What's for Lunch - Chapter 11

[LikaNui]

Hot meatball sandwich from Subway and a nice glass of ice water.

[Leo Lakio]

Small plate of assorted meats and cheeses (including mole salami from Salumi, Wensleydale and Beecher's Flagship Reserve cheeses - the first and third items made in Seattle.)

[Kalei99]

Lean Cuisine Mac & Cheese. More like watery macaroni. blech.

[1stwahine]

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Roast Pork/Chicken/Hamburger Steak & Shoyu Pork Plate

Miso Soup
Pepsi
From Blanes Drive Inn in Hilo (yesterday):)

Auntie Lynn

[cynsaligia]

eric & i had stinky (but yummy) chinese food!

from au's garden off king street behind new diner's: harm ha roast pork, ong choy in preserved bean curd sauce, crispy gau gee and rice.

[helen]

Bottle of Mountain Dew.

[helen]

Tuna sandwiches and a bottle of Diet Coke.

[MixedPlateBroker]

Pastele, 1/4 lb shoyu ahi poke and med diet Coke.

[oggboy]

Pastele Stew, broke da mouth. Even mo-betta da next day!!:D

[Jake's Ohana]

I chowed on some chilean sea bass with sauteed veggies, wuz ono.

[Lei K]

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Roast Pork/Chicken/Hamburger Steak & Shoyu Pork Plate

Miso Soup
Pepsi
From Blanes Drive Inn in Hilo (yesterday):)

Auntie Lynn

I think I'm gonna go in a corner and cry now. I NEED THAT.

Our plate lunch places around here are wannabes and yucky. blech. If I want a decent plate lunch I have to cook it and what fun is that? :D

[LikaNui]

Loco Moco with corn and extra gravy, from KJ's Local Grindz. Onolicious!!! :) I wrote that just this past Monday, and (with apologies to Britney Spears for stealing her line: ) oops, I did it again!
Just now. And just as onolicious!
:)

[1stwahine]

Fried Palm Corned Beef, Onion & Cabbage, Rice.

Pepsi

I was too hungry to take picture.:p

Auntie Lynn

[scrivener]

A couple of manapuas from Island Manapua. And part of a Diet Pepsi.

[cynsaligia]

the other half of my breakfast (http://www.hawaiithreads.com/showpost.php?p=166087&postcount=297). and water.

[helen]

Bottle of Mountain Dew. Then a couple of hours later some chocolate pieces, small bag of chips and a can of Mountain Dew.

[scrivener]

a smokey bagel and some sweetened iced tea at the Village Idiot. the cafe guys have Great Gonzos -- The Best of Ted Nugent playing on the stereo and it's rocking my socks for the first time since maybe high school. What GREAT music.

[nikki]

Fried chicken from Minit Stop.... yum, crispy! Oh, and sushi.

[scrivener]

Where's Minit Stop?

[nikki]

Where's Minit Stop?

I live on Maui. They are similar to 7-11.

[Miulang]

I live on Maui. They are similar to 7-11.
But the grinds are better at Minit Stop (except for the time when they had those tainted Spam musubi:D )

Miulang

[Beau]

I had lunch over my parent's house. My father said to me, "Beau, your mother and I usually have salad for lunch, would you like me to make you some?" Of course I said YES!...

Salad was fresh Manoa Lettuce with tako poke (probably leftover pupu that my father didn't finish the night before during cocktail hour! LOL) with a Vietnamese style dressing he'd made from scratch. Some look fun noodles with leftover guava wood smoked roasted chicken my father made in the Kamado. And some daikon and ogo pickled in a sanbaizu sauce that some friend had given to him. My father said, "Here Beau try some of this, I know how much you like Japanese Food." LOL...

Being a single guy, I always mavel at the wide variety of things my parents eat for lunch and dinner. Even tho I love to cook, I could never have such a large variety of food without a lot of wastage occuring (which is something I would find distasteful).

[LikaNui]

Prime Rib Peppercorn sandwich on wheat, from Quiznos. (And a glass of water.)

[cynsaligia]

eric took me out for lunch, which was soki soup (sparerib soup) and bittermelon stir fry with pork, spam, eggs and tofu with rice. green tea. from sunrise cafe just off kapahulu ave, behind waioli shave ice.

[helen]

Various small bag of chips and a can of Diet Pepsi (yeah, yeah raiding the vending machine).

[1stwahine]

I had lunch with P.K. and Antonio.

Guess where?:p

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Auntie Lynn

[scrivener]

A jalapeno bagel, plain, with a bottle of water. Chased by about seven chicken nuggets, left over from a student's lunch. :)

[Leo Lakio]

Chased by about seven chicken nuggets, left over from a student's lunch. :)With their permission, I would hope. Unless you have evidence that they were your earlier bag-thief.

[scrivener]

With their permission, I would hope. Unless you have evidence that they were your earlier bag-thief.
:)
I am not a food-scab at work. Some students have a prepared lunch delivered by a local service; the chicken nuggets were from an unclaimed lunch because several students were on an off-campus excursion.

