We’re lucky to live in a state as diverse as Hawaii—the food that we eat on a daily basis reflects the cultural diversity that exists on our islands. This post is for anyone that’s looking to learn more about spam musubi, including the history of spam musubi, tasting musubi in Japan, and most importantly an …
It’s always a joy to hear from friends. Especially ones you’ve met overseas who recently move to a city you are currently visiting! While in Toronto, we heard that very good friends of ours from Dubai had moved to Canada and so we called them. The Nassari Family who have been friends with us since …
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The kid-foodies tried their first quiche when we were traveling around Europe by RV. We spent a couple of months exploring France, and it was during our trip to Paris where we stumbled upon a little cafe that only sold quiches. This post is for anyone who wants to know what a quiche is, where …
Kulolo is a Hawaiian dessert made with taro, coconut milk, honey, and brown sugar. In the past Hawaiians cooked kulolo in an “imu”, an underground oven. These days you’ll find kulolo baked in kitchen ovens – read this post to for our easy kulolo recipe: How to Make Kulolo in a Crockpot! What is Kulolo? …
Kimchi is synonymous with Korea and it wouldn’t be wrong to call it the national dish of Korea. Our Korean friend taught us how to make this simple, kid-friendly Kimchi Fried Rice recipe that the kids cannot get enough of. If you’re a love kimchi, read this post to find out all about kimchi, our …
There are so many reasons to love the month of October. For some, it’s the “real” welcoming of FALL, and for others, the excitement and energy that surrounds the picking of costumes for Halloween. For our family, it’s baking! Pies, mochi or using Grandma’s homemade sugar cookie recipe for some deliciously scary Halloween cookies which …
We brought in the New Year with family on the Big Island, which was a wonderful experience. If you’ve never visited Big Island, we highly recommend it – it’s very peaceful, incredibly beautiful, and most of all, reminds me of Hawaii in the olden days. While we were there, we tried out various restaurants on …
Multicultural Children’s Book Day is on January 27, 2016 and in preparation for it, the kids are reading a variety of multicultural books, with LouLou starting off the year having completed her first ever Pack-n-Go Girls book, Mystery of the Golden Temple by Lisa Travis. What is Multicultural Children’s Book Day? Multicultural Children’s Book …
Thailand has been on our mind recently. In preparation for Multicultural Children’s Book Day, which is on January 26, LouLou has been reading a Pack-n-Go Girls book, Mystery of the Golden Temple by Lisa Harris. What is Multicultural Children’s Book Day? We’re glad you asked, because we cannot wait to share this wonderful initiative with you …
We love visiting Beirut in the winter, especially when “Teta,” the kids grandmother makes her homemade pumpkin jam cubes. Known as Mrabba Etta’ Al-Yakteen in Arabic, pumpkin jam cubes have been made for years by many households in villages throughout Lebanon. Leah and Jaf are half-Lebanese, half-Hawaiian; we find it easy to teach them about …
