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Cooking Hawaiian Style Recipes and Cookbooks

Have you ever wanted to learn how to cook Hawaiian food but didn’t know where to start? Cooking Hawaiian Style cookbooks are filled with 1,000s of recipes to get you started. Cooking Hawaiian Style also provides some of their recipes on their website and also on their popular Cooking Hawaiian Style Cooking Show. The Cooking Show airs nationwide and in 6 countries. Cooking Hawaiian Style shares, documents and preserves recipes from some of Hawaii’s greatest Chefs, Celebrities, Musicians and everyday people.

Cooking Hawaiian Style cookbooks are celebrate the richness of Hawaii’s culinary culture featuring Hawaiian and Hawaiian-style recipes from all ethnicities. They have thousands of authentic Hawaiian recipes and Hawaiian-Style classics such as hamburger steak, fried rice, potato macaroni salad, guava chiffon cake, fried saimin, spam musubi and and yes… an amazing brown gravy recipe to go with that hamburger steak! In addition to all of your local favorites, Cooking Hawaiian Style features 1,000’s of recipes from all over the world, from every ethnicity which truly represents what it means to be Cooking Hawaiian Style!

Here are some popular recipes from the Cooking Hawaiian Style cookbooks.

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Cilantro Chili Chicken Skewers

These wings are a nice twist on the buffalo wing and the recipe is simple

This recipe is from Cooking Hawaiian Style #1, page 73

Ingredients:

2 pounds boneless/skinless chicken thighs or breast meat
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
6 cloves garlic, mince
3/4 bunch fresh cilantro (save remaining for garnish)
1 teaspoon salt & pepper
Sweet chili sauce for basting

Cooking Directions:

Soak skewers in water for at least 20 minutes to prevent burning.

Cut chicken into 1″ cubes and place into bowl. Add olive oil, garlic and cilantro in a food processor and pulverize. Pour the marinade into the bowl with the chicken, add teaspoon of salt and pepper and marinate over-nite if possible.

Preheat the grill to medium heat and coat with oil. Remove chicken from the refrigerator and put 5-6 pieces of chicken on each skewer. Cook for 4-5 minutes on each side. Brush chili sauce on chicken just before done cooking to create a nice glaze.

Salmon Dynamite

Chef Jeff Vigilla whips up this amazing salmon dynamite recipe on the fly – He had 1 hour to come up with a menu from leftovers in our Cooking Hawaiian Style kitchen and this is what he came up with – Brilliant!

This recipe is from Cooking Hawaiian Style Cookbook #2, page 132

Ingredients:

2 lbs. salmon fillet, trimmed to fit onto the cedar plank
1 cedar plank, 12″ x 6″ soaked in water for 15 minutes, remove pat dry

Brine Ingredients:

4 cups water
1/4 cup salt
1/4 cup sugar

Salmon Dynamite Topping:

1-1/2 cup mayonnaise
2 tablespoon scallions, fine sliced
1 tablespoon pickled ginger, chopped fine
2 teaspoon sriracha chili sauce
1 tablespoon lemon juice

Cooking Directions:

mix together the ingredients for the brine. Place the salmon into a large deep container or baking pan. Pour the brine over the salmon and refrigerate for 25 minutes. After 25 minutes remove the salmon and pat dry.

Place the salmon fillet onto the cedar Plank. Spread topping onto the salmon covering the entire surface. Place the prepared salmon onto a large baking pan and bake in a 350 degree pre-heated oven for 20-25 minutes till golden. Garnish with additional pickled ginger, tobiko, sliced scallions and serve.

Make Fresh Juice with the Cuisinart Citrus Juicer

The Cuinsart Citrus Juice is great for small citrus fruits such as oranges, grapefruits, lemons, and limes. It gets almost all of the fruit out of the rind and it produces a larger amount of juice than compared to a hand juicer. It stays in place nicely on your counter because it has rubberized feet. The brushed nickel finish also makes it look like a highly quality appliance.

From the smallest lime to the largest grapefruit, the brushed stainless steel Cuisinart Citrus Juicer gets out more juice more efficiently. An adjustable auto-reversing reamer features “custom” pulp control settings, and the unique Final-Spin feature maximizes the amount of juice from each piece of fruit. The Cuisinart Citrus Juicer has dishwasher-safe parts that makes cleanup a breeze.

