Chili and Rice

Making chili from scratch today. I am doing pinto beans, soaked them overnight and cooked them today. So far they came out great.

I can barely find any chili recipes in my cookbooks. I will be winging it for now. Any favorite recipes out there?

My nephew is on spring break and loves chili and rice so we are going for it.

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Morning Brew @WFMKahului

This morning's home brewed coffee is french roast from whole foods market ($12.99 for 12 oz) plus organic Horizon dairy half and half ($2.69 for 6oz) and raw sugar from VIPs cash and carry store, all in Kahului. The french roast is delicious and well balanced, no biting bitter edge at all.

Breakfast is a new twist on the breakfast sandwich. Homemade waffle leftovers frozen and toasted. Those crisp triangles are then slathered with butter and then I filled them with a slice of Tillamook cheddar and organic ham (uncured no nitrates $7.49 for 6 oz at Whole Foods Market). It was quick and yummy.

Now i am off to make paper crowns with the kids.

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New chinese restaurant just opened

Now this is exciting action on Market St., a new restaurant billing itself in banner form as King's BBQ and Chinese Restaurant. Another banner along the side of the building toutes cheap breakfasts so if any one is feeling like trying someplace different this Saturday morning, Chance 'Em!

King's is opening where Rosa's Cantina was last at, also the known as the old Molina's Bar location.

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Safeway grocery list mainly produce

Here are some of the deals and maybe not so good deals from my last trip to safeway. I will be making asparagus tonight.

Haven't tried the corn tortillas yet. I will keep everyone posted if they are worth the $2.50 for 6 I paid. I bought them because they look so fresh and handmade.

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Eggs Benedict Cheeseburger Style

I needed an eggs benedict morning badly. Grand girls night out, late night jacuzzi girl talk, Dede Rockett's birthday party was epic all in all down to the last drop of lilikoi margarita courtesy of Nicole Rockett.

Sara and I shuffled ourselves to breakfast early cuz our kids were coming to play at the Wailea Marriott pool. This eggs benedict hit the spot at Cheeseburger Island Style located at the shops at wailea. They sprinkle a bit of cajun on it as their signature move. The english muffins tasted like Thomas muffins and were perfect. Ham was good too. Just don't be surprised if your male server is wearing a grass skirt, that is the uniform. Luckily they are required to sport shorts under them.

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Betty Update: lollipops and fashion

Betty update:

So lollipops are her very favorite thing. She gets all swoony over them especially the big colorful rainbow swirls pictured below.

Dressing herself in the morning she has an acute fashion sense. Pink Plaid goes with leopard, and believe it or not there is a red and pink tie dye tank hidden under that jacket. She likes skirts over pants and calls it her "layers." The sullen look on her face is actually a model shot, i said stop moving so I can take a pic. That was the pose.

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