10 oz. spiral pasta noodles, cooked
2 cups small cooked shrimp
1/4 cup Veg. oil
1 large head broccoli, thinly sliced
1 large carrot, shredded
2 handfuls of raw bean sprouts
Dressing: 1/3 cup soy sauce
1/3 cup white wine vinegar
3 tbsp. sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
In a large bowl, combine dressing ingredients, add
pasta, shrimp, and oil. Marinate for 2 hours or overnight. Toss
vegetables with pasta mixture just before serving.
3 cups all purpose flour
1 (15oz.) can pure pumpkin
2 tbsp. pumpkin pie spice
4 lg. eggs
2 tsp. baking soda
1 cup veg. oil 1 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 cup water
2 1/2 cups sugar
1 cup shredded carrots
Grease and flour 2 (9x5 inch) loaf pans (You can use
the smaller loaf pans)
In a large bowl, combine flour, pumpkin pie spice, baking soda and salt
In a lg. mixing bowl, combine sugar, pumpkin, eggs, oil and water, beat
until just blended. Add pumpkin mixture to flour mixture, stir
until moistened.
Fold in carrots. Spoon batter into loaf pans
Bake in preheated 350-deg. oven 60 to 65 minutes or until wooden pick
comes out clean. Cool in pans on wire racks 10 min., then remove to wire
racks to
cool completely.
Brown pork in 1 tbs. oil, add shoyu, sugar and ginger. Cook until the
sauce
bubbles.
Add all the onions, and cook over low heat, until round onions are
transparent, gently fold in tofu, cook until tofu absorbs sauce. If you
like more sauce you can double the shoyu and sugar.
So ono, (delicious over rice)
TOFU SALAD 1 block firm tofu, drained and cubed
1 can salmon (16 oz.)
1 lg. tomato diced
1 sm. onion, chopped
1 pkg. bean sprouts
1 bunch watercress, cut in 1 inch pieces
2 chopped green onions
Combine all ingredients well, except tofu. Add tofu and fold in gently.
In a sauce pan, combine 1/2 cup Canola oil and 3 cloves of minced
garlic, bring to boil. Remove from heat and add 3/4 cup soy sauce, mix
well. Pour dressing over salad, serve immediately. Enjoy.
Auntie's
BANANANANA Bread!
This cake needs no frosting and can be served alone or with fresh fruit.
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Cream 1/2 lb butter with 1-1/2 cup sugar
When creamy, add 4 eggs (1 at a time) 1 tsp. vanilla and mix well.
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Add 3 cups of mashed bananas, alternately with 2-1/2 cups flour, sifted
with 2 teas. baking soda and 1 tsp. salt.
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Add 3/4 to 1 cup of finely chopped walnuts (optional)
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Bake @ 350 degrees for 1 hour or until cake rises and pulls away from the
pan. Wrapped properly, these cakes freeze very well. I made 3
load fans with the above recipe.
(Good for gifts, unless your family eats them all first.)
Enjoy, Auntie Maebelle
BOILED PEANUTS
You will see people munching boiled peanuts at every
Hawaiian function.
If you grew up eating them --
you love 'em!
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10 LB. RAW PEANUTS
1 HANDFUL 5-STAR ANISE
1 CUP HAWAIIAN SALT
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SOAK PEANUTS AND 5-STAR ANISE OVERNIGHT IN A LARGE POT (PUT WEIGHT ON PEANUTS TO KEEP THEM
SOAKING IN WATER).
POUR OUT HALF OF WATER AND BRING PEANUTS TO BOIL. REPLACE LID
AND COOK APPROX.3 TO 3 1/2 HOURS AT LOW HEAT TO PREVENT FROM BOILING OVER.
CHECK PEANUTS HALFWAY THROUGH COOKING AND ADJUST SALT AS DESIRED.
POUR OUT HALF OF WATER AND BRING PEANUTS TO BOIL. REPLACE LID
AND COOK APPROX.3 TO 3 1/2 HOURS AT LOW HEAT TO PREVENT FROM BOILING OVER.
CHECK PEANUTS HALFWAY THROUGH COOKING AND ADJUST SALT AS DESIRED.
PUMPKIN
CRUNCH (from Auntie Lora)
Adapted by: Auntie Maebelle and taste-tested by Aloha JOE!
1 LARGE CAN PUMPKIN
(not the pie mix -- just plain pumpkin)
1 CAN evaporated milk
3 EGGS (beaten)
3/4 CUP SUGAR
1 BOX Yellow Cake Mix
(use the mix not the box)
1 CUP chopped nuts - Macadamia nuts
(of course)
1 CUP melted butter
Whipped Cream
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Mix pumpkin, milk, eggs and sugar in a bowl. Pour into a 13 x 9 inch oblong
pan. Sprinkle the DRY cake mix and nuts over the pumpkin mixture. Spoon the
melted butter on top.
Bake @ 350 degrees for 1 hour. === LET IT COOL COMPLETELY
THEN TURN IT ONTO A SERVING PLATE.
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Serve with whipped cream.
"I baked mine in a four section cake mold. I had 4 desserts
instead of one."
Auntie Maebelle
=== "If left alone, I would have eaten
the entire cake."
Aloha Joe
