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Foodie Friday

Foodie Friday

Welcome to the newest segment in HPR's Akamai Recap newsletter! Foodie Friday is a place to talk story and connect over food. This page will contain longer versions of what we bring you in the newsletter — think of it like a buffet of Foodie Friday segments.
  • The cover of a recipe book from Honolulu Japanese Junior Chamber of Commerce celebrating its 50th Annual Cherry Blossom Festival.
    A quick tofu watercress salad
    Pixie Clay
    This tofu watercress salad recipe comes from the 50th Annual Cherry Blossom Festival Golden Anniversary Cookbook, which came out around 2003.
  • The inside cover of the 1981 recipe book sold by the Molokai Lions Clubs.
    Molokai Bread Spread
    Pixie Clay
    This recipe for Molokai Bread Spread comes from a book released in 1981 by the Molokai Lions Clubs. In addition to an abundance of recipes, there are a lot of informational pages.
  • Two slices of mango bread baked from the recipe book from Ewalani Hula Maids. The slice on the left uses the recipe without egg, the slice on the right uses the recipe with egg.
    What to do with all those mangos?
    Pixie Clay
    It’s mango season in Hawaiʻi – a favorite time of year for a lot of people. Do you have an abundance of the fruit that you can’t eat fast enough or might be a bit too ripe? Make mango bread!