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Hawaii

Food

Weekend Dish: Lemon cheesecake with gingersnap crust

By On May 8, 2011

Before I moved into a rental that didn’t have a real kitchen, I liked to bake cheesecake for my mom. We bonded over the decadent dessert on a trip to Chicago nearly… Read More

Musings

Don’t touch those tomatoes

By On May 5, 2011

Every day we walk our dogs past our neighbor’s property and admire her flourishing tomato plants, which are jutting through the concrete wall and onto the sidewalk. Since we haven’t had much… Read More

Musings

Truck nuts are just that — nuts

By On May 4, 2011

You’ve seen ’em, danging from the back bumpers of trucks, an obnoxious oversized pair of plastic testicles. Testicles. On the back bumper of a Toyota Tacoma next to a sticker that reads,… Read More

Musings

So far, blue skies

By On May 3, 2011

The skies above Aina Haina don’t look menacing at all. But that’s what I thought yesterday and look what happened.… Read More

#CatTravels

Lights out — now what?

By On May 3, 2011

Water spouts off Kakaako. Hail on Maui. Flooding on Oahu. People trapped in elevators. Thunderstorms everywhere. That was some eventful evening last night, and forecasters say more severe weather is to come.… Read More