Teaching your child how to cook or bake takes a lot of patience. Trust me, I know. I spend several hours a month planning out menus for our family and […]
How To Eat PHO Like a PRO
While walking through Downtown Chinatown recently, I stumbled upon a Vietnamese restaurant in Honolulu that was completely filled with at least 100 people having lunch. Peeking in, my curiosity got […]
Fighting Childhood Hunger One Bake Sale At a Time
In the United States 16 million kids struggle with hunger. Shocked? We were too! In fact, childhood hunger in the US is a problem that threatens not only our children […]
Where To Find The Best Dim Sum On Oahu
DIM SUM = bite size portions of Chinese delicacies served on little dishes We eat DIM SUM at least once a month or more when possible. In Hawaii, my kids […]
Around the World Fairytale Books for Preschoolers
We’ve been busy this summer visiting local libraries to catch up on our reading. The one thing my kids love the most, is when I read to them stories from […]
Cupcake Etiquette
We visited a cupcake shop this weekend called Sugarlina. Upon inspecting the “goods”, my son proceed to inform the cashier that he didn’t want the plate, fork and napkin that […]
The Sushi Merry-Go-Round
As I pulled up to the local 7-Eleven both of them made unusual sounds from the backseat and asked in synchronicity if they could go to Kuru Kuru sushi, the […]
A Guide to Kid-Friendly Activities on Oahu this Labor Day
Each year, Labor Day is observed on the first Monday in September, and pays tribute to the American workers and all that they have achieved. For us parents, it represents […]
A Traditional Hawaiian Luau
—————There’s something about Hawaiian food that’s special —————— Back when I was much younger, the only time we would be able to eat our favorite Kalua Pig, Lau Lau, Lomi […]
The Kid-Friendly Guide to Hawaiian Food
Introducing Hawaiian cuisine to my kids and getting them to “try” it was a task in itself two years ago. Today, my kids will ask to eat Lau Lau and […]