Today's lunch: I vultured the faculty potluck. Didn't have anything to bring and would have been welcome anyway, but I had work to get done during our lunch break (conferences all day today and tomorrow, no classes), so I just picked at the carcasses when I was done. Good carcasses.

[helen]

Ultimate Cheeseburger, Jumbo Jack and a really big cup of Diet Coke from Jack-in-the-Box.

[lavagal]

16-inch Rosarina Super Sub, V-8. SO NOT PART OF THE DIET PLAN. Cheat day! :o

[Beau]

My boss and I walked over to the public elementary school to buy a school lunch for lunch today. Boy was I impressed! It consisted of shredded turkey meat in a rich brown gravy with a large scoop of white rice mixed with brown rice, several slices of fresh apple, a tossed salad, a whole wheat roll and chocolate milk all for $4.00.

Not only did it taste good, but I was amazed at how nutritionally balanced it was.

With the exception of one private school I attended, most school lunches that I remembered having, SUCKED!

[helen]

Fried rice, black bean chicken and a cup of Mountain Dew from U Choice In.

[Karen]

Lunch? on a Saturday? didn't know such a beast even exists. :D

Had a late breakfast of granola cereal and a few cashews added, very few, and a bit of one-percent acidopholus milk. Gotta shop base so will grab something on the run if I'm out too late. However, now that I learned that two of my fav. Starbucks drinks are below 200 calories at 12oz. then I can just have one of those, and have happy feet while I shop, too.

[nikki]

I made some tofu patties and pork cabbage. My husband ate leftover teri beef from last night's dinner. YUK.

[Miulang]

8 different panchan and about 2/3 of a large plate of hae mul pajun and a bowl of rice. DH had all that plus a bowl of sizzling hot soft tofu soup. It was a misty day in Seattle (we spent most of the morning touring the Seattle Art Museum because it was free admission day), so this Korean food warmed the soul and the tummy.

Miulang

[helen]

Spring rolls, manapua and cup of Mountain Dew.

[helen]

Mixed plate of lemon chicken and mac and cheese, brown rice, veggies and a bottle of Diet Coke.

[scrivener]

Skipped lunch today to sit in on a meeting. Regretting both now.

[Leo Lakio]

Skipped lunch today to sit in on a meeting. Regretting both now.Maybe bachi? :D Gonna change your nom de screen to scavenger; unclaimed lunches, vultured carcasses and all that.

(I'm kidding, you know...)

[lavagal]

Salad Creations' Wasabi chicken wrap. very good. Arizona Diet Green Tea with Ginseng, to keep my peepers open.

[helen]

Chicken Cup of noodles, chips, candy bar and a bottle of Diet Mountain Dew.

[lavagal]

Nutrisystems steak with wedged potatoes, grape tomatoes, snuck a cookie.

[cynsaligia]

milk of magnesia. and water.

:(

i hate funny tummy!!!

:mad:

[helen]

Cheeseburgers and a bottle of Diet Coke with Lime.

[tutusue]

Leftovers from last night's dinner at Keo's...yellow chicken curry, scallop sumthin' or other and jasmine rice + a (senior :D ) diet coke from McDs! Yummmmmmm...

[infinitypro]

Heading on over to "THELMA'S" in Waipahu for some ono Filipino food. Photos to come later.

[1stwahine]

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Shrimp Curry

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Side Roasted Chicken Thigh and Vietnamese Coffee

From Linh's Restaurant on N. King Street.:)

Auntie Lynn

[cynsaligia]

Heading on over to "THELMA'S" in Waipahu for some ono Filipino food. Photos to come later.

wow! i'm jealous! if you guys manage to eat there without ordering "thelma's special" lechon kawali, you'll have my respect!

[1stwahine]

wow! i'm jealous! if you guys manage to eat there without ordering "thelma's special" lechon kawali, you'll have my respect!

Is it betta den Golden Coin?heheheh

Auntie Lynn

[infinitypro]

Here's our photos:

And starring from left to right: SARI SARI, SHRIMP SARCIADO, and THELMA'S SPECIAL.

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Approximately, 45 minutes after receiving our food.

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And, exactly 5 minutes out of the driveway!

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Auntie Lynn...to me, it's ono and I've only cared for homemade Filipino food not the restaurant taste.

ericcyn...umm, so because we ordered it, ate it all up and enjoyed it you don't respect us?

[LikaNui]

IP, the food looked swell, the empty plates looked sweller, but da keed, so cute! Congratumalations, li'dat!
:)

Lunch for me was a cheeseburger in paradise (with a nod to all the Parrotheads). Ultimate Cheeseburger from Jack In The Box, and an iced tea with lemon.

