Hawaiian Summer

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 […]

Fried Chicken Sandwich

Southern fried chicken, bread and butter pickles, crisp butter lettuce, and a generous slathering of mayo, all on a homemade Hawaiian sweet roll. This recipe started with a craving. I love fried chicken. Being from the south, there is no way around it. That also means I love fried chicken sandwiches. Where I live the […]

Hawaiian Sweet Rolls

Golden brown and mildly sweet. These buns are great for sandwiches or can easily be made into dinner rolls. I started developing these buns to use for a fried chicken sandwich. My first recipe turned out terribly. I was using way too much liquid and most of that liquid was fresh pineapple juice. Fresh pineapple […]