~1967: More of Our Favorite Recipes (Red)
Chicken and Long Rice
Chicken Teriyaki
Pickled Mango #2
Chinese Pretzels
Chichi Dango
Pineapple Kanten (Japanese Gelatin)
Nishime
For me, nishime is a special occasion food. My aunties and grandma would make it for every family gathering. Today, I make it once a year for the New Year. This is a great recipe that results in the perfect balance between sweet and salty that I love so much about this dish.
Drop Coconut Cookies
Remember the yummy coconut cookies from Roberts Bakery in Hilo? They came in white plastic tubs and I loved these cookies. Roberts is long gone and so are the cookies, but this recipe comes close to delivering the cookie of my childhood. 🥰
German Chocolate Cake
For Hawai'i folks, I think the mere sight of this frosting on this cake will trigger some good memories, even if my execution is pretty wonky! In Hawai'i, this is called chantilly frosting, though outside of the state, chantilly refers to more of whipped cream frosting. For me, this frosting found a place in my heart via a supermarket single-layer german chocolate cake sold frozen in an aluminum pan.
Jelly Roll
I’ve always wanted to make a jelly roll, seeing the calamities on shows like the Great British Bake Off definitely made me apprehensive. But, I believe in the the recipes from our kupuna and this recipe did not disappoint. You don’t need a special jelly roll pan. I baked this on parchment paper in a rimmed cookie sheet.
Taro Chips #2
Hawaiian Namasu
Inari Sushi
Shoyu Chicken #4
Lacy Shrimp Tempura
Lau Lau
Mayonnaise Biscuits
Okay, what a delicious biscuit! The biscuits are savory and melt-in-your-mouth tender. Seriously yum. The biscuits didn’t rise as high as other biscuits I’ve made, but I think it was my technique. I have a new go-to biscuit recipe now!