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    green papaya salad with seafood

    Over the weekend my parents and I hopped over to Hilo to explore the east and south sides of the Big Island including Volcanoes National Park.My favorite moments were seeing the glow from the lava la...

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    poke bowl breakfast

    My seafood for breakfast habit continues this week with a Hawaiian twist. Here in Hawaii we have a delicious dish known as the poke bowl, which I ordered yesterday for a late lunch at PaIna Caf.The wo...

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    killer macncheese with tuna

    Just when I thought macncheese couldnt get any better, this was homemade for me by my mom. And just when I thought mom-made macncheese couldnt get any better, the recipe (by Jamie Oliver) included tan...

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    Mother’s Day Brunch at the Pineapple Room

    My mom is like me. To us, there are few greater gifts than an amazing meal. This year, she just so happened to be in town visiting me over Mothers Day, so I was able to not only treat her to a beautif...

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    caprese salad with grilled shrimp

    Yesterday my mom arrived on Oahu to be here for my birthday, May 6.Its the perfect birthday to fall on a Friday Im turning 30!Im thrilled to have her here not only for my milestone birthday, but for ...

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    smoked salmon and cream cheese breakfast bagel

    This weeks Nordic breakfast is pretty popular in the U.S. of A. as well smoked salmon and cream cheese on a bagel.This is something that my husband Lloyd loves to eat, but since hes been in Afghanist...

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    shrimp and artichoke gazpacho

    One year ago this month, the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded off the coast of Louisiana.Gulf seafood has been exhaustively monitored ever since, and the time has come to officially celebrate s...

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    egg and tuna salad sandwich

    Eggs are on my mind this Good Friday before Easter, so I made a satisfying egg and tuna salad sandwich for lunch.Simply mix one can tuna + one hard-boiled egg, diced + one spoonful of plain Greek yogu...

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    mackerel, tomato, and cucumber breakfast bagel

    My Nordic breakfast this week was a smoked mackerel breakfast bagel.Smoked mackerel definitely packs more of a seafood-y punch than the surprisingly subtle taste of sardines.It reminds me quite a bit ...

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    artichoke-parmesan stuffed tilapia pasta

    Sunday I ran my very first half-marathon, so I paid extra special attention to fueling up on nourishing foods over the weekend.I turned Robin Millers artichoke-parmesan stuffed tilapia into a pre-race...