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Photos by jalna: 2015/02
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Friday, February 27, 2015. Wendell's Chicken Potato Taco. Wendell saw something like this on an episode of Diner's, Drive-Ins and Dives and then made up his own recipe to make um. He just got some chicken, potatoes, tomatoes and peppers and sautéed them in taco seasoning. Then he put um on a fried corn tortilla and sprinkled with cheese. It was as good as it looks! Wednesday, February 25, 2015. A couple of weeks ago I blogged about making a plastic bottle case. The pouch cost me less than $1. I just fini...
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Photos by jalna: Diana Kim and Her Dad
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Friday, August 7, 2015. Diana Kim and Her Dad. I used to see him hanging around at the intersection of King and Keeaumoku. He would stand in the hot sun all day long, talking to himself. I used to try to stay clear of him. He scared me. I never imagined that he had a daughter who cared about him. Who would often drive around the area looking for him. Who would stop and visit with him trying to break through the barrier of his mental illness. Photo by Diana Kim. Photo by Diana Kim. I wish them both well.
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Photos by jalna: My Eggplant with Pork and Fried Tofu
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Wednesday, July 22, 2015. My Eggplant with Pork and Fried Tofu. The sum total of all of my culinary knowledge went into making this one dish. In fact the eggplant portion I only just learned when trying to figure out how to do this. The tofu part of the dish I learned from Hiromi on NHK World TV. Put cut-up tofu between paper towels and put some weight on it for around 15 minutes. Me, I just left it on until I was ready to cook. I learned this method for cooking the eggplant from Serious Eats. I mixed 1 ...
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Photos by jalna: 2015/04
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Thursday, April 30, 2015. Japan 2015 - Day 6 - Nagano to Takayama. April 12, 2015: Kawanakajima Battlefield, Daio Wasabi Farm, Takayama Festival Floats, Kami Sannomachi. Departure time wasn't until 8:30 am on this our 6th day of the tour, so me and Sweetie decided to go for a quick morning stroll. Right away we saw these cute plant pictures on the ground. This says "hime ringo" . . . princess apple. Prefecture's tree: "Shirakaba" - birch. Hana-kaido" - crab apple. I woulda bought these asparagus if I was...
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Photos by jalna: Wendell's Beef Broccoli
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Saturday, August 1, 2015. This recipe is from the May 2015 issue of Health Magazine which Wendell saw at a doctor's office. The meat was very tender and the flavor onolicious. Plus 2 tsp. low-sodium soy sauce. Plus 2 tsp. dry sherry. Freshly ground black pepper. Flank steak, cut in half lengthwise and thinly sliced across the grain. Broccoli florets (about 1 lb.). Scallion, thinly sliced (about 1/4 cup). Crushed red pepper flakes. 4 Add 2 tsp. peanut oil and broccoli to skillet; stir-fry for 1 minute...
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Photos by jalna: Praying Mantis
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Friday, July 24, 2015. I screamed bloody murder and did a haka dance. When this guy nearly crawled up my arm when I was taking in laundry from the clothesline the other day. All of my antics didn't even faze him, and he remained unperturbed when I tossed him on the ground. He even did an Exorcist head spin before looking me straight in the eye while I was taking this photo. That's ONE very creepy insect, if you ask me. Ummmhelllooo.looks rather haauuuggeeee to me . ;-{. July 24, 2015 at 7:39 AM. Lorna, t...
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Photos by jalna: Wendell's Cauliflower Masala with Tofu
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Sunday, August 9, 2015. Wendell's Cauliflower Masala with Tofu. Here's another dish that Wendell made using a recipe from a Health Magazine that he saw at his doctor's office. It was yummy. Medium onion, thinly sliced. Cloves garlic, minced (about 2 Tbsp.). Large jalapeno, seeded and minced. 7- or 8-oz. package prebaked tofu, cut into bite-size cubes. Frozen peas, thawed. Lime wedges, for serving. 1 In a small bowl, combine coconut milk and garam masala. Know where I can get garam Marsala? Wendell said t...
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Photos by jalna: Omiyage Giveaway Winnah Is . . .
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015. Omiyage Giveaway Winnah Is . . . I had to stop Wendell from going out this morning. I said to him, "Wait. Wait. Wait." I had taken a bit of time folding the strips of paper for the giveaway drawing because I wanted to fold them like the omikuji that you see at Japanese shrines and temples. Even Kona was interested to see what was happening. Here it is. The winnah. Can you email me with your mailing address? But hey, you get what you pay for! May 12, 2015 at 8:20 AM. Youre welcome, ...
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Photos by jalna: Wendell's Ahi Limu Poke
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Sunday, July 26, 2015. Wendell's Ahi Limu Poke. Wendell followed a Food.com recipe to make this poke. You can find the recipe here. He left out the sesame seeds and the shoyu. I don't eat raw fish so I can't tell you if was ono or not, but he made it twice already so I think it's good. Did you notice the smiley face? Looks SO ono and the fish looks super fresh! Poor ting you dont eat raw fish. July 26, 2015 at 8:07 AM. July 26, 2015 at 2:38 PM. HmmI see two smileys. one thats sideways. :-). Hi Jalna, I w...
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Photos by jalna: My New-Fangled Gadget
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Wednesday, August 5, 2015. My iPhone's been running out of power kinda fast lately, so when this portable battery charger went on sale on Amazon I picked it up. It caught my eye because it's small and light-weight and barely takes up any space in my small purse. It's normally $15.99 but I got it for $10.99. You can check it out here. So handy, yah! I just plugged my phone into this end. It even came with this pouch. August 5, 2015 at 6:35 AM. August 5, 2015 at 7:32 AM. Does it come with a short one?