[Lei Liko]

Is it betta den Golden Coin?heheheh

Auntie Lynn

Anything is better than Golden Coin. Cardboard...is better than Golden Coin! :p

I wish my boss told me before lunch that I was to help her rearrange boxes today. Otherwise, I wouldn't have had the Mini Mochiko Chicken curry from Hokkaido Ramen.

I wore the wrong pants today. :(

[infinitypro]

IP, the food looked swell, the empty plates looked sweller, but da keed, so cute! Congratumalations, li'dat!
:)

Lunch for me was a cheeseburger in paradise (with a nod to all the Parrotheads). Ultimate Cheeseburger from Jack In The Box, and an iced tea with lemon.

Thanks Lika, he's cute but oh so hillarious too!

[1stwahine]

Auntie Lynn...to me, it's ono and I've only cared for homemade Filipino food not the restaurant taste.

The next time I'm out dat way I go try. Your son is a cutie!:D

Anything is better than Golden Coin. Cardboard...is better than Golden Coin! :p

So TRUE! The service is bad, the prices are high and the taste is so yuccky!:eek:

Auntie Lynn

[cynsaligia]

wow! i'm jealous! if you guys manage to eat there without ordering "thelma's special" lechon kawali, you'll have my respect!

Here's our photos:

And starring from left to right: SARI SARI, SHRIMP SARCIADO, and THELMA'S SPECIAL.

Approximately, 45 minutes after receiving our food.

And, exactly 5 minutes out of the driveway!

Auntie Lynn...to me, it's ono and I've only cared for homemade Filipino food not the restaurant taste.

ericcyn...umm, so because we ordered it, ate it all up and enjoyed it you don't respect us?

HAH!!! I KNEW IT!!! it's a rare one who can go to thelma's and NOT order the thelma's special and then demolish it, the way you guys did.

don't respect you? of course not! in fact, i am glad to know you are in the "lover-of-lechon-kawali" club. anyone who can go to thelma's and resist ordering the special then demolish it in the proper way you did must be from another planet and lacking human taste buds. or they're vegetarian/vegan, etc. (and there's nothing wrong with that--just means more meat in the world for me). but going to thelma's and not ordering it is rather like going to leonard's bakery and not order the malassadas--it's just WRONG!

Anything is better than Golden Coin. Cardboard...is better than Golden Coin!


of all the fili places to eat, i'd rank golden coin with max's of manila. in other words, i wouldn't mind if i never ate at either place again. not that they're bad, just that there are waaaay better places--thelma's among them. in kapolei, i like juleez, and in town, i like mabuhay on river street. my family used to go to jesse's a lot but rats from the river nearby are kinda hard to control and even tho the food there is quite good...i just can't get the rat thing out of my mind.


I wore the wrong pants today.

i know that feeling all too well! :p hence my having just bought a couple of new pants in a size someone of my (lack of) stature probably shouldn't have a waist big enough to wear. :(

[helen]

Cup of Chicken noodles, bag of chips and a bottle of Mountain Dew Livewire (or is that Livewire Mountain Dew).

[Lei Liko]

of all the fili places to eat, i'd rank golden coin with max's of manila. in other words, i wouldn't mind if i never ate at either place again. not that they're bad, just that there are waaaay better places--thelma's among them. in kapolei, i like juleez, and in town, i like mabuhay on river street. my family used to go to jesse's a lot but rats from the river nearby are kinda hard to control and even tho the food there is quite good...i just can't get the rat thing out of my mind.


It's been a while since I've been into any Filipino restaurant, but does anyone know where I can get good fried silet (deep-fried pig intestines)? It doesn't have to be from a restaurant, but I've been craving it lately. Mmm..dip em in vinegar. YUM.

Mom suggested that San Nicolas place in Kalihi...but if anyone else can point me elsewhere, that'd be great. My tummy thanks you.

[infinitypro]

HAH!!! I KNEW IT!!! it's a rare one who can go to thelma's and NOT order the thelma's special and then demolish it, the way you guys did.

don't respect you? of course not! in fact, i am glad to know you are in the "lover-of-lechon-kawali" club. anyone who can go to thelma's and resist ordering the special then demolish it in the proper way you did must be from another planet and lacking human taste buds. or they're vegetarian/vegan, etc. (and there's nothing wrong with that--just means more meat in the world for me). but going to thelma's and not ordering it is rather like going to leonard's bakery and not order the malassadas--it's just WRONG!



Oh okay...admittedly a little lost for a bit, but I am A LOTTA full so the brain isn't so sharp...yet. It was NOE who introduced me to Thelma's and those three dishes, and now it's on our lists of "we haven't been too ? lately" which includes HIGHWAY INN!

[1stwahine]

of all the fili places to eat, i'd rank golden coin with max's of manila. in other words, i wouldn't mind if i never ate at either place again. not that they're bad, just that there are waaaay better places--thelma's among them.

