Daniel and I had an amazing honeymoon on Maui, in part, thanks to my mentor and Auntie Jana. She sent us to her mother and father's restaurants on the island which were not only the best food on Maui but also some of the best food I've had anywhere. Suffice it to say I had to order the cookbook. The book is called: Family-Style Meals at the Hali'imaile General Store (this is also the link to Jana's mom, Bev Gannon's website). Thus far I've made two recipes from it: Coconut Chicken Skewers & Cauliflower Soup. Suffice it to say both got major thumbs up from my hubby and his folks. An important note is that Bev's recipes are known more for their tastiness then healthiness. Instead of frying the chicken I browned it in a pan with a little oil and then baked them for 13 minutes (I'm sure they're even yummier deep fried but we didn't need the cholesterol or the calories). I didn't put any of the cream in the soup nor did I separate out the carrots or onions -- my family can use as much veggies as they can get!
Another recipe that I thought was delightfully successful was from ye olde faithful Epicurious.com and was Cedar Planked Salmon with Maple Glaze. Wow, was that tasty and fairly healthy! Its a great dish if you want to present something that looks fancy but is really very easy to make.
Tonight its Mexican food night at our casa and I'm making chicken fajitas/ensaladas. It should be pretty tasty, I'll try to report back tomorrow.
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