Entries from November 2006

November 27, 2006

We made cone sushi tonight!

Cooked Aburage (fried tofu)

Originally uploaded by tamaranash.

On my way out the door, I got two texts. “Come over to my house for dinner” and “You can help me make cone sushi.” Yeah! I was so excited. I love cooking with Sanford. [...]

November 26, 2006

Our Thanksgiving Feast

Sanford’s Hawaiian Salt Brine Turkey
Originally uploaded by tamaranash.

Thanksgiving was at my (San’s) place. I cooked a 21lb. turkey that morning. Actually, I soaked the turkey in a salt brine solution overnight for about 7 hours. Then I cooked it in the oven for about 4 1/2 hours. It came out pretty moist. When [...]

November 19, 2006

Honolulu Sunset

Honolulu Sunset
Originally uploaded by tamaranash.

Well, I saw the sunset for the first time in a long time on Wednesday night. I walked out onto my lanai before leaving for ‘Ohana and there it was!! It was so beautiful. This picture doesn’t do it justice either. I need to invest [...]

November 13, 2006

The Tako and Me: Cooking Adventures With San

The Tako and Me
Originally uploaded by tamaranash.

Well, this morning I had a very intimate encounter with Sanford’s tako, or octopus. Tako is Japanese for octopus. He caught these tako a while back, before I met him. He used to fish over on Moloka’i. Someday we gotta go. Anyway, [...]

November 11, 2006

Home for the Holidays?

Well, as luck would have it, Tam and I are coming home for a short visit in December but its been moved to the 16th of December because both of us have exams on the 15th. We’ll be flying out that Friday night and arriving in Seattle Saturday morning around11:35am. [...]

November 8, 2006

We’re Coming Home Soon!

Sorry we haven’t written for a while but both Tam and I are busy with school and work. Tam says school is going fine and she is busy with work and school. She misses everyone and the wild weather in Washington. We’ve taken a break from planning for the wedding but will be in Orting [...]