19th Anniversary!!!

So La wanted to eat pancakes for our Anniversary - pancakes from Highway Inn.  We got started a little later than we should have (breakfast stops at 11am) so we ended up eating lunch stuff instead.

Ahi Fish Tacos

Hawaiian Plate

Poke Bowl

I love you La!  Happy 19th!!!

Easy Dinner

Made this a few nights ago -

Spicy Ahi Poke on Giant Furikake Shrimp Chips - Oh So Ono!

More Dinner - Ahi Poke in Giant Shrimp Chips

La had seen this at a potluck event a couple of weeks back.  She wanted to make it at home -

Yummy!!!

Ogo in the Poke

And here is the ogo on the poke -

 

More Ahi for Dinner

We still had the cravings from the last batch while we were on Kauai, so I made another batch.

 

 I'm drooling on myself right now....

Last Day - Ahi Poke and Sashimi for Brunch

Our duplex cabin neighbor gave us some ahi straps - time to make poke and sashimi. But we had to make a grocery run first because we didn't have sesame seed oil, good soy sauce, wasabi and a few other things (like a good knife). Ishihara's in Waimea had the sesame seed oil - and a really popular poke counter -

 

While La and I were out, we had a date chai (they call them "Dirty Chai's" - first time(s) I heard them called that).

 


 More chickens -


 

Back at the cabin - I had to use a 'serrated knife' to clean and prepare the ahi - OH THE HUMANITY!!!!

 

 I made the most of it (but for sure I'm bringing my own filet knife next time), and everyone made quick work of my work!!! Yummy!!!

Spending the Day in Kailua and Heeia

So while the kids were learning racing and seamanship tactics, I got in some fishing on the Marine Base. First at the Fuel Pier - I didn't get any bites, but the water was really clear and I did take a few shots at a huge Aha (Crocodile Needlefish). Pulling away from the Marina, I saw this Hobie tucked away in the corner (nice boat). Then at the upper beach at Fort Hase. I didn't catch anything at this spot either. Afterwards I picked up La and we checked out the usual haunts in Kailua. Here is Starboard's SUP foil - pretty big foil compared to the kiting foils - different loads, different surface areas. And Kailua General Store moved over to the main drag through town. Their new digs are cool (but parking is harder than their old location). so we could get a bite to eat at Heeia Pier. Yummy lau lau plate and poke. The inside of the Heeia Pier Shop is really cool - they even had their modified Big Green Eggs out on display (I'm going to have to look into these chimneys). We saw some squid (larger than the last time we visited this spot), a scrawled filefish (smaller one) and a ton of other reef fish. After lunch, I took La back to the clinic and headed out get some errands done (like getting a new tip for the kite rod - that's another post).

Random Shots From the Weekend

A mural in Iwilei Noe's lunch on Saturday La happy plant shopping at the Foster Botanical Garden Plant Sale this past Saturday