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[16 Apr 2010 | 12 Comments | ]
Ways In Which I Am Exactly Like Julia Child

I am not a picky eater, but cilantro (also known as coriander) tastes to me like something that has spoiled and should immediately be thrown away. I also would not be able to stand the wearing of this cilantro hat.

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[18 May 2009 | One Comment | ]
Disneyland

Every Spring my three girlfriends and I meet in southern California with our seven little kids and take them all to Disneyland.

That’s where my daughter and I are right now. We spent Wednesday at Disneyland, and then on Thursday we all trooped off, drove the two cars onto a small, 3-car ferry to Balboa Island, and spent an afternoon on the beach. Then back to Disney on Friday, where we spent the day at the newer Disney attraction, California Adventure, which is built on the site of Disneyland’s former …

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[3 Aug 2008 | 9 Comments | ]
Hawaiian Style: Eating Poi

My husband Macario harvested some kalo (taro) and made some fresh, delicious poi today. Our 4-year-old couldn’t get enough. And then we had some more.

In the old days, poi was pounded with stone pounders, and Macario, who comes from a long line of kalo farmers, can do it that way, too. But nowadays, we use a Champion commercial juicer. So easy. I think some of our ancestors would have used a Champion juicer if they’d had one. 
It got me thinking about an article I once wrote for the Hawaiian Airlines in-flight …