Eat Little, Eat Big

"I only drink champagne when I'm happy, and when I'm sad. Sometimes I drink it when I'm alone. When I have company, I c...

This recipe for baked fish is about as easy as it gets.   It’s what I do when I know it’s time for us to have fish but I have no inspiratio...

A while back I shared a recipe for a quick egg white breakfast made in the microwave.  I love these things!  Quick, easy, versatile, healt...

These cookies remind me of the mint Girl Scout cookies but instead of thin and crunchy they are thick and soft.   Sort of like a brownie co...

Ah, Italy.   The wine, the beautiful people, the amazing scenery and of course, the food.    This little appetizer was inspired by thoughts...

 I’ve admitted before that I could exist on appetizers.   I just love bites of “this and that” much more than a big serving of just “this”...

Trying to provide you a fish recipe every week has been good for me-reminding me to be sure we eat fish at least once a week!  This recipe ...

I wanted to do something with pimiento cheese as part of the Master’s party we threw last week (if you aren’t Master’s followers, pimient...

The slow cooker is a treat to have when preparing food for a large crowd.  My slow cooker is quite the beast so it came in handy last week ...

"A world without tomatoes is like a string quartet without violins." - Laurie Colwin

If you’ve been reading the blog for a while, you know I like to make our bread in my bread machine or by hand using mostly whole wheat fl...

There's nothing better than getting together with a group of friends to share laughs, food and beverages. 

Are you looking for a home-made treat for Easter?   Give these easy almond butter cups a try.   I’ve seen quite a few recipes for home-made...

It’s great to support local farmers and how easy is it when they provide us with produce like this beautiful asparagus?   This was grown he...

Anuhea Farm Asparagus, Makawao, Maui  

 Beautiful Grill Work Courtesy of Mr. ELEB!  Earlier this week, I shared the story of how the Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken rec...

Wow, that title is quite the mouthful!  Just trying to be descriptive.  Last week we got to try the new Tostitos Fire Roasted Chipotle Tor...

Do you ever wonder how people's recipes come about?  Well for this one I'll satisfy your curiosity.  I bought a bottle of buffalo c...

Here’s your fish recipe for the week from Eat Little, Eat Big.   We’re lucky to get access to fresh, good quality ahi tuna here.   It’s tem...

If you guessed breadfruit-you'd be right! Trivia: breadfruit is a starchy fruit that, when cooked, is supposed to smell like freshly b...

Yesterday I promised you another Indian ingredient recipe.   The surprise is that it isn’t for a meal.  It's for chai (Indian tea) con...

 Here is another recipe following my interest in cooking more with Indian spices.   This is a super easy, quick marinade that tenderizes a...

One of our go to snacks is chips (usually a “healthy” variety-whole grain, multi-grain, baked, lower fat etc) and a dip of some sort.   May...

Recipes from Cooking Light rarely disappoint me.   This one, meh.    I adapted it by using ground turkey breast rather than vegetarian crum...

Tsukiji Fish Market, Tokyo

 As I promised yesterday, here is another fish recipe.  When I bought the fish for yesterday’s dinner, as sometimes happens, the p...

Still on our quest to eat fish several times a week and to eat what is sustainable, I made this flavorful dish.   I am drawn these days to ...

Aloha everyone, Here's another recipe (if you can call it that) where I used some of the product  that the nice folks at Newman's ...

You’ve probably had French Toast spread or stuffed with cream cheese.   Mmm Mmm good, right?   I wanted to give it a try using goat’s chees...

Sending you, Dear Readers, some tropical color to brighten your day!

Continuing on the theme of “prepping ahead”, here is a great veggie and ham quiche that I made over the weekend.   I was able to have 2 bre...

As I mentioned last week, I’m devoting some time to “prep ahead” so meal times are easier (and they tend to be healthier too).   Here’s an ...

Here’s a tasty and satisfying idea for a quick lunch that comes in under 250 calories.   

I can't even begin to tell you how good this is (was!).  Whole wheat, cinnamon, walnuts, raisins, a touch of brown sugar all baked up a...

My Mom called me recently and exclaimed "You didn't tell me you were going to be in a magazine!".  Well, I thought I'd tol...

 As part of my attempt to do more prep work on the weekends to make eating healthy more likely during the week, I had soaked and cooked so...

 We were experiencing one of those rare Maui days when it was cool and rainy.   Sitting in the fridge was a pound of ground bison (buffalo)...