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Best Things to Buy from Costco: Nature’s Path Organic Pumpkin Seed and Flax Granola
I am a big granola fan, as I eat it pretty much every day with yogurt and fruits. I have tried a lot of different granola (including almost all of the Trader Joe’s granola) and some Hawaiian granola. While most granola is good, I have come to realize that Costco’s organic pumpkin seed and flax…
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Best Things to Buy from Trader Joe’s: Almond Butter Granola
I eat yogurt every day as an after meal snack, and I normally like to add some sort of fruit and granola. While I like using a brand of granola from Hawaii called Anahola, I am running out of it so I have been having to supplement it with other types of granola. One recent…
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Best Things to Buy from Trader Joe’s: Trader Joe’s Tangerine Juice
Trader Joe’s has so many great food/beverage options to choose from, regardless of whether you are looking for fresh food, frozen food, etc. One of my personal favorite things to buy from Trader Joe’s is their 100% tangerine juice. I think Trader Joe’s Tangerine Juice is much better than your typical orange juice, and even…
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Best Desserts to Try: Mavens Creamery Macaron Ice Cream
While I don’t eat desserts often, I do enjoy eating ice cream on some occasions. On even rarer occasions, I do think macarons make a great dessert as well (especially if they are high quality macarons). When I was at the grocery store recently, I saw Mavens Creamery in one of the freezers. I had…
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Best Sauces to Eat: Momoya Ra Yu Chili Oil with Fried Garlic
Now that I have been living on my own for a bit, I have been doing a lot more cooking. Since I can’t really do anything fancy yet, I am sticking to the basics. This means a lot of rice and noodle dishes with some sort of vegetable and meat. In order to make my…
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Best Ice Creams to Try: Haagen Dazs White Chocolate Raspberry Truffle
When I was in high school, my favorite ice cream brand was always Haagen Dazs. I always loved a lot of their flavors, and they seem to retain the best consistency (at least in my freezer). When I went to college though, I did not eat as much ice cream anymore since I didn’t have…
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Best Ice Creams to Try: Roselani Haupia Ice Cream
Haupia is a traditional Hawaiian coconut milk-based dessert, but it is also a very common ice cream flavor in Hawaii. They serve haupia ice cream at a lot of restaurants, but you can also find Roselani’s Haupia Ice Cream at any local Hawaii supermarket. Roselani was started in 1932 by Manuel Nobriga on Maui, and…