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    ahi and eggs

    My girlfriends and I have created a well-balanced tradition of running a 10k race on about one Sunday morning per month and then going out to eat for breakfast.Because races are all over Oahu, and we ...

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    caper-rosemary tuna with herb salad and baked sweet potatoes

    Yesterday Lloyd and I cooked our first real dinner since hes been back. After 7.5 months of cooking essentially all my own meals, he sweetly stepped up to the plate to make caper-rosemary tuna.OK, I k...

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    sashimi combo homecoming meal

    Lloyd is home!His flight landed Friday right on time at 11:30pm and our friends and I immediately scooped him up with hugs and love.He had to scurry off to check-in and return his weapons, and then fi...

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    salmon burger on a Hawaiian sweet bread bun

    This is a huge week.After 7.5 months working as a Judge Advocate in Afghanistan, Lloyd is on his way home, and set to arrive in Hawaii late Friday night.Im outrageously eager to greet him and spend ev...

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    seared furikake ahi with mushroom pasta and edamame on #myplate

    My good friend Katherine recently sent me furikake seasoning as a thank you gift. Yes, in my weird world, a Japanese condiment of sesame seeds, salt, sugar, and seaweed constitutes a fantastic gift.I ...

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    smoked salmon breakfast bagel with kiwi fruit on #MyPlate

    This morning I was up at 4:30am in Hawaii to watch the live stream reveal of USDAs new food icon, MyPlate. This simple dish replaces the not-so-simple MyPyramid as the image to help Americans apply ad...

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    frutti di mare

    Last week I was in Chicago for a meeting to brainstorm how to break Americans barriers to eating fish-rich diets.Arguably the most important brains in the room were a couple chefs, who came up with si...

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    deep-fried walleye

    My dear friend Chere turned 33 recently, and gave us all the gift of a celebratory fish fry featuring walleye from her home state of Minnesota.Deep-fried food doesnt make it onto the blog too often.No...

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    toast with tahini and sardines

    I had Norway on my mind this morning because I saw the 2013 Bocuse d'Or competition is now accepting chef applications. The Bocuse dOr is the Olympics of the culinary world, and guess who consistently...

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    sushi, swordfish, and butterfish at Roy’s Restaurant

    Yesterday was my parents final day in Hawaii, so for our last supper we went to the iconic original Roys Restaurant in Hawaii Kai. Even though these Texans were hankering for some steak, I set a stric...