It has been a long time since I have posted any recipes on our food blog.  I started this so that my children would be able to quickly find the recipes that make our family kitchen what it is known to be.  During this last pregnancy, I have found it very difficult to cook.  Now that everyone is back home and meal time has become even more eventful, I thought it would be a good time to get this all down.  Some of our favorite meals both by taste and simplicity will be featured.  Lucky for me, Pua, my 19 year old daughter is a wonderful baker.  We will also post her creations and recreations.  Enjoy!

Banana Nut Bread

300 degrees
2 loaves

4   eggs
5   beeeeeeg bananas
1   cup shortening
2   cups sugar
4   cups flour,,,,sifted
2   teaspoons baking soda
1   teaspoon salt
1   cup walnuts, break'm up

In large bowl beat eggs till they scream. Add bananas and beat them again till everybody screams (smooth) and liquidy. In another bowl, cream the shortening and sugar until fluffy. Beat in egg and banana screamers. Sift flour, baking soda and salt. Add to the rest of the stuff and mix in the nuts.

Bake in 2 loaf pans (8-1/2 x 4-1/2 x 2-1/2). Make sure they're well greased. Leave them in the oven for 75 minutes or until pau. Check with the old toothpick / small chop stick trick and cool on rack for at least 10 minutes or until somebody can't wait and starts buttering the thing.

Crepe Recipie for Christmas Brunch

1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons water
1/2 cup milk
3 large eggs
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled, plus some for the pan
1/2 teaspoon salt

In a blender blend flour, 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons water, milk, eggs, butter, and salt for 5 seconds. Turn the motor off and scrape sides down, with a rubber spatula. Transfer the batter into a bowl and let it stand, covered, for 1 hour. The batter may be made up to one day in advance.

Heat a 7 to 8-inch crepe or non-stick skillet over moderate heat until it is hot but not smoking and remove from heat. Brush the pan as necessary with butter. Stir the batter, half fill a 1/4 cup measure with it, and pour the batter into the pan. Tilt and rotate the pan quickly to cover the bottom with a thin layer of batter and return any excess batter to the bowl. Return the pan to the heat, loosen the edge of the crepe with a spatula, and cook the crepe until the under side is browned lightly. Turn the crepe, brown the other side lightly and transfer to a plate. Crepes can be made in advance, stacked, wrapped in plastic and stored refrigerated for 3 days or frozen.

15 cups of wheat flour!!!!

Wheat Bread recipie with less white flour

6 Cups of warm water
1 Cup honey
1 Cup oil
2 Tblsp Salt
3 Tblsp Yeast
1 Cup AP flour
15-17 Cups of Wheat Flour

Mix all together in bosch until it comes away from the side clean.
makes 6 loaves. Bake 30 minutes at 350 degrees.

Butter Sprtiz Cookies

When we cleaned out Grandma Steamboat's house, we found lots of cooking gadgets that
a)didn't look like kitchen gadgets,
b)we didn't know what to do with
c)looked like some kind of musical instruments that were missing from some museum

One of those gadgets happened to be a cookie press. It was in its original packaging from Ben Franklin (yes, Ben Franklin did sell household items before it became a craft supply.)Grandma Steamboat told me that cookies actually came out of the small holes on these metal plates that were interchangeable. Yeah right!!!

Well, I was pleasantly surprised to see these beautiful little cookies that look nothing like the design on the plate. We used this easy cookie dough and formed all kinds of shapes, some familiar, some not so familiar. I enjoyed making these cookies. There are no more to try so I guess my family liked them. The actual taste of the cookie is very similar to a Chinese almond cookie but just a little lighter. Try it. You don't need a cookie press. They are good in small little balls too.

1 Cup powdered sugar
2 sticks butter
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
2 teaspoon baking powder
2 Cups sifted flour
sprinkles, colored sugar,chocolate(melted for dipping) for decoration.

Preheat oven 350 degrees
In a mixer with paddle attachment, add sugar and butter. Mix until light and fluffy. Add egg, vanilla, and almond extracts and mix to incorporate. Sift together baking powder and flour. Add flour mixture to the ingredients in the mixer and combine until formed into a ball. Using the cookie press, press mixture onto ungreased cookie sheets. Top with the sprinkles or sugar. Bake for 5-8 minutes or until firm but not dark brown. Edges should be light brown. If you desire to dip them in chocolate. Melt chocolate of your choice in a double broiler, and add some sugar. Dip and let cool on wax paper.

Submitted by Kahiliopuanaluahine Moikeha.

Our Quick Pizza Dough

We wanted pizza one night and we really didn't have the cash to call Pizza Hut, so we went online to find a quick pizza dough recipie. We found this one and made adjusments to feed all 8 of us. We each made our own pizza and they were really big. It can be made for calzones too. That was really good. The kids had a blast.

6 3/4 all-purpose flour- we used bread flour
3 packages fast acting yeast
1 1/2 teaspoon sugar
6 tablespoons olive oil
1 1/2 teaspoon salt

We used our bosch machine, but you can do it with 2 bowls and knead by hand.
Combine 2 1/4 cup of the flour, yeast, and sugar. With the motor running, add 2 cups hot water (130 degrees F), and turn the motor off. Add the oil, 3 3/4 cups of the remaining flour, and the salt and process the mixture until it forms a ball, adding more water, 1 teaspoon at a time, if it is too dry, or more flour, 1 tablespoon at time, if it is too wet. Knead the dough by processing it for 15 seconds.
May be used immediately, but for better flavor it is best to let it rise once. Put the dough in an oiled bowl and turn it to coat it with the oil. Let the dough rise, covered with plastic wrap, in a warm place for 30 minutes, or until it is double in bulk, and punch it down.

We baked it on the bottom rack in a 400 degree oven for about 8-10 minutes. We put our toppings on and then put the pizza back in for another 10 minutes or so. They were perfectly crunchy, but just right.

The dough is just the right taste to make a dessert pizza also. That is our next activity. Maybe some apples, cinnamon, brown sugar- like a baked turnover? We will let you know how it goes.

Our Favorite Peanut Butter Cookie recipe

1 1/4 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter (1 stick)
1/2 cup of sugar
1/2 cup of brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 egg
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter


1. Set oven to 350
2. Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl.
3. Mix butter, sugar, brown sugar, vanilla, and an egg in a mixer until smooth.
4. Add the peanut butter to the mixer.
5. Add the dry ingredients to the mixer.
6. Mix until smooth.
7. Using your hands, roll it into 1/2 inch balls and place on a cookie sheet.
8. Take a fork and press lightly on the ball. (cross)
9. Place in oven for 12 to 16 minutes.
10. ENJOY!!!

They're really good, we love them.
Submitted by the Moikeha Children (da gang of 6)