Dylan and I were pretty bumbed when it was time to say goodbye to Ipanema and head on a long bus headed for Paraty, a historical Portuguese town south of Rio de Janeiro. Goodbye Rio, hello rain. It pretty much rained every single day while we were...

This recipe is very similar to Judy Rodgers' house-cured pork chops which my husband and I make quite often and absolutely adore. Her brine for turkey is similar, all you need is more water and a big enough vessel to hold the bird. We're cooking a...

After going to Ono Seafood in the morning, I thought I found my favorite poke spot on the island. Well, that was until Dylan urged us to go to Tamura's Fine Wine and Liquor on Waialae Ave. Although Tamura's has one of the largest selection of liquor...

When my husband dragged me out of bed our first morning in Honolulu I thought he had some sort of great breakfast idea up his sleeves. Yea right. My husband wanted poke. It was 9am guys! We headed over to Ono Seafood, a random little shop adjacent...

After our delicious poke heavy lunch at Yama's Fish Market, we headed over to Waiola Shave Ice. Words cannot describe how much I love my Waiola Shave Ice. We spent the rest of our day at my Auntie's house. Dinner on the driveway! As we caught up...