This recipe wasn’t exactly born from our travels, but has certainly accompanied us and paved the way for many friendships! Think of it as “French toast on crack”. 7 eggs 2 ½ cups milk 1 ½ tsp vanilla 1 loaf (625grams) of bread, but into 1inch cubes. (I have used both French bread, which creates [...]
When you picture Hawaii you likely have images of beautiful exotic women in grass skirts, donning you with fresh flower leis as you step off the plane onto the hot tarmac. There is a soft breeze and rustle of the tall coconut palm trees that line the drive, and the faint strumming of a ukulele [...]
We’ve been working on our new plans for a while now, but now it’s official – the i’s are dotted and t’s crossed – and it’s time to announce them! By the end of April, we’ll have been in Hawaii (and the U.S.A.) for 6 months, and are required to leave (if even for a [...]
After discovering dried chipotle peppers at the health food store, we had to get a few and experiment. (We are addicted to buying spices at health food stores; we can get as much or as little as we like, experiment with new and different spices and seeds, and enjoy truly fresh spices at cheaper prices). [...]
After spending over two months staying relatively close to the Kona area, and speaking with dozens upon dozens of travelers coming to the hostel we live at, we have gotten a new take on the Big Island of Hawaii. Having thought that the first time around we saw everything there was to see, we realized [...]
Having shared a few culinary ideas here and here, and being the self-confessed foodies that we are, it is time to formalize our culinary adventures. We regularly concoct various meals and desserts, and then convince ourselves that people would pay good money for them. We try to use indigenous ingredients, so much so that you [...]
I’m coming to realize that an adventure for Kelly & I isn’t complete without a trip to the hospital. One night rather late (after 11pm), Kelly was routing through the fridge for a snack. And out jumped a 5-gallon heavy glass jar full of iced tea. It launched itself from the top shelf of the [...]
Do you ever get those little itches? You know the kind – just a small pinprick of a tickle, on your leg or arm? One that just has to be scratched? Most of the time, you could swear that you’ve got an insect or bug of sorts crawling on you – the itch is so [...]
I don’t remember so much spare change on the streets of Canada. But here in Hawaii, loose change is everywhere. Pennies, nickels, dimes, and even quarters litter the streets. If you walk with eyes down, you could get rich picking up spare change. Initially I let the pennies go. Even the odd nickel or dime [...]
An exercise in Hawaiian pronunciation, we decided one day to hike up Hualalai Street to the town of Holualoa. (I challenge anybody to pronounce these names correctly the first time and then not to confuse them later on. It’s taken me weeks)! Being on the side of a dormant volcano, there are three directions in [...]
