All Things Wonderful (to ME!)

This is an embroidered piece of fabric that has been folded to look like a men's tie. When I actually construct it, the bottom edge will be fringed and it will have a very light interlining since the cloth is on the heavy side for a tie.

Tags: NECKTIES, TIES, GECKO, TROPICAL, TROPICAL PRINTS, MACHINE EMBROIDERY, LINEN-LIKE FABRIC, HOME DECOR FABRIC, MENSWEAR, HANDMADE, THE MAD HATTER OF MAUI

I Was Thinking Cherries

My BFFMaui has frozen dark, sweet cherries in the freezer. They're from Costco but it doesn't matter. They're organic. 

So I've been wanting to do something with the cherries. Quick-ish... a cake or muffins.

Thinking, thinking... now I'm thinking cherry danish... something with a sweet cheese filling.

I have some goat cheese. Lilikoi juice. Eucalyptus Honey, let's scent that with rosemary from the garden - an egg yolk to thicken it when it cooks - a lovely pastry filling.

The frozen cherries - and a simple, slightly-sweet cake made with soy milk and yogurt.

 Black Cherry and Lilikoi-Goat Cheese Cake with Rosemary and Eucalyptus Honey

Pickles and Sandwiches

Not both at the same time. The "pizza" stood alone...

Pickled Kula Carrots and Keiki Cucumbers; Oil Poached Mahimahi Salad, Organic Bitter greens tossed in Garlic-Wasabi Aioli, Applewood Smoked Bacon on toasted Organic bread

"Pizza" of Organic bread, marinara sauce, mozzarella and shrimp; red pepper flakes

Food for...?

Granny Smith Apple and Blackberry Cake

 Walnut-Kalamata Olive-Goat Cheese Tapenade with Hawaiian Chili Pepper Jelly, Orange Zest and shaved Granny Smith Apple

BBQ-Smoked Wild Alaskan Salmon, Grilled-Orange and Poha Berry Salsa

NYE and NYD

Photos: New Year's eve and New Year's morning

Lilikoi simple syrup (lilikoi, water and sugar) and home-made cranberry vodka (fresh cranberries and vodka, macerated for 4 weeks)

Pomegranate seeds garnish

Lilikoi simple syrup and Cranberry vodka

With an addition of Prosecco to create the Dina Cocktail 

Tri-colored popcorn

NYC 2nd Avenue kielbasi, grilled, with kapusta

Honey-Pear tarte

Goat cheese and bacon quiche, leek garnish