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Hawaiian Food: Luau Recipes: Luau Food & Drinks: Planning a Luau Party: Hawaiiian Luau Party Ideas: Summer Party Ideas copper fire pit What followed the invention of fire? The party. That's because once man had a warm, inviting place to gather, everyone wanted to congregate in his cave. Not much has changed today except the quality of the fire pit. This one is made of heavy-gauge solid copper by artisans in Turkey. Earthenware Servers with Scrolled Wirework Stands Summer Barbeques @ lillianvernon.com Summer Bright Placemats and Napkins Galvanized Tin Tub and Stand A great cooler or planter! Watertight oval tub is tarnish- and rust-resistant, has brass handles and base, holds oceans of ice. Name or saying custom-engraved to 15 letters per line, 2-line limit. Bright Plastic Goblets-Set of 12 Light Up Multi-Color Lei A fun and festive way to accessorize for those nighttime luaus! See Luau Costumes & Accessories Inflatable Palm Tree Beverage Cooler 6 ft Perfect to match your luau party decorations! Westbury Folding Bar ON SALE NOW! Effortless entertaining on a portable teak bar. It sets up for outdoor drink making and serving with built-in countertop and sectional shelves. Bar folds up when not in use. More Garden & Patio Furniture Planning a Luau: Luau Recipes return to Planning a Summer Party: Main Index Luau Recipes Featured Cookbook Alan Wong's New Wave Luau: Recipes from Honolulu's Award-Winning Chef Chosen Best Regional Chef for the Pacific Northwest in 1996 by the James Beard Foundation, Wong is a master of multicultural cooking. Called Hawaiian Regional Cuisine, his dishes fuse local ingredients and traditions with foods and techniques from Europe, Latin America, and Asia. Taking the succulent meat from whole Kalua Pig, pit-roasted luau style, he uses it in a risotto dotted with corn and crunchy water chestnuts, then enriched with truffle butter. He also features this smoky pork in nachos built on crunchy taro chips, topped with chile-spiked guacamole. His Surf and Turf, for example, features grilled beef tenderloin and a Kona lobster tail wrapped around a scallop. They are served with a roasted potato topped with wasabi-spiked mashed potatoes. This potato sprouts leaves of tat soi, an Asian green, and spiraling antennae of fried linguini. Grilled marinated mushrooms and asparagus add to the plate, which is drizzled with a sauce combining cream, truffle butter, and soy vinaigrette. Then it is ringed with shining dots of basil oil and finished with a sprinkling of chives and diced tomato. Lest this strenuous cooking intimidate you, it is easy to make Wong's Asian Guacamole flavored with ginger and sake, Five Spice Risotto rich with shiitake mushrooms, and Asian Ratatouille, unexpectedly enhanced with oyster sauce and sesame oil. Each adds immeasurably to a meal of grilled fish or store-bought roast chicken. Anyone with an ice-cream maker must try the recipes for tropical Guava, Lychee-Ginger, and Mango Lime ice cream, and a quartet of memorably exotic, liquored sorbets. More Hawaiian Cookbooks Luau Recipes & Food Ideas Pineapple Serving Bowl If you are planning a Luau Party for kids, a Luau wedding reception or bridal shower, luau birthday party or luau graduation party, of course you are going to want to serve great luau food to get everyone in the tropical mood. Here you will find Hawaiian luau recipes (some featuring traditional luau food, some more experimental but still with the luau theme) to help you plan a luau menu that is truly exceptional. Luau party recipes can vary depending on what kind of a party you are hosting, so we've included luau food recipes that cover all tastes and sizes, and luau drink recipes too. Kids luau recipes, luau party food for adults, easy luau recipes for those who get hives just thinking about the kitchen...we've done out best to see that there's at least one luau food idea in here to suit just about everyone! Most people aren't going to roast a "kalua pig" in an imu, usually the centerpiece of a traditional luau menu, but fortunately, there are many other luau food options that are less time consuming and totally delicious. For appetizers, consider creating your own pupu platter, which is basically a platter of hors d'oeuvres, island style. Tropical Flower Plates Consume your canapés on these porcelain plates embossed with florid colors and colorful flowers. Each savory snack will be all the tastier atop the lilies and hibiscuses of these practical plates. Dishwasher and microwave safe. To