Cooking Made Friendly, Warm and Welcoming

What a great article in yesterday’s Food Section in the Times! Thanksgiving at Julia’s[1] made me a more of a Julia Child’s fan than ever before. As someone who’s loved cooking since age 4, I’ve long been a fan of cooking shows. And though the format and personalities have changed through the years, to me, […]

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Dining Diwali Style

Millions of people around the world are celebrating Diwali today. Known as the festival of lights, it symbolizes good over evil and light over darkness and is celebrated by Hindus and Sikhs in India and around the world. In Nepal, during their equivalent festival, Tihar, dogs who are considered to be messengers of the God […]

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Halloween and Sugar

Flash Back Friday! Sometimes, all we need is a little reminder here and there to help keep us on track. My tips for preventing Halloween from becoming an all out disaster in terms of going off the deep end with copious amounts of sugar and then some remain the same, so here’s a refresher for […]

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Surviving a Red Eye

It’s been a fantastic ten days here in Kona, and it’s time to say Aloha until the next time. While it’s always nice to have one last day to soak up the sun and the warm, welcoming culture, opting for a red-eye to get home can be less than fun, to say the least. Flying […]

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