, Honi Honi Honey their honey, which you could sample at the honey tasting booth. There were about 10 varieties, including an 8-year-old honey harvested from the Kauai Coffee Farm. It looked and tasted like molasses. Continue Reading →

An Abundance of Lilikoi at Kauai Glory Farms

By on August 19, 2012 in Recipes, To Table: Ono Eats
Hanna and James Huang of Kauai Glory Farms. Daniel Lane photo

Hanna and James Huang of Kauai Glory Farms. Daniel Lane photo

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,” Hannah says mournfully. Her Chinese accent has a sweet, little girl lilt. Her husband is quiet, his English isn’t as strong as Hannah’s. “The nene (Hawaii’s endangered State bird) eat everything. The only thing they don’t eat is leeks and green onions, so that’s all we can plant there.” Continue Reading →

Pau Hana Friday for August 17

By on August 17, 2012 in Pau Hana Friday

NEWS:

Restore Kauai Farmers Market

The Perfect Margarita at Tortilla Republic. Daniel Lane photo

The Perfect Margarita at Tortilla Republic. Daniel Lane photo

The new Restore Kauai Farmers Market not only makes parking a lot easier, but the value added products are a welcome addition to the Wednesday farmers market. There is a nicely graded dirt pathway that leads to the hugely popular Kapaa Market across the street. Vendors such as Midnight Bear Breads, and Kauai Kunana Dairy line the entrance. Continue Reading →

Pau Hana Friday for August 10

By on August 10, 2012 in Pau Hana Friday

NEWS:

Regenerations Seed Garden

Basil seedlings. Daniel Lane photo

Basil seedlings. Daniel Lane photo

Chad Summers, marketing manager of Seeds of Change, visited the Regenerations Seed Garden in Kalihiwai this week. The group planted seeds that Seeds of Change donated to the Kauai Community Seed Bank.

Regenerations Botanical Garden is a nonprofit organization working to conserve plant diversity through community stewardship. Fulfilling the vision of a decentralized botanical garden that exists in our backyards, in our neighbor’s, and in farms and gardens across the island. The Regenerations Seed Garden and Kauai Community Seed Bank collects, regenerates, and distributes plants that are native, rare, threatened, nutrient-dense, high-yielding, medicinal, beautiful, delicious and otherwise important to us, our island, and the planet. Continue Reading →

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