Golden Coin is JUNK! Max's is only foa da name. Dey known foa their chicken. I make betta chicken.heheheh Prices are too high. Mabuhay or Cafe Dalisay is where I usually go. Mabuhay is more family oriented. Jesse's is good and the prices are reasonable. I didn't know about the rat problem.

Every Sunday, P.K. and I go to have lunch at Maunakea Market Place. There's several Pilipino Counters as well as other ethnic foods to choose from. From Kari Kari, Bangus Sinigang, Dinoguan, Pinacbet, and Bood Bood, Ginitan for desserts. They have it all.

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Auntie Lynn

[pzarquon]

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A friend took me to lunch at Cassis today, Chef Mavro's restaurant in Harbor Court, where Palomino used to be. The restaurant is nice, the food is pretty good (I had the cassoulet), but really, the only adjective that I came away with was, "Expensive!" Most lunch items were $20-$26, basically putting the cost of a midday meal (http://www.cassishonolulu.com/lunch.html) into the "nice dinner" budget zone.

I'd eat those dishes for half the price, but the food quite simply isn't that good. At least I can now say I've been there.

[scrivener]

Man. There aren't enough Os in GROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSSSSS to describe some of the food being discussed here. Yes, I'm ignorant, but not TOTALLY ignorant. I have eaten at some of the places mentioned recently, and...I confess that I'm just not open-minded enough to get into it.

I consider it a failing on my part. But also on an ENTIRE CULTURE'S part! :) :o

[1stwahine]

It's been a while since I've been into any Filipino restaurant, but does anyone know where I can get good fried silet (deep-fried pig intestines)? It doesn't have to be from a restaurant, but I've been craving it lately. Mmm..dip em in vinegar. YUM.

Mom suggested that San Nicolas place in Kalihi...but if anyone else can point me elsewhere, that'd be great. My tummy thanks you.

Fried Silet!!! Masarap at Mabuhay!! Really Crisp and get bituka too.

Scriv, you gotta taste this dish. It's Chittlings!:D

Lynn

[scrivener]

Scriv, you gotta taste this dish. It's Chittlings!
I'm not eating those in English OR in Filipino. :)

[1stwahine]

I'm not eating those in English OR in Filipino. :)

It sounds Gross but it's soooo ONO! Just once. Close your eyes. ;)

HAHAHAHAHAHA

Lynn

[Lei Liko]

Fried Silet!!! Masarap at Mabuhay!! Really Crisp and get bituka too.



I'm not eating those in English OR in Filipino. :)

Seriously scriv, the bituka is even better.

Fried crispy chopped up pig ear dipped in shoyu/vinegar/chili pepper water/whatever you like!

[infinitypro]

Man. There aren't enough Os in GROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSSSSS to describe some of the food being discussed here. Yes, I'm ignorant, but not TOTALLY ignorant. I have eaten at some of the places mentioned recently, and...I confess that I'm just not open-minded enough to get into it.

I consider it a failing on my part. But also on an ENTIRE CULTURE'S part! :) :o

And this is my hearty chuckle for the day at first I read "Os" as Operating System! :D

[Leo Lakio]

Scriv, you gotta taste this dish. It's Chittlings!:D
The AF tried these in South Carolina - she LOVED 'em.

[tutusue]

A working lunch brought in from Kakaako Kitchen:
A portabello mushroom burger...topped with a mound of crumbled blue cheese...lettuce...sliced tomato...a special mustard spread...on a taro bun.

O M G!!! Heaven!

[Honoruru]

What a Filipino thread back there! But I think this should be a separate thread.

I've never liked Filipino food ... and I feel guilty about that, because I think it's my fault for not trying. The first time I remember eating Filipino food was at a wedding a long, long time ago. It was extremely greasy, and cold, and inedible. It took me a long time to try it again. And it still didn't satisfy. When Golden Coin opened at the Walmart superblock, it was one of the first places I tired. I was so turned off by the service, I never went back. The only thing Filipino I ever liked was lumpia (but who doesn't like lumpia?).

I'm Okinawan, but 20%-30% of my relatives are Filipino, so I am not a stranger to this culture. I may be wrong, but I think in Hawaii, Filipino cuisine is either very good or very bad ... and I've only had the very bad.

[LikaNui]

Cheeseburger with avocado, at Bob's Big Boy in Mapunapuna.
[/wave to TutuSue and Tikiyaki]

[helen]

Chicken cup of noodles, bag of Maui Style Potato Chips and a bottle of Diet Mountain Dew.

[Leo Lakio]

Freshly sliced prime rib sandwich, with caramelized onions & garlic/bleu-cheese spread, on a toasted ciabatta roll (from Simon's in downtown Seattle); and Dr. Pepper. Also the company of the lovely Alpha Female.

[tutusue]

Leftover sausage/mushroom/onion pizza from 2 dinners ago! About to head downstairs for a McD's senior diet coke! :o

[1stwahine]

I was ono foa something else earlier but changed my mind.heheheh
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Pork Chops with Mushroom Gravy from Linh's!:D

Auntie Lynn

[kanahina]

Today's lunch was a plate from Panda Express: fried rice, orange chicken and mandarin chicken. The hubby and I shared it and then shared a Cinnabon for dessert!