make sure your guest are well fed, and keep with the spirit of the luau experience, include a few traditional luau foods such as poi, papaya, pineapple and sweet potatoes in your menu. Poi is a thick, purple-colored paste made by pounding taro. Poi can be bought fresh or "day-old," which will have a more sour flavor to it. Slice fresh pineapple in half, cutting out the inside of the fruit (you can cut this into pieces and serve this separately), then fill with tuna or chicken salad. Even if you purchase a prepared salad from a local deli, throw in some fruit and nuts, like pineapple, papaya, mango, mandarin oranges, grapes, slivered almonds or walnuts for a truly tropical experience. Below are some luau recipes featuring some traditional luau dishes, and some that would just go with a luau theme. Vegetarian and vegan Hawaiian recipes are also included in this selection. Hawaiian Luau Recipes: Appetizers This section is new for July 2005. Please note, if a recipe you want is not up yet, send email with your request, and that recipe will jump to the front of the additions list, and probably be up in a day or so. Macadamia Nut Ahi Poke with Furikake Crisp Kalua Pork Dumplings (Gyoza) with Pineapple-Tomato Salsa Hawaiian Curried Avocado Poi Char Sui (Chinese Spare Ribs) Kalua Pork Spring Rolls Traditional Laulau Chicken & Pumpkin Lau Lau Vegetarian Lau Lau Table Skirt-Natural Raffia w/Flowers Not Eating Enough Leafy Greens?Drink Them! From $1 per day! Tiki Citronella Candles Main Course Hawaiian Luau Recipes Macadamia Nut-Crusted Mahi Mahi Beurre Blanc Huli Huli Grilled Chicken Hibachi Mahi Mahi with Pineapple – Papaya Salsa Hawaiian Salad with Sauteed Shrimp Chicken 'Ono Nui Chicken Luau Hawaiian Shrimp Kebabs Hawaiian Grilled Fish With Papaya Relish Chicken Katsu Hawaiian Roasted Pork (Kalua Pig) Chicken Macadamia Hawaiian Shepherd’s Pie Mango Hawaiian Chicken Salad Hawaiian Curry Hawaiian Teriyaki Chicken or Beef Summer Flower Deals at 1-800-Flowers (Thru August 31st.) Save 10% on Birthday Flowers & Gifts Use code 5BD at checkout! Summer Rose Sale!! Save up to $50! Buy 24 Sweetheart Roses, Get 24 Free! (while supplies last) Hawaiian Luau Side Dish Recipes Ginger Coconut Fried Rice Portuguese Sweet Bread (Hawaiian Bread) Macadamia Nut Rice Pilaf Green Papaya Salad Hawaiian Sweet Potato Packets Chicken Long Rice Banana Bread Mango Hawaiian Bread Papaya Coleslaw Mashed Taro w/Lemon Grass and Ginger (Vegan) Lomi Lomi Salmon Aloha Sweet Potatoes Luau Dessert Recipes Luau dessert recipes be something along the lines of a traditional Hawaiian dessert or a dessert with a tropical theme. Of course, accompany your dessert with some Kona coffee. Here are some of my favorite Luau dessert ideas just to inspire you, but feel free to get creative using Hawaiian ingredients and invent your own: Kulolo Pineapple Upside Down Cake Coconut Cream Pie Miniature Macadamia Nut Tart White Chocolate Sweet Potato Cake Pineapple Tea Cakes Hawaiian Mango Cream Pie Chamorro Style Bread Pudding with Fresh Bananas and Macadamia Nuts Sam’s Big Island Macadamia Nut Brownies Pineapple Haupia Hawaiian Sweet Potato Cake w/ Pineapple Ice Cream & Coconut Crème Fraîche Coconut Cake Haupia (Coconut Pudding) Vegan Mango Upside Down Cake Macadamia Nut Phyllo Sticks Organic Kona Coffee (100%) Fresh-roasted and direct from the plantation in Kona, medium roast, whole bean 16oz. As featured on the Food & Wine Radio Network. See More Coffee Organic Acai Juice The Acai Berry, has 2x the antioxidants of blueberries and high levels of omega fatty acids, and an almost perfect complex of amino acids and vital trace minerals, is also considered to have the best nutritional value of any fruit. Oh, and did I mention they taste just like blueberries? Luau Drink Recipes Tiki Bar Sign More featured luau party decorations More Tropical Cocktail Recipe Books Hawaiian cocktail recipes and non alcoholic luau drink ideas are generally things with a tropical flair such as a Mai Tai , Blue Hawaiian , Hawaiian Cocktail or Scorpion . Basically any drink that uses fruit juices and rum will pass as a Hawaiian cocktail, and many of these tropical drinks you may think of as Hawaiian are actually inventions of the 1950's Polynesian Hollywood kitsch club scene. If you prefer to set out a punch bowl for your luau guests, a Hawaiian Punch is always a sure-fire fruity hit. Some non-alcoholic luau drink ideas are still drinks that pack plenty of fruity taste, but just do it without the alcohol, like a Banana-Mango Smoothie or a Virgin Strawberry Colada .

