What We've Been Eating

I'm just going to post the pictures, because with everything else going on lately, I just won't probably have time to ever get the actual recipes and restaurant reviews posted :)

But here are some of the delicious things we've been eating lately between our house (both recipe staples and Pinterest favorites) and our recent trip to Hawaii!

Breakfast last Saturday, courtesy of the back of the package of Rhodes frozen bread.

Chicken Teriyaki Sandwich (one of our favorites!), courtesy of Pinterest.

Nephew Caleb's birthday cupcakes, courtesy of my sister.

Homemade banana pudding, courtesy of Pinterest.

Homemade cupcakes I made for a friend's baby shower, recipe courtesy of my sister.

HuHot Mongolian Grill - YUM!

Tex Drive In Malasada's - Hawaii

Bamboo Restaurant in Hawi, Hawaii


Farmer's Market Scores: Taro Chips, Fried Plaintain, Rombutan and Apple Bananas




Lunch at Hilo Bay Cafe in Hilo, Hawaii - YUM!


Hilo Farmer's Market Thai lunch from Thai Smile

The most delicious meal I may have ever eaten, at Kaleo's Bar & Grill in Pahoa, Hawaii


THE most bland, yet most expensive spaghetti I've ever eaten, made at our condo in Punalu'u, Hawaii, where a simple green pepper was $8!

Lunch at Hana Hou in Naalehu, Hawaii



Best BBQ I may have ever eaten at Big Jake's Island BBQ in Captain Cook, Hawaii (just outside of Kona)


Shrimp Scampi from Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. in Kona

Now that I've successfully made my mouth water, it's time for bed!

Hana Hou (Naalehu, Hawaii)

While we were staying at Sea Mountain in Punalu'u, we found ourselves horribly ill-prepared on the food front. Even though we had heard numerous times to stock up on food because there was little to be found in the area, for some reason I thought there was a gas station close by that had a grocery store in it. BIG mistake. Colossal mistake. The grocery store I had in mind (which we had stopped at when we were on The Big Island in 2010) was actually about an hour from Sea Mountain, so we had to improvise.

Thankfully, Hana Hou was there, and they weren't too outrageously priced, because OH MY GOODNESS was the grocery store just ridiculous. I'm talking $8 for a SINGLE red pepper, and $3 for a box of of spaghetti noodles. Ridiculous.

But the exterior was inviting, and the sign touted that this was the "southernmost restaurant in the USA" (not to mention that a salad with supplies from the grocery store would have cost us approximately $20...), so we thought we'd give it a try.

To be honest, we walked in and weren't really expecting much, considering the place looks like an average little diner. We weren't really too impressed with that part of it, but I think part of the issue was that we had a cranky toddler to entertain for a bit too.

But not only was Hana Hou priced reasonably, the food was really delicious! Mark went with the meat loaf with coleslaw and mashed potatoes (which he said was really yummy), while I settled on a Kalua pork sandwich with coleslaw (also really tasty).

We really couldn't leave the place without trying one of their incredible pies, though. We settled on coconut cream, and we were VERY pleased with it (including Cashel - he was impressed!)

If we are ever in the area again, we would definitely be back, but we would also try to plan a little better and pick up supplies either in Kona or in Hilo before heading so far into the middle of nowhere. And we would definitely be picking up multiple pieces of pie to enjoy while lounging on our patio at Sea Mountain :)