[SusieMisajon]

There's a big pot of home-made chicken and noodle soup simmering on the stove. With carrot, onion, leek, roasted leftover chicken, garlic, herbs, and a little piece of ginger in it. There's a fresh baguette and some sweet butter waiting on the table.

[helen]

Black bean chicken, noodles and a bottle of water from U Choice In.

[1stwahine]

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Spicy Crab Pasta Salad. I added fresh mushrooms and veggie pasta. :)

Auntie Lynn

[helen]

Chicken salad sandwiches and a bottle of water.

[SusieMisajon]

Someone had given me a quarter of a sheep, so I froze the chops and the shoulder roast, and canned the rest simply with just a bit of salt and water.

It was a blustery day, so I made lamb and whitebean stew. I fried an onion til browned with garlic, celery, thyme and bay. Then I dumped in a jar of breast of lamb, one of whitebeans, one of cubed potatoes, and one of cubed carrots, along with a splash of Tabasco, pepper, and a spoonful of veal stockpowder, and let that all simmer for half an hour. Just before serving, I splashed in some red wine vinegar and sprinkled the whole thing with parsley, and we ate it with a fresh and crusty baguette.

Sliced tomatoes and vinaigrette for after.

[cynsaligia]

went to the mix cafe for the second time in ten days. we ordered the roast pork sandwich as well as the spicy crab pasta and dessert-drink was the acai smoothie. yum!

only disappointment was there was a part of us that sorta expected to see auntie lynn at one of the tables. no such luck today!

[1stwahine]

only disappointment was there was a part of us that sorta expected to see auntie lynn at one of the tables. no such luck today!

heheheh

I started my Diet!;)

I ate My Spicy Crab Pasta Salad yesterday again. :)

Auntie Lynn

[helen]

Pork adobo, brown rice, mac salad and a bottle of water.

[Leo Lakio]

Pho ga, water.

[1stwahine]

Cran, Palama Kid and I were suppose to go to Maunakea Market Place for Lunch but we saw Ryan twitter he was meeting Kilinahe and Glossyp at The Mix. We changed directions in the middle of the road on King Street. I no kid you!:p

Lunch at The Mix was grand.

Roast Pork Sandwiches, Roast Turkey Sandwiches, Spicy Crab Pasta, Homemade Meat Balls Pasta, Lemonade and Berry Smoothie were on our tables. Kim gave us homemade pistachio and strawberry ice-cream to eat.

Another great day at The Mix!;)

Auntie Lynn

[Jake's Ohana]

Munched on a Caesar chicken salad bowl. It was a caesar salad with tortilla chip strips and chunks of chicken over some spanish rice. Just enough to settle the hunger :D .

[kanahina]

Peanut Butter Crunch meal replacement bar
6 New York Style Sea Salt Bagel Crisps
water

[Palama Kid]

Cran, Palama Kid and I were suppose to go to Maunakea Market Place for Lunch but we saw Ryan twitter he was meeting Kilinahe and Glossyp at The Mix. We changed directions in the middle of the road on King Street. I no kid you!:p

I no kid you, too. At a red light at Dillingham / King, it was scary to see her jump out of Cran's cah; run back to my car; tell me where we going; then jump back into Cran's car.

Of course, no mo parking on Bethel. So we drive around (breaking several driving laws) and around before luckily breaking another rule to park right behind the other on Bethel Street.

Cranberee told me that her driving was all Auntie's fault. Yeah, right. Who was driving?

Almost all was good: The spicy crab salad was ono, company great, no tickets on our cars, but couldn't find small adult muumuus for Palama Mama (she's a tiny 4' 8").

[1stwahine]

I no kid you, too. At a red light at Dillingham / King, it was scary to see her jump out of Cran's cah; run back to my car; tell me where we going; then jump back into Cran's car.

heheheh

With my moomoo leg and my wooden cane!:D

It wuz a sight to behold das foa shua!:p

Auntie Lynn

[helen]

Cheeseburgers and a bottle of water. Also munching on fun size Halloween candy between breakfast and now and more than likey in the course of the rest of the day.

[Leo Lakio]

Couple slices of a meat pizza from Garlic Jim's - provided for KBCS community radio's fundraising today (I was coaching the noon-3 pitching shift today.)

[1stwahine]

Shrimp Curry

Bottled Water:)

[scrivener]

Also the company of the lovely Alpha Female.
Pictures! Everyone else posts pictures!

[jdub]

Leftover New York Steak from Murphy's. Followed by a post-prandial torpor that required an iced espresso.

[Palama Kid]

Elena's Filipino food in Waipahu: sari-sari, lechon, Pork Adobo Fried Rice Omelet

My brother and his wife were with me, so we ordered above to share.



