Creamy Tuscan Salmon Pasta

Another easy recipe!  As much as I love cooking and baking, I favor the easy recipes because there’s only so many hours in a day lol.  While I usually make this recipe using shrimp, Alex and I were feeling like salmon so we made the recipe with fresh salmon fillets instead. I originally got the…

Freshly Caught Marlin from the Waters of Maui

So this really isn’t a “recipe” post, but I’ll just share it in case anyone is interested 🙂 My neighbor just got back from Maui (he’s a fisher), and gave my fiance and I a big chunk of Marlin he caught that morning (see below).  Although I LOVE sushi, I get grossed out by blood…

Buho Cocina y Cantina

Vamos a comer comida Mexicana!  Since Alex is part Spanish and Mexican, we love Mexican food!  However, good/authentic Mexican food is near impossible to find in Hawaii lol.  For his birthday, we decided to try Buho with my parents and sister. Here’s a pic of the menu (below).  While some things on the menu sounded…

Grape Jelly Meatballs

Okay, so this is far from an elaborate post, but I make this often, and it’s SO easy to make, so I just thought I’d post for your information 🙂 Grape Jelly meatballs might sound a little weird, but mixed with delicious BBQ (or heinz chili) sauce and slow cooked in the crock pot, it…

Cornbread Taco Casserole

Today is Alex’s birthday!!  So, in honor of his birthday, this week I am spoiling him with all of his favorites.  I bought his favorite Thai noodles the other day, I made peanut butter and strawberry stuffed crescent rolls, I’m making his favorite sticky meatballs later this week (blog post to come), and made this…