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Tiramisu Pudding Trifle
2008-04-28 05:18:00
Post from: MadeHealthier.com - Tiramisu Pudding Trifle Sometimes on a Friday afternoon after a “challenging” week at work, you just need a little pick me up. This was my situation several weeks ago. The solution at the time was a trip down to a relatively new bakery in Aiea for some tiramisu. The taste was decent, ...

Shiso Garlic Rice with Basil
2008-04-26 15:28:00
Post from: MadeHealthier.com - Shiso Garlic Rice with Basil Here is the fourth and final dish I made using the gift of basil I received last week. It looks like an innocent little rice dish. But don’t be fooled, this is not for the faint of heart. This rice dish has the strong tastes of shiso, garlic, ...

Mushroom Eggplant Sake Chicken
2008-04-24 13:22:00
Post from: MadeHealthier.com - Mushroom Eggplant Sake Chicken When we went to visit a sake brewery/museum in Japan, we were given these sake samples to take home (or to the hotel) and try. I had never seen sake packaged this way - in a little paper cup with foil lid. Although it isn’t as secure as ...

Corn, Tomato and Basil Salad
2008-04-23 13:36:00
Post from: MadeHealthier.com - Corn , Tomato and Basil Salad Here is a little side dish I had with dinner the other night. No cooking involved, just grab your knife and a cutting board… INGREDIENTS 1 can corn, drained 1 tomato, diced 1/2 green bell pepper, diced 4 to 6 basil leaves, chopped Chop up your ingredients, add to the corn, and mix. ...

Japan Trip (Spring 2008) - Part 5
2008-04-15 14:09:00
Post from: MadeHealthier.com - Japan Trip (Spring 2008 ) - Part 5 Miyajima Island and Hiroshima We are finally at the last part of this Japan Trip series. This really turned out much longer than I thought it would. On the trip I was planning for just three short posts. But when I got home it was so ...

Japan Trip (Spring 2008) - Part 4
2008-04-11 14:43:00
Post from: MadeHealthier.com - Japan Trip (Spring 2008 ) - Part 4 Are you ready for more? Here we go…. After visiting a sake brewery museum in the morning, we headed off to Awaji Island to enjoy a Japanese puppet play. We learned about how it takes three people to control one puppet (one for the head ...

Japan Trip (Spring 2008) - Part 3
2008-04-07 12:18:00
Post from: MadeHealthier.com - Japan Trip (Spring 2008) - Part 3 Part 3 : Nagoya, Kyoto, Nara While waiting for our bullet train at Nagoya station we had some time to check out a department store called JR Nagoya Takashimaya. This was a pretty typical Japanese department store. Located within the station, it offered 15 floors of shopping ...

Japan Trip (Spring 2008) - Part 2
2008-04-04 11:29:00
Post from: MadeHealthier.com - Japan Trip (Spring 2008 ) - Part 2 Part 2: Hakone, Mt. Fuji, Shizuoka, Nagoya I hope you guys have a good Internet connection cause this post has a lot of pictures! First off on our way from Tokyo to Hakone we made a rest stop at one of the many service areas along ...

Japan Trip (Spring 2008) - Part 1
2008-04-02 10:40:00
Post from: MadeHealthier.com - Japan Trip (Spring 2008 ) - Part 1 Part 1: Tokyo - Ikebukuro, Ueno, Asakusa, Ginza, Tsukiji Aloha everyone, I’m back! Recipes will be returning here soon I promise. But first, here is part 1 of my trip pics that many of you have been asking about. We started out our 13 day adventure departing ...

Eating Out: Fat Boy?s Local Drive-In
2008-03-30 13:00:00
Post from: MadeHealthier.com - Eating Out : Fat Boy’s Local Drive -In What is a review on a place called Fat Boy’s Local Drive-In doing on Made Healthier?! I know, I couldn’t bring myself to eat at Fat Boy’s for a very long time. But it seemed like everyone around me, especially this year, has been telling me ...

Guava Muffins
2008-03-09 01:39:00
Post from: MadeHealthier.com - What a week, I’m so glad the weekend is here! I celebrated as usual - sleeping in then having breakfast. Two things that are non existent during my work week. If you happen to have access to local Hawaii products such as Meadow Gold Guava Lowfat Yogurt and Hawaiian Sun Guava Nectar ...
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Baked Garlic Fries
2008-03-06 11:29:00
Post from: MadeHealthier.com - Sorry to my coworkers that I’m going to see tomorrow, but I just couldn’t resist making garlic fries for my after work snack today. You see, usually when I want to eat something with a lot of garlic or raw onions, I schedule it for a Saturday dinner so that by ...
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Out and About
2008-03-04 12:04:00
Post from: MadeHealthier.com - Woke up at a decent hour this past Saturday for a change. Went off to spend the morning and early afternoon at a work function. After that we were off to Ala Moana Shopping Center and a late afternoon snack at Shirokiya. Yakitori Chicken Bento

Whole Wheat Walnut Brownies
2008-03-01 12:28:00
Post from: MadeHealthier.com - Today’s recipe is for a classic brownie with walnuts. Growing up, I wasn’t so crazy about nuts. But as I got older I started to appreciate the added taste and texture that it added to certain recipes. And since I needed to make something this weekend to use up the remaining ...
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