On the mainland, we don't get as much lechon as we got at Elena's & definitely not during the week. At a lot of places (like at Ong Pin in South San Francisco), it's served only on weekends & is sold out by early afternoon.

[kanahina]

Peanut Butter Crunch meal replacement bar
6 New York Style Sea Salt Bagel Crisps
water

[helen]

Cheeseburgers and a bottle of water.

[1stwahine]

Stuffed Tomato and Bottled Water.:)

[Leo Lakio]

Pictures! Everyone else posts pictures!Ah, but you know the AF craves her privacy - and I'm just not in the habit of taking pictures of my meals. My old-school cell phone doesn't take photos. Heck, it can't even download ring-tones! (I know, I'm such a Luddite in some areas.)

Today: a double cheeseburger from Wendy's, while running errands; preparation for the AF's parents, arriving from Kane`ohe tonight for a two-week visit.

[cynsaligia]

i woke up early this morning to make eric and two coworkers home lunch: kartoffel salat made with yukon gold potatoes and a sort of bacon vinagrette; roasted mushrooms and cherry tomatoes; beef sausage, dabbed with deb's barbeque sauce and broiled.

oh, that's what i ate for lunch, too. not bad. :D

[kanahina]

Peanut Butter Crunch meal replacement bar
6 New York Style Sea Salt Bagel Crisps
water

(again...)

[woodman]

I've decided to make some fries for the game.

You've gotta try this, it's ONO!!!!

1.) Get a package is regular frozen fries. Put 'em on a tray in the convection oven and bake 'um until they are hot; not thoroughly cooked, just hot.

You really just want to heat them up to melt all the precipitated ice-moisture away to dry the outside of the fries.

2.) Heat up a pan of oil about 1/2 inch high in the empty pan. Get it nice and hot. When you've evaporated all the moisture from the fries through baking, take the fries out of the oven and put them in the hot oil.

If you didn't bake the fries long enough, you'll know it when the hot oil "spits" at you. OOUUWWIIEEE!!!!!
... and yes, you are actually cooking the fries, twice.

3.) Let the fries sizzle in the oil until they get a little golden on the edges, then remove them to drain on a layer of paper towels.

Immediately season them with a slight dash of garlic powder (go light on the G/P, too much will ruin it), and a lot of onion powder, followed bY salt (...and I find that you can be unusually generous with salt and it actually tastes great -remember the way McDonalds fries used to be?) then sprinkle with aji namoto. PAU!

I swear this tastes like the potato version of "Chicken-in-a-biscuit" crackers, AWESOME!

-------------------------------------------

Okay, so now you want to get fancy and impress your friends and neighbors.

Try this:

1.) Cook up 16 oz package of bacon. Overcook it to make it crispy to where the strips are brittle when cool, tamp the oil out and break the strips into small bits.

2.) put your seasoned fries on a large plate. Set your oven to high broil. Lay a few sheets of American cheese over the fries and put the plate in the oven for a minute, just long enough to melt the cheese.

3.) remove fries from oven and sprinkle with bacon bits. Create a hole in the center and dump s large blob of sour cream in the middle of the fries, then cover the whole thing with some chopped green onions.

OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE serves a similar dish that they call "cheese fries", but it can't hold a candle to this dish when you do it yourself. This is off-the-wall, -over the top, broke da mouth.

WARNING:

Once you do this, all other fries will never taste the same.
You'll never want to buy fries outside, again.

[helen]

Chicken cup of noodles, bag of chips and a bottle of water.

[Kittrick]

Indian food from the Indian BBQ stand in Maunakea Marketplace. Got the $7 plate which is pretty much like 5 pounds (but I looooove indian food!) because the guy puts like everything in it.

Got the Iced French Coffee with Tapioca bubble drink from Thang's stand at Maunakea Marketplace because I need coffee and theirs is some of the best in town, and it's only $3.00.

[kanahina]

Peanut Butter Crunch meal replacement bar
6 New York Style Sea Salt Bagel Crisps
water

(again... sigh...)

[helen]

BBQ chicken and hamumber steak plate lunch with fruit punch from Mahalo Drive Inn.

[infinitypro]

Camelia's in McCully.

Great buffet: Kalbi, BBQ Chicken, Spicy Pork, mushrooms, onions, garlic, rice all wrapped in a crisp lettuce!

NOE with nephew TOLEA from Maui. He's only 9!

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y103/NEENZ/LIONKINGWEEKEND023.jpg

[1stwahine]

It's Saturday.:)

Kalua Pig, Ahi Poke, Lomi Salmon and Poi.;)

Water

Auntie Lynn

[kanahina]

Peanut Butter Crunch meal replacement bar
6 New York Style Sea Salt Bagel Crisps
water

(again... sigh...)

tomorrow will definitely be something yummy! :D

[helen]

Manapua, spring rolls and a bottle of water from U Choice In.

