It was a big week. And if you’re wondering how we celebrated the Anniversary-Birthday holiday, you’re in the right place. We’ve started calling it the “Annibirthary”, two days of fun with a bonus day in between. It doesn’t get much better than that! Yes, there was a bottle of Champagne on our anniversary. And early [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Food'
August celebration: Our anniversary and my birthday!
August 21st, 2010 · 13 Comments · Food, Photographs
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Chicken and peppers offer a brief respite from politics
August 11th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Food, Photographs
Monday evening called for a relatively quick and easy pick-up meal. Safeway has had some beautiful artichokes, and we had one in the refrigerator. It went into a pot to steam. Then it was to the freezer for a few chicken thighs, skin removed. Into a cast iron frying pan at medium heat…olive oil, then [...]
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Safeway, continued…more on those personalized discounts
July 31st, 2010 · 24 Comments · Food
We’ve been around the track a few times since we first started wrestling with Safeway’s latest promotion, which promises personalized discounts via a computerized system that tracks prior purchases. Safeway calls it “Just for U”. We are still calling it “Not 4 U”. When I last wrote about it, we had finally managed to get [...]
Feasting in Kaaawa
July 26th, 2010 · No Comments · Food
Our weekend ended on a high note–dinner with friends at their home just around the corner. They are both very good cooks, and it was another excellent meal. A beautiful green salad with a homemade dressing, tandoori chicken, lamb chops that had been marinated for two days, and a very tasty wild rice mix on [...]
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Only in Hawaii?
July 23rd, 2010 · 1 Comment · Food
I’m still trying to wrap my mind (tongue?) around the culinary concept behind this special of the day at the L&L next to Costco in Iwilei: Cold ginger chicken with chili dog. Just click on the photo for a larger version. We stopped in there this afternoon for a simple BBQ chicken sandwich and a [...]
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Safeway responds to “Just 4 U” critique
July 3rd, 2010 · 19 Comments · Business, Food
I was surprised and a bit impressed when an email showed in my inbox earlier this week from Shelby Brimhall from Safeway’s “Customer Service Team”. Apparently someone over there is reading this blog, or at least read it when it showed up in a Google search for articles about Safeway’s new “Just 4 U” promotion. [...]
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Safeway’s new personalized discounts haven’t worked for us yet
June 26th, 2010 · 23 Comments · Food, General
[The system did kick in after another 24 hours had passed, and we have gotten our initial personalized discounts. Click here for the update.] Has anyone actually gotten the dozen free eggs promised by Safeway as the first benefit of signing up for their new personalized coupon system? Hawaii is the market where they are [...]
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Mother’s Day Brunch: Photo gallery
May 10th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Food, General
I would say that the Mother’s Day brunch was a success. I managed to keep a camera handy and get pictures along the way, often with the camera in one hand and a cooking utensil in the other. So click on the top photo and follow along with the cook. The timing wasn’t quite what [...]
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