Hawaiian music CDs and

Google Directory - Shopping > Entertainment > Recordings > Audio > Music > Specialty > Regional and Ethnic > Hawaiian Directory Help Search only in Hawaiian Search the Web Hawaiian Shopping > Entertainment > Recordings > Audio > Music > Specialty > Regional and Ethnic > Hawaiian Go to Directory Home Related Categories: Arts > Music > Styles > R > Regional and Ethnic > Hawaiian (62) Regional > North America > United States > Hawaii > Arts and Entertainment > Music (35) Shopping > Ethnic and Regional > North American > Hawaiian (32) Web Pages Viewing in Google PageRank order View in alphabetical order Hawaii Calls - http://www.hawaiian-music.com/ Authentic traditional, contemporary, and hula Hawaiian music CDs and cassettes. Includes audio samples, news, reviews, interviews, articles, and links. Based in Hawaii. Buy Hawaiian Music - http://www.buyhawaiianmusic.com Classic to contemporary Hawaiian music CDs. Special requests. Hawaiian Music Island - http://www.mele.com/ Hawaiian and Tahitian music CDs with Hawaiian slack key, ukulele and Hawaiian steel guitar, in both contemporary and traditional styles, videos, books, information, and links. Paradise Music - http://www.hawaiianmusicstore.com Contemporary, traditional, rare, and hard-to-find Hawaiian music CDs and videos. Audio samples. Quiet Storm Records - http://www.quietstorm.com/ Roots, jawaiian, pop, Christian and salsa CDs and DVDs. Audio samples. Hawaiian Music Catalog - http://www.cordinternational.com/ Vintage, traditional, hapa-haole, and contemporary Hawaiian music CDs and tapes. Photo gallery of Hawaiian instruments. Tropical Disc - http://www.tropicaldisc.com/ Hawaiian music CDs, tapes, and books, and ukeleles and guitars. Hawaiian music guide. Neos Productions. - http://www.neosproductions.com Hawaii-based record label offering contemporary and traditional island, rock, and world CDs. Includes audio samples. 1800Sunstar.com - http://1800sunstar.com/ Offers Hawaiian music CDs with free samples. Hanalei Video and Music - http://hanaleivideoandmusic.com/ Hawaiian music CDs, books and videos, and Polynesian and Samoan music CDs. Real Audio clips, search by artist, genre, or title. HawaiianIslandMusic.com - http://www.hawaiianislandmusic.com/ Hawaiian music CDs in styles including Jawaiian, slack key, traditional, contemporary, and Christian. Help build the largest human-edited directory on the web. Submit a Site - Open Directory Project - Become an Editor Modified by Google - ©2005 Google Advertise with Us - Jobs, Press, Cool Stuff...