[kanahina]

today's lunch:
1/2 a Sourdough Breakfast Jack
chocolate Oreo cookie shake :eek:

from Jack in the Box

[helen]

Teri chicken, brown rice, mixed veggies and a bottle of water.

[kanahina]

1 manapua
1 small bag Sun Chips
water

[helen]

Cheeseburger, chicken salad sandwich and a bottle of water.

[jdub]

Portugese sausage, fried egg, a coke, and a whole bag of rock salt plum for desert.

[kanahina]

Peanut Butter Crunch meal replacement bar
6 New York Style Sea Salt Bagel Crisps
water

[1stwahine]

Pig's Feet Soup, Pusit Gisado, and Pinackbet from Cafe Dalisay.

And Rice...lot's of rice.:)

I blame "BEAU!":p

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Auntie Lynn

[Beau]

I've decided to make some fries for the game.

You've gotta try this, it's ONO!!!!

1.) Get a package is regular frozen fries. Put 'em on a tray in the convection oven and bake 'um until they are hot; not thoroughly cooked, just hot.

You really just want to heat them up to melt all the precipitated ice-moisture away to dry the outside of the fries.

2.) Heat up a pan of oil about 1/2 inch high in the empty pan. Get it nice and hot. When you've evaporated all the moisture from the fries through baking, take the fries out of the oven and put them in the hot oil.

If you didn't bake the fries long enough, you'll know it when the hot oil "spits" at you. OOUUWWIIEEE!!!!!
... and yes, you are actually cooking the fries, twice.

3.) Let the fries sizzle in the oil until they get a little golden on the edges, then remove them to drain on a layer of paper towels.

Immediately season them with a slight dash of garlic powder (go light on the G/P, too much will ruin it), and a lot of onion powder, followed bY salt (...and I find that you can be unusually generous with salt and it actually tastes great -remember the way McDonalds fries used to be?) then sprinkle with aji namoto. PAU!

I swear this tastes like the potato version of "Chicken-in-a-biscuit" crackers, AWESOME!

-------------------------------------------

Okay, so now you want to get fancy and impress your friends and neighbors.

Try this:

1.) Cook up 16 oz package of bacon. Overcook it to make it crispy to where the strips are brittle when cool, tamp the oil out and break the strips into small bits.

2.) put your seasoned fries on a large plate. Set your oven to high broil. Lay a few sheets of American cheese over the fries and put the plate in the oven for a minute, just long enough to melt the cheese.

3.) remove fries from oven and sprinkle with bacon bits. Create a hole in the center and dump s large blob of sour cream in the middle of the fries, then cover the whole thing with some chopped green onions.

WARNING:

Once you do this, all other fries will never taste the same.
You'll never want to buy fries outside, again.

OMG! Your recipes sound positively onolicious! Thanks for posting them, woodman.

I will definitely plan on trying your recipes out. But if I do, Auntie Lynn and P.K. must come over my hale, since that is too much food for just myself.

Auntie Lynn are you game??:D

[1stwahine]

OMG! Your recipes sound positively onolicious! Thanks for posting them, woodman.

I will definitely plan on trying your recipes out. But if I do, Auntie Lynn and P.K. must come over my hale, since that is too much food for just myself.

Auntie Lynn are you game??:D

Shua! Juss lemme know when. :D

[helen]

Pork cutlet, mashed potatoes, mac salad and a bottle of water.

[1stwahine]

Pho' from Linh's.

Auntie Lynn

[pzarquon]

Checked out Uncle's Fish Market & Grill at Pier 38.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2300/1625507348_f43847caf4_m.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/hawaii/1625507348/) http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2002/1624751244_207dfb582a_m.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/hawaii/1624751244/) http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2329/1624706916_8bf1a5655c_m.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/hawaii/1624706916/)

My coworker had the center-cut calamari salad with oriental dressing. The calamari was perfect, just tender, not rubbery, so smooth I had to doublecheck that it wasn't processed! She also had the chowder, though she said it was more a gumbo. I had the ahi belly with their signature sauce. Again, perfectly cooked, very moist but not underdone.

The dishes are in the $10-$15 range, but that's not bad for the quality and freshness of the food. We got lucky on parking but it looks like it can be a challenge (like it is for Nico's). Though there's more open space/gravel in the area! But it's a nice open layout, unlike Nico's, and thus more comfortable. The decor is appropriately fisher-like, with stock and vintage footage of fishing expedition playing on large screens.

It also looked like there was the makings of a stage or performing area in one corner. Live music, perhaps?

[kanahina]

Peanut Butter Crunch meal replacement bar
6 New York Style Sea Salt Bagel Crisps
water

[nikki]

Kanahina, do you eat a mid-morning and/or mid-afternoon snack? Don't you get hungry?

[kanahina]

Definitely not a mid-morning snack... I try not to eat a mid-afternoon snack, but sometimes i give in and eat something when my will power is low... But more often than not, I do not eat an afternoon snack - I just wait until dinner time. Yes, I do get hungry, but it makes me feel like I am achieving my goal of losing weight... is that kind of a twisted way of thinking?

