Kahuku to play Kamehameha in the State Championships

The top seeded Kahuku Red Raiders, who are 12-0, are headed to the First Hawaiian Bank/HHSAA Football State Championships after they defeated the Farrington Governors in a 9 to 6 overtime win last night.  Read more

Fat Boy’s

By Dave Kajihiro

Let the name speak for itself!  FAT BOY’S.  I think the drive-in is called that because the food is so good you’ll definitely eat a lot and gain weight.  For healthy eaters, they offer brown rice and toss salad as options.  Either way, the food is good.  I personally like white rice and macaroni salad, the more mayo the better.  Yummm! 

Fat Boy’s is open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.  I haven’t visited the Kailua location yet but when you walk into the Waipio location the first thing you’ll notice is just how clean and neat the place is kept.  They have an open kitchen so you can watch them cook and wash the dishes too!   

For breakfast, I recommend their fried rice omelet plate.  It comes with their special fried rice wrapped in an egg and homemade corned beef hash topped with an egg for $7.25.  Or you can order their three egg omelet with your favorite meat, green onions, and cheese for $6.25.

For lunch and dinner, I recommend ordering a mixed plate that comes with two scoops of rice and either toss or macaroni salad.  You can choose any two items ranging from garlic chicken, beef stew, curry, teriyaki chicken, kalua cabbage, pork chops, chili, to many more, for $7.50.  If you like bentos, they have a garlic chicken bento for $3.75 and the Fat Boy’s bento that comes with garlic chicken, spam, teri beef, mahi, and a hotdog for $5.75.

If you like local kine grinds, check out Fat Boy’s!

Locations:

Fat Boy’s Waipio
Address: 94-1221 Ka Uka Boulevard, Waipahu, HI 96797 (Next to Costco)
Phone: (808) 680-7520

Fat Boy’s Kailua
Address: 301A Hahani Street, Kailua, HI 96734
Phone: (808) 263-2697

Bod Bod (rhymes with good good)

By Aunty G,

2 ½ lbs. mochi rice

4 ½ c. water (use measuring cup)

1 (12 oz.) coconut milk

½ box dark brown sugar

½ box golden brown sugar

2 tbsp. butter

1 tsp. vanilla

• 1. Rinse mochi rice and drain.
• 2. Cook rinsed mochi rice with water in an automatic rice cooker.
• 3. While rice is cooking, combine coconut milk and both brown sugars in a saucepan and cook over low heat, stirring constantly until thickened.
• 4. After rice is cooked, let steam for 15 minutes.
• 5. Pour 1 ½ c. of thickened coconut milk mixture over cooked mochi rice and mix well.
• 6. Spray 9 x 13 inch pan lightly with PAM, press and level mochi rice mixture into pan.
• 7. Top with remaining 1 ½ c. of thickened coconut milk mixture.
• 8. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes and cool.
• 9. Cut into squares and enjoy!

*Butter gives this dish richness and depth in flavor, and the pretty glossy finish (as you can see in the photo).

*I’ve used the 13 ½ oz. can of coconut milk before and this recipe turned out just as delicious.

*My measurement of ½ box isn’t exact….I’ve even used a little more of one of the brown sugars if I don’t have enough of  the other. 

Happy baking!  

Pork or Chicken Adobo

By Aunty G,

10 lbs. pork or chicken, cubed and browned (fatty pieces like pork belly or pork butt work well, or use lean cuts if you prefer a leaner pork adobo)

Sauce:

1/2 c. vinegar

¾ c. shoyu (or soy sauce, depending where you live)

1 round onion, cut into chunks

6 garlic cloves, halved

6 whole bay leaves

¼ tsp. black pepper

1 Tbsp. peppercorns

Combine sauce ingredients and pour over pork or chicken, mix to coat.  Cover & simmer for 2-3 hours until tender, stirring occasionally.

*Note: Do not add any water or salt.

Makes: LOTS & LOTS, with lots of pour over sauce too, perfect with rice.  Or, cut recipe ingredients in half for a smaller portion.

Happy cooking! 

Puto

By Aunty G.

Here’s a 6 ingredient recipe for puto, a popular Filipino dish.  It’s light and fluffy with just the right amount of sweetness to make it a delicious dessert.  They’re also the perfect size to just keep popping them into your mouth.  That’s what happened when I baked this recipe for ISM, one of the perks of sharing recipes with ISM!

3 c. Bisquick (yes, Bisquick, the yellow box of Bisquick, the original pancake and baking mix)

1 ½ c. white sugar

2 c. coconut milk (1 can of coconut milk is not enough to make 2 c. so I just add enough water to equal 2 cups total)

4 eggs

1 tsp. vanilla

1 tsp. baking powder

• 1. Place a pan of hot water into the oven to steam the puto rather than bake it. Place it one rack below the middle rack you use to bake on.
• 2. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• 3. Lightly spray mini-muffin pan with PAM.
• 4. Mix all ingredients together until smooth.
• 5. Fill each mini-muffin cup ¾ full with batter.
• 6. Place into oven and steam for 15 minutes.
• 7. Open oven carefully, oven will seem hotter because of the steam.
• 8. Carefully remove puto from mini-muffin cups, or just wait until it cools so it’s easier to remove.
• 9. Try eating just one, