Posts Tagged ‘Hawaiian Dessert Recipe’

OH WHAT JOY! From a Hawaiian Cookbook

  INEVITABILITY; is standing in front of a raging bull elephant and getting run over!  If you are crazy enough to do that, it is inevitable!         Inevitable, computers crash, there’s power outages, thief, fires, lost, the kids!  There used to be a bumper sticker that said “Shit Happens”. And it’s as true now [...]

“Coffee Shop Girls” and Hawaiian Desserts

     I feel the need to feed!  I miss the fun of making Hawaiian Dessert. It’s been more than a few weeks. And I miss the fun of “wowing” the “Coffee Shop Girls”, with my Hawaiian desserts. I miss the fun of doing both.  “The need to feed” those fun and funny girls!      Here’s my [...]

DO YOU KNOW WHAT MANJU IS?

WHAT IS MANJU?  YOU ASK   IMAGINE a soft, fluffy steamed bun, about the size of your palm.  Its fresh and hot, it’s just out of the steamer. So take a careful bite, surprise, it’s filled with a sweet, tasty bean paste.  That’s what Manju is, a steamed bun, with a sweet bean paste, not [...]

MANJU ! not MAN JEWEL

    “Man jewels!  Man jewels! You made that just for me?”   She so excitedly asked.  “Yes, but this Hawaiian dessert recipe is called Manju (pron; mon jew), Man Jewels is something that I would be holding if my hands were deep in my pockets”. I laughingly explained.  Excited, giggling, and bouncing like a teenage [...]