[kanahina]

Peanut Butter Crunch meal replacement bar
6 New York Style Sea Salt Bagel Crisps
water

[helen]

Black bean chicken, noodles and a bottle of water from U Choice In.

[kanahina]

teriyaki beef tempura (1/2)
mashed potatoes (1 scoop)
coke

from Boulevard Saimin

[helen]

Tuna and chicken salad sandwich and a bottle of water from the HCC Cafeteria.

[scrivener]

Pork adobo, tossed salad, and a very large Diet Coke from I Love Country Cafe in Windward Mall.

See? I eat Filipino food!

[infinitypro]

Homemade spam musubis, right size, extra furikake washed down with a sprite.

[Palama Kid]

One can Vienna Sausage, leftover hulihuli chicken, one scoop rice, plus a bottle of Propel.

[kanahina]

Peanut Butter Crunch meal replacement bar
6 New York Style Sea Salt Bagel Crisps
water

[kanahina]

1 piece of pizza
New York Style Sea Salt Bagel Crisps
water

[helen]

Chicken salad sandwiches and a bottle of water.

[kanahina]

Peanut Butter Crunch meal replacement bar
6 New York Style Sea Salt Bagel Crisps
water

[cynsaligia]

ooh, just leftovers.

of course, just leftovers, when eric's the cook, means:

pressure cooker bourboned shoyu pork loin
goya & tuna champuru
brown rice

can i say mmmmmmmmm? i'm pretty sure i did, several times, whilst devouring lunch!

dessert was six teaspoonfuls of ben & jerry's steven colbert's americone dream flavored ice cream (vanilla ice cream w/ribbon of caramel & broken pieces of chocolate covered waffle cone...doesn't that sound totally drool-worthy??!!). and yes, i seriously had only six teaspoonfuls...or more correctly, measured tablespoons, i suppose.

[Beau]

The senior citizen club's cooking contest was a success! Lunch consisted of 15 different entrees. From starches like fukujinsuke rice, hotdog/veggie rice roll, and hot/spicey fried rice, to main dishes like chili, meatloaf and chicken with an oyster sauce based gravy. Dessert was fresh mango in gelatin over cream cheese with shortbread crust, and various jello molds with fruits.

Everything was onolicious, and I'm so glad I didn't enter the contest as I was able to catch up on my paperwork!:D

[cezanne]

Tomorrow it's leftover Pork Adobo and rice... my momma sent a care package tonite since my wife is gone for the week.

[helen]

Leftover little hot dogs and a fresh bottle of water.

[Pomai]

Somen Salad from Zippy's...

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2007/1752059404_07b7c02f6a_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=1752059404&size=o)

$6.60, less a $5.00 Gift Certificate I had from last Christmas. Thanks!

Somen noodles with Kamaboko, ham, egg, cucumber and green onion garnish over a bed of mixed green lettuce.

Good stuff, except I didn't care for the over-powering Sesame-based dressing, preferring the more "traditional" Tempura style dipping sauce.

[kanahina]

Peanut Butter Crunch meal replacement bar
6 New York Style Sea Salt Bagel Crisps
water

[helen]

Black bean chicken, noodles and a cup of Mountain Dew.

[cynsaligia]

we had really cheap but decent dim sum and minute chicken over cake noodle at the golden dragon restaurant in chinatown. all dim sum are either $1.69 or $1.79 each, and among our choices were pan fried turnip cake, bean curd roll, shumai, pork balls, chicken feet, tripe, shrimp dumplings and an order of minute chicken on cake noodle, all enjoyed with the requisite pot of jasmine tea.

but what made this meal memorable was that two of the restaurant staff--chinese women maybe about 40 years old--had an extremely loud argument right in the middle of the restaurant. actually, the loudness was one-sided, because only one of the women was yelling, and the other, who was tending to the sweets cart, answered back in a regular volume of voice. it was so bad that everyone in the restaurant (about 20 people total) stopped eating. finally, after about ten minutes, the other staff members convinced the yelling woman to leave the dining area. it made such an impression that people were chatting across tables, wondering aloud what the argument was about.

[helen]

Roast turkey, mashed potatoes, mac salad, veggies and a bottle of water from the HCC Cafeteria.

[LikaNui]

Loco moco, extra gravy, from M&W Drive-In.

[kanahina]

Peanut Butter Crunch meal replacement bar
6 New York Style Sea Salt Bagel Crisps
water

[helen]

Slices from Pizza Hut that was from another office's Halloween luncheon that I stumbled across (which I guess I crashed into), with a bottle of Mountain Dew that I got from the vending machine.

[jdub]

Echinacea, green tea, chicken soup, nyquil. Sniff. Cough.

[kanahina]

Peanut Butter Crunch meal replacement bar
5 New York Style Sea Salt Bagel Crisps
water