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Hawaii Luxury Hotel - Mandarin Oriental - Kahala luxury hotel in Honolulu, Oahu · Home · Our Hotels · Tempting Offers · Reservations · About MO · Careers · Contact Us · Log in Hotel at a Glance Rooms & Suites Spa Leisure Dining Business Special Occasions Reservations Tempting Offers Contact Us Photo Gallery The oceanfront Kahala Mandarin Oriental, Hawaii, set on a secluded bay, is just ten minutes from the world class shopping and entertainment of Waikiki Beach. This historical hideaway is a favorite with international statesmen and celebrities. From the moment you arrive, you will know that you are truly somewhere special. This luxurious resort features 364 rooms and suites , six stylish restaurants and a world-class spa . Visit our leisure facilities , Fitness Center , lush tropical gardens and the private lagoon with our own resident dolphins . E Komo mai - we hope to welcome you soon. Online bookings - the easiest and most efficient way to book any Mandarin Oriental hotel & resort. Arrival date: 2006 - January 2006 - February 2006 - March 2006 - April 2006 - May 2006 - June 2006 - July 2006 - August 2006 - September 2006 - October 2006 - November 2006 - December 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Number of nights: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Departure date: 2006 - January 2006 - February 2006 - March 2006 - April 2006 - May 2006 - June 2006 - July 2006 - August 2006 - September 2006 - October 2006 - November 2006 - December 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Number of Guests: Adults: 1 2 3 4 5 Children: 0 1 2 3 4 Kahala Mandarin Oriental, Hawaii has the distinction of being Oahu's only AAA 5 Diamond Resort . Suite Special . Enjoy the "suite" life with spectacular savings on Ocean View Suites Book Now . · Email page · Print page · Go to top 5000 Kahala Avenue, Honolulu, Hawaii 96816, USA | T: +1 (808) 739 8888 Local Time:

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UK Wrapped in Dough New York, New York, USA Other Links 49Media - Food and Drink Channel AlohaWorld Ohana Lanai - Powered by Aloha Chowhound.com: For Those Who Live To Eat! eGullet - Hawaii Forum Epicurious.com: the World's Greatest Recipe Collection Food Porn Watch Hawaii Diner HawaiiThreads.com - Kaukau Korner Leite's Culinaria: Food Writing, Recipe Collections, and Cooking Resources Metroblogging Hawaii « Downtown Planet - August 22, 2005 | Main | The Daily Grindz » August 23, 2005 Mahalo Hawaii BBQ Sometimes you're not always served the best food when you eat out somewhere, but what brings you back is time and time again is the people. That's exactly how I feel about Mahalo Hawaii BBQ. Over the course of several years, I had visited L & L Drive-Inn near the corner of Kalakaua Avenue and Young Street (restaurant #12 for those in the know) whenever I wanted something quick and inexpensive to eat -- most often, it was the mini chicken katsu , or the mini loco moco . On a visit about six months ago, I discovered that this place had changed, it was not L & L anymore, it was now Mahalo Hawaii. Inside, the tables and fixed seating were the same. The walls had been painted over with some bright yellow and orange paint. And then there were the light fixtures. Tiny pendant lamps hung over the tables casting a strange orange glow over the place. Instead of the usual stuff that I normally order, I decided on the mini general's chicken with fried rice (US$5.00; regular plate, US$7.95). The fried rice was quite bland in the typical fast food, plate lunch place way and contained frozen peas and carrots, lots of onions and tiny bits of egg. There were two pieces of steamed broccoli instead of the generic macaroni salad, and a huge mound of general's chicken. Now, when I asked what this was, the girl at the counter (who was new, I suppose) told me that this was spicy "orange flavored" chicken. When I tasted it, it was neither orange flavored, nor was it spicy. Go figure. It was probably the restaurant's attempted at serving General Tso's chicken. Now I don't know of this is a Chinese creation or an American Chinese creation, but I do remember that I ate it for the first time at either a Hunan Garden or Ollie's Noodle Shop in New York City in the late 80's or early 90's. On another occasion, I had the chicken katsu and fried mahi mixed plate (US$5.75). A deep fried piece of mahi mahi was served alongside some deep fried chicken katsu . It's stuff like this that makes me really love places like this. In fact, I think they were made to serve this type of artery clogging goodness. Most often times, at least in my opinion, the deep fried stuff is generally the best stuff on the menu. Too bad I couldn't eat this all the time. Mahalo Hawaii BBQ, much like the L & L's before it, doesn't really serve the best food in town, but it's OK. If you're on a budget, you will get a huge portion of food for your dollar which makes this an attractive deal for many. Mahalo Hawaii continues to offer the same menu as L & L -- local style plate lunches and sandwiches with a few pseudo Chinese dishes added on for good measure. One thing for sure, the service here is fast and most often times pleasant. Mahalo Hawaii BBQ 1513 Young Street Suite 101 Telephone: 808.951.4300 August 23, 2005 in Local , Makiki , Plate Lunch , Restaurant Reviews | Permalink TrackBack TrackBack URL for this entry: http://www.typepad.com/t/trackback/3053760 Listed below are links to weblogs that reference Mahalo Hawaii BBQ : Comments Woah, funky decor! Sure is colorful. That mini General's Chicken is pretty cute. Allen Posted by: Allen Wong | August 23, 2005 at 07:46 PM That has got to be the most cheerfully-colored restaurant I've seen in ages. Plus, the chicken and friend rice look mighty tempting to me. Posted by: Midge | August 23, 2005 at 09:02 PM Not that mini eh.. Reid.. :) Would be a good meal for me.. :) Posted by: Big BoK | August 24, 2005 at 12:44 AM i donno brah....da fried rice no look dat ono brah....but da chicken does! Posted by: kelly | August 24, 2005 at 11:47 AM plus whea da mac salad brah? at least cabbage or someting ....da kine broccoli just doesn't cut it brah! Posted by: kelly | August 24, 2005 at 11:49 AM I had a plate before climbing Diamond Head, couple years back and was worried it was gonna be too heavy but it was perfect. 2 Slices of Spam, I egg and 1 scoop of Rice. Oh I forgot the Tabasco shots. Posted by: Gia | August 24, 2005 at 12:12 PM sounds like one spam locco brah! Posted by: kelly | August 24, 2005 at 01:02 PM those sauce glistening on the chicken pieces... oh dear i think i've sauce fetish hahaha Posted by: babe_kl | August 24, 2005 at 04:46 PM Reid - Not to jump to conclusions, since you haven't finished the review yet - but though the General Tso's Chicken looks pretty good - looks too close to Panda Express for me. Posted by: Kirk | August 24, 2005 at 07:08 PM I second your opinion Kirk. Here in the SF Bay Area, we're bombarded with L&L knock-offs called Ono Hawaiian BBQ or J&J or Hawaiian Drive Inn. Unfortunately, these folks are all pakes from China...nothing wrong with that but no mo' da aloha spirit...food no taste da same. I guess I can't complain..better than my brother in Texas..no mo nothing! ;-) Sad statement that an L&L can't make it in Hawaii, but I never really thought of L&L as the best plate lunch. There are better options... Posted by: 808650foodie | August 24, 2005 at 07:33 PM Here in San Diego it's the same, lot's of Hawaiian BBQ's. The funniest thing is that a new L&L opened up - right next to a Starbucks! How appropriate! Reid - Please tell me you were trying to be healthy with that broccoli thing!!! That 'M' sure looks like the Golden Arches!!! Posted by: Kirk | August 24, 2005 at 08:00 PM Hi Allen, The decor was actually pretty bright, but also quite generic. I think my photo made it more glamous than it actually was. The mini plates are actually regular sized servings for normal people. The regular plates are normal sized servings for those of us in Hawaii used to eating way too much food in one sitting! Hi Midge, The orange and yellow color scheme does make it seems quite bright and cheerful. The new pendant lamps that the restaurant has, adds a sort of faux designer touch to it all. The fried rice was typically so-so, as was the chicken. *sigh* Hi Big BoK, Not that mini is right. You could probably eat that and feel full afterwards. I normally do. When I get the regular sized plates, I normally feel stuffed after eating it all...that is, if I can finish the whole plate. Eh Kelly, Da fried rice wasn't dat ono. Bummahs... Yeah, too bad nevah have some mac salad fo go wit dis. heh. Hi Gia, Sounds like you had a typical local-style breakfast. Sounds kinda light to me. Next time you should try a loco moco. Substitute a hamburger patty for the Spam, and then cover the whole thing in brown gravy. Bet you wouldnn't feel like hiking after that. =) Eh Kelly, Spam loco sounds good right about now. heh. Hi babe_kl, The picture does look nice doesn't it? Too bad it didn't taste as good as it looked. =( Hi Kirk, Way too close to Panda's, but I have to say that Panda's would have probably tasted better. So I guess you know what that means right? Hi 808650foodie, Well, this L & L was around for a long time. I was told that the manager of this shop purchased the store from the owners just recently. Apparently, L & L is going strong here in the Islands, and it was announced in the papers that all of the L & L Drive Inns are going to be rebranded as L & L Hawaiian Barbecues. Not bad for a local company. I have to agree though that the plate lunches here aren't the greatest, but like Starbucks, they are everywhere in the Islands. The convenience, as well as the price, makes this a good option for many people. Hi Kirk, I actually didn't have a choice with the broccoli. It came with the plate. Besides, who am I to eat healthy! When I first saw the arched M, I thought the same thing as well. hmmmmm. Posted by: Reid | August 24, 2005 at 11:30 PM Hey! I like broccoli :P :P I bet it tasted better than that pallid, scratch that squalid looking fried rice! OMG whata shocka... well if you are going to get all hawaian on me.... :) Posted by: clare eats | August 25, 2005 at 02:45 AM ::rolls her eyes and pats Clare on the shoulder:: Good shot girlie. I think we "outsiders" need to get a book to do it right... ::wink:: Posted by: Jo | August 25, 2005 at 07:38 AM Give credit to L&L for "Starbucking" the Plate Lunch. They are convenient and for the most part consistent in quality. Here on the West Coast, more competitors are coming in to challenge L&L. Too bad we don't have Lemon Chicken plate in SF. That differentiated L&L from the other places in Hawaii. Posted by: 808650foodie | August 25, 2005 at 07:39 AM Hey, Reid. Do you have any idea what happened to Myong's, the little Korean place that used to be in the shack across the parking lot from that L&L? I'm wondering if they're gone for good or if they relocated or what. Posted by: Ryan | August 25, 2005 at 08:27 AM brah.....I stay waiting fo one ono plae lunch place on da East Coast. I live in Virginia...about an hour out of D.C. BraH ....haole food foa miles! Posted by: kelly | August 25, 2005 at 12:03 PM Hi Clare, I happen to love broccoli too and yes, the fried rice was pretty sorry. Hawaiian? I'm not Hawaiian! LOL! Hi Jo, Outsiders? Whoever made you feel that way? Remember, we're all like family here right? Hi 808650foodie, Yes, if anything, we have to give credit to L & L for that. By the way, I heard they have over 100 stores across the country now. Big change from one small store in 1976. Hi Ryan, Hmmm. Let me check on it for you. The next time I eat here, I ask one of the cooks and see if he knows. Hi Kelly, Maybe you can open up a plate lunch place there...or maybe you can convince L & L's to open one. Posted by: Reid | August 26, 2005 at 11:43 PM ::laughing:: I only feel like an outsider when I have to clarify the meaning of some of the "lingo" ::wink:: Posted by: Jo | August 29, 2005 at 11:16 AM Hi Jo, OK. *wink* =) Posted by: Reid | August 30, 2005 at 12:50 AM Post a comment If you have a TypeKey or TypePad account, please Sign In You are currently signed in as (nobody) . Sign Out Name: Email Address: URL: Remember personal info? Comments: Search My Site Search the Web Advertisements Help my site by clicking on some of these links. 'Ono Kine Grindz is part of the Foodblog Ad Network . To advertise on this site or across a network of food related weblogs, click here . CrispAds Blog Ads Equipment Panasonic DMC-FZ5K Panasonic DMC-FZ30 Sony Cyber-shot® DSC-H1 Sony Cyber-shot® DSC-T1 Sony Cyber-shot® DSC-U40 Sony Cyber-shot® DSC-V1 et cetera This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License . 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