June 20th, 2010
The popular tourist area in Honolulu is Waikiki and its tempting to take the easy way when it comes to dining. The main street, Kalakaua Ave is lined with hotels all with their own restaurants and most recently a Cheesecake Factory was built across from the famous International Marketplace. Don’t get me wrong, I love the Chicken Bellagio dish but I can get that on the mainland.
It can be tricky to find local fare especially when most of the good eateries are outside the tourist area and not having a car limited my friends and me to places within walking distance. With the help of Yelp, we managed to find some great things right in the heart of Waikiki.
Eggs ‘n Things is a quaint brunch place. You check in downstairs and then go upstairs to eat. The upstairs is open and if you eat along the balcony you can people watch at those waiting down below Go early because it gets extremely busy.
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February 9th, 2010
Here are few Valentine’s Day treats that I’ve done in the past. You can celebrate all day with ideas for brunch, a treat for the office, and desserts.
2007: Heart-shaped French Toast
So simple. Here I just used white bread and cut out hearts with a knife. Don’t worry I didn’t waste. I ate the scrap pieces of bread.
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January 21st, 2010
Over the holidays I had brunch at Dottie’s True Blue Cafe in San Francisco. The extra exposure from being featured on Guy Fieri’s show, Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives didn’t help with the wait unfortunately. The cafe has about 10 tables and as expected a line forms even before it’s open. I got there around 10:30 and waited 1 hour and 20 minutes. Not fun. The wait time is hard to estimate because by the time I got to the front of the line, there were only a few people behind me.
The light fixtures of tea kettles and coffee pots are unique and really add to the charm of the place.
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December 12th, 2009
After dessert, I love making brunch. I’ve gotten really good at savory items but when there are a lot of people over I jump at the chance for sweet things- pancakes, french toast, crepes. It’s like having dessert in the morning. Every Thanksgiving and Christmas I make a sweet brunch item. It’s a warm up to cooking the holiday dinner.
Last year, I made pumpkin cinnamon buns for Christmas dessert. It could have been for brunch but after waiting for the dough to rise two times, it was a bit late. These are probably better suited for dessert anyway with all the sugar in them
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September 27th, 2009
Using ricotta cheese, I created lemon ricotta pancakes for breakfast . The ricotta is the magic ingredient as it makes the pancakes so light that I managed to eat a stack of four.
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April 13th, 2009
My favorite meal of the day: Brunch. I don’t feel guilty about having a nice hearty meal. It is after all, two meals combined in one. This recipe for Mini Frittatas from Giada de Laurentiis is great. It’s really versatile. In fact you could build a fixings bar and let everyone sprinkle in the ingredients they want in the frittatas before baking them off.
Just a note, I used a regular cupcake/muffin size pan. Giada used a mini muffin pan to get bite-sized frittatas.
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