Nov 04
Smoky grilled chicken, a sticky sweet-savory glaze, fresh ginger, garlic, and caramelized pineapple make this huli huli-style chicken an irresistible backyard barbecue recipe. The chicken marinates in a shoyu-and-pineapple mixture before hitting the grill, where repeated turning and glazing create beautifully browned edges and plenty of flavor. Huli huli chicken is a genuine Hawaiʻi local …
Oct 14
Tender, juicy pork seasoned simply with Hawaiian sea salt and a touch of smoke is the heart of kālua pork. Traditionally, kālua pig is cooked slowly in an imu, a Hawaiian underground oven heated with hot stones. The result is deeply tender pork that can be pulled into fine shreds and served alongside poi, lomi …
Jul 30
A great pool party doesn’t require an enormous backyard, a professional event planner, or a shopping cart full of decorations you’ll never use again. What matters most is surprisingly simple: enough shade, plenty of cold drinks, food that’s easy to eat outdoors, a few activities people actually want to play, comfortable places to sit, good …
Jul 29
Fresh pineapple becomes something completely different after a few minutes over a hot grill. The juicy fruit develops dark grill marks, lightly caramelized edges, and a deeper sweetness while keeping enough acidity to remain bright and refreshing. This easy grilled pineapple recipe requires only a handful of ingredients and works equally well as a simple …
Jul 22
Juicy grilled chicken, caramelized pineapple, and a sweet-savory teriyaki-style glaze make these colorful skewers an easy favorite for summer cookouts, backyard parties, and casual weeknight dinners. The chicken marinates in shoyu, pineapple juice, ginger, garlic, and brown sugar before being grilled until lightly charred around the edges. Fresh pineapple cooks alongside it, becoming sweeter and …
Jun 29
A backyard luau-style party is much more fun when guests have something to do between eating, talking, swimming, and returning to the snack table for one more plate. The good news is that party games don’t have to be complicated. A few simple activities such as limbo, tropical bingo, a scavenger hunt, ring toss, or …
Jun 18
Soft, fluffy steamed buns filled with sweet-savory char siu pork are one of Hawaiʻi’s most beloved portable foods. Known locally as manapua, these generously sized buns evolved from Chinese char siu bao after Chinese immigrants brought their food traditions to Hawaiʻi during the 19th century. Classic manapua are usually larger than the char siu bao …
Jun 10
Hot from the fryer, crisp around the edges, unbelievably fluffy in the center, and covered generously with granulated sugar, malasadas are one of Hawaiʻi’s most beloved sweet treats. But malasadas aren’t originally Hawaiian. Their roots are Portuguese, particularly connected with immigrants from Madeira and the Azores who came to Hawaiʻi during the plantation era beginning …
