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Let’s Go Hawaiian—Aloha Chicken #Recipe

Ingredients

5 lbs boneless chicken breasts, cut into strips or cubed

1/2 cup frozen orange juice

1/2 cup coconut milk

1/4 cup soy sauce

1/4 sesame oil

Instructions

1. Salt and refrigerate chicken for 30 minutes.

2. Combine remaining ingredients and place with chicken in crockpot.

3. Cook on high 2-3 hours.

4. Prepare jasmine rice according to box instructions, substituting coconut milk for water.

Garnish entree with pineapple chunks.

Enjoy.

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Let’s Go Hawaiian—Equine Therapy

What is equine therapy?

How can it be used—as in Kai’s dream in Aloha Rose—to treat returning veterans with more invisible wounds?

Why equine therapy in this 1 minute video—

How it works in this 5 minute video—

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qx-UTXE1MbM—5 minutes

Read this excellent article to find out what you can do to help.

http://www.calicojunctionnewbeginningsranch.org/ptsd.html

Let’s Go Hawaiian—What is a paniolo?

The Big Island has a rich “cowboy culture” more than a century old. Like the fictional Franklin Ranch, paniolo (thought to derive from the Hawaiian pronunciation of ‘espanol’) culture is centered in the upcountry ranchlands of Waimea. In 1798, Captain George Vancouver presented Kamehameha with five black longhorn cattle. Horses arrived five years later.

In 1816, when John Palmer Parker married royal granddaughter Kipikane, he was awarded two acres of land for $10. With the help of Hawaiian workers, Parker quickly established a booming beef, tallow and hide business with whaler ships.

By 1832, Parker contracted Mexican vaqueros, to wrangle his herd. They brought boots and saddles, a new language and a new lifestyle for the island. The vaqueros trained local men to rope and ride. Their cultural contribution to the Big Island includes the guitar, ukulele, and close-knit family and community ties.

Over the next century, the Parker Ranch grew into one of the world’s largest privately-owned cattle ranches. Paniolo traditions continue. Although today’s paniolo often use ATV’s in open country, you can visit local ranches and explore the beautiful landscapes of Waimea either on horseback or ATV trail rides. Pau riders, women dressed in colorful flowing garments, still exhibit paniolo traditions during island parades and festivals with both the riders and their horses draped with fabulous leis.

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Let’s Go Hawaiian—Behind the Scene Photos in the Creation of Aloha Rose

Anyone remember what happened between Kai and Laney while taking a picture of this guy, the honu, green sea turtle?

What sights did Laney see in her personalized helo tour of the Big Island, courtesy of Kai Barnes?

Why was the Place of Refuge so meaningful to Kai?

What was Laney’s favorite Old Testament mural in the Franklin family church?

Scene of the Franklin Ranch waterfall

 

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Let’s Go Hawaiian—America’s Only True Monarchy

King Kamehameha the Great who unified the Hawaiian Islands

David Kalakaua

King Kamehameha III

The beautiful and tragic Princess Kaiulani

Lililuokalani—last Hawaiian queen

What happened to the Hawaiian monarchy? How did Hawaii become the 50th state in the United States of America?

Intrigued yet?

Read more about Hawaii’s colorful history in

Let’s Go Hawaiian—Today we remember Pearl Harbor on December 7

And the sacred dead who gave their lives on this hallowed Hawaiian ground for freedom.

Honor their memory today—Honor the sacrifices of our currently deployed armed forces who continue to fight for freedom around the globe.

Let’s Go Hawaiian—Hawaiian Wedding Cake #Recipe

Ingredients

Yellow Cake Mix

20 oz. can of crushed pineapple

1 package vanilla instant pudding mix

8 oz. cream cheese, softened

Kool Whip

Instructions

1. Follow cake mix directions and bake in 13×9 pan.

2. After removing from oven while cake is still hot, punch holes in cake with a fork.

3. Spoon pineapple over cake.

4. Prepare pudding mix using milk.

5. Add cream cheese to pudding.

6. Blend well and spread over pineapple.

7. Cover cake top with Kool Whip.

Enjoy.

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Let’s Go Hawaiian—Fragrances of Aloha Rose

My favorite fragrances from Hawaii—

Plumeria

Pikake Jasmine

What’s your favorite island scent?

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Let’s Go Hawaiian—Aloha Rose Launch Party—November 2013

Tapping into our inner Hawaiian, we had a blast at the Aloha Rose Launch Party on November 23. You’ll have to imagine the mellow sounds of “Over the Rainbow” by Bruddah Iz. But take a look at some of the fun activities that day—

The Decor

The Food

Hawaiian BBQ Sliders

The Hula Lesson

The Giveaways

The Quilts of Love Presentation to the Christian Life Home

Inspiration behind Aloha Rose, Reading Excerpt, Book Signing

Photo Booth

Mele Kalikimaka from Aloha Rose

Many thanks to those who made this launch party happen—the wonderful people at Abingdon Press; David and J.T. BBQ pitmasters; Debra, Barbara, Micky, Molly the decorator extraordinaires and cooks; Beth, Patti, Liz, Steven, and my daughters for hosting; Daren at LifeWay; Sherry from the Christian Life Home; Hal for his wonderful photography; Sweet Cherry Bakery for the cake; my husband for his behind-the-scenes audio-visual expertise; the beautiful Hayes Barton Baptist Church facility; and the Aloha Rose reader/guests. You are the best.

Mahalo to you all for a wonderful day. Wishing you always tropical breezes and plumeria blossoms,

Lisa

Let’s Go Hawaiian—For Happily-Ever-After Island-style Weddings

What would your Hawaiian wedding look like?

Here are some ideas—

Traditional Hawaiian wedding dress—simple lace shift with pua, flower, embossed white on white

Note groom wearing traditional open-ended cigar-leafed lei.

Romantic Venue

The Little Touches

Traditional Bridal Lei—Pikake Jasmine resembling pearls

Unforgettable Moments

Uniquely Hawaiian Wedding Entertainment

Big Island Whimsy

What God had joined together, let no one put asunder.

This Wedding Has Been Brought to You by Elyse

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