Crispy panko-crusted, curry marinated chicken, coconut rice, and pickled mango. Curry spiced chicken thighs, fried to crispy perfection, served with fluffy coconut rice, sweet-salty pickled mango, cucumber, and fresh cilantro. The pickled mango is a tasty addition to this curry katsu. I prefer to use under-ripened mango to make the pickles. They are easier to […]
Pineapple rum, fresh mango puree, coconut water, li hing mui, and a splash of coconut milk. Summer calls for fruity cocktails utilizing the season’s best fruit and some locally crafted spirits. Since it’s mango season, I thought a fun summer cocktail would be the perfect use for the season’s abundance. I used fresh mangos to […]
Red cabbage and green bean slaw with a Thai peanut coconut dressing. This salad has crisp veggies, sprouts, fresh herbs, and crunchy peanuts mixed with a Thai-style dressing flavored with ground peanuts, lemongrass, lime juice, and coconut milk. In the recipe instructions below, the red cabbage gets soaked in cold water for 5-10 minutes. This […]
Double layer sweet potato cake with coconut pecan filling and maple cream cheese frosting. Spiced sweet potato cake layers sandwiched around a brown sugar, toasted coconut filling, and covered with a tangy cream cheese frosting. This cake is very similar in taste and appearance to carrot cake. But unlike carrot cake, the sweet potatoes are […]
Macadamia nut shortbread, coconut caramel, toasted coconut, and dark chocolate. If you like Samoa girl scout cookies, you are going to love these coconut caramel bars. Their toasted mac-nut shortbread, coconut milk caramel, and dark chocolate conjure a bit of nostalgia that you can enjoy anytime! Pre-cutting the shortbread isn’t necessary. But because of the […]
Shrimp marinated in lime juice and Hawaiian sea salt, mixed with shaved coconut, cantaloupe, cucumber, and coconut milk. This recipe is a sweeter, fruitier take on the traditional Tahitian dish poisson cru. Poisson cru, literally meaning raw fish, is a Tahitian dish much like Latin American ceviche. It consists of raw fish or seafood marinated […]