How to Use the Cuisinart Citrus Juicer

To get the most of your Cuisinart Citrus Juicer, slice fruit in half. Press the fruit down firmly on top of juicer. Lift up momentarily and the juicer reverses the direction for better juicing. After about 15 to 30 seconds, your fruit half is completely juiced. Nothing will be left inside but the rind. The juice drains out the front spout. After juicing about a pound of fruit, you have to use the “final spin” feature, by putting the cover on and pressing the whole unit down. This activates a dryer-like spin cycle and squeezes lots of remaining juice from the pulp. There is almost no fruit left inside the rind after it juices it so there is no waste.

Here’s an example of what you can expect to get from the Cuisnart Citrus Juicer. Two oranges will get you about 16 oz. of orange juice, which is two cups. It does depend on the size of your oranges. And as an added note, room temperature fruit yields more juice.

To Cleanup: take the cover, juicer, and juice catcher off. Rotate the juicer part to separate it. Rinse off all pieces and toss them in the dishwasher. Cleanup is quick and easy! You can even take it all apart, rinse, and toss it in the dishwasher. No problems whatsoever.

Healthy Kids Breakfasts to Eat on the Way to School

Mornings are a rush around our house and while kids need a good breakfast it isn’t always feasible to have a “sit down breakfast”. Here are some ideas for “breakfast on the go” that kids can take on their way to school. From banana muffins to protein-packed breakfast burritos, there is something for everyone and every kid’s “finicky” taste.

Forget McDonald’s. You can do better at home. At least, most mornings. No judgment if you’d like to swing by Mickey D’s every once in a while. Greens + good-for-you fruits—to go. Blend up a smoothie and let your kids drink it on the way to school. How do you make a parfait better? You turn it into a Popsicle, obviously. That Martha Stewart—she thinks of everything.

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Krispy Kreme Valentine’s Donuts are Here – YUM!

Krispy Kreme does not disappoint with their yummy Valentine’s donuts. This year they are selling the Luv Bug, Bee Mine, Sprinkled Heart, and a Chocolate Iced doughnut with Valentine’s Day sprinkles donuts. The limited-time doughnuts are available at participating locations in the U.S. and Canada and are available now until February 14.

The Luv Bug doughnut features a smiling lady bug face made of sugar. The filled doughnut is decorated with red and chocolate icing.

The Bee Mine doughnut is filled with Krispy Kreme’s classic filling. It is then dipped in chocolate, decorated with red icing, and topped off with a whimsical honey bee made of sugar!

The Sprinkle Heart Krispy Kreme donut is a Valentine’s Day favorite! A heart-shaped doughnut is dipped in white icing and topped with colorful Valentine’s Day sprinkles. It’s sure to steal the heart of your loved one!

Tony Thompson, President and CEO of Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, says, “Valentine’s Day is a time for people to share joy and love with one another. Each year our Valentine’s Day doughnuts bring smiles to our customers’ faces. We are thrilled to continue that tradition by introducing our new doughnuts for this special time of year.”

Easy Mini Chicken Pot Pie Recipe

When time is limited and you are looking for something quick and easy to make, these mini chicken pop pies are a cinch! They are super easy.

Easy Mini Chicken Pot Pie Recipe

Ingredients:

a can of Pillsbury Grand rolls
frozen mixed vegetables
one can Cream of Chicken Soup
One chicken breast
Shredded Cheddar Cheese
Salt and Pepper

Instructions:

Pre-heat the oven at 375.
Grease or use spray oil in an 8-muffin tin pan.
Roll Pillsbury Grands dough onto the counter or cutting board until they are each about 5 inches in size.
Place the dough in the muffin tins.
Cook a chicken breast and then cut it up into bite-sized pieces. You can use a skillet or even cook it in the microwave to make it faster.
In a medium-size bowl, combine a half a bag of mixed veggies, a half can of cream of chicken soup and about a handful or more of precooked chicken pieces. Add a little salt and pepper. Stir until everything is blended.
Spooned mixture into muffin tins and top off with a little shredded cheddar cheese.
Bake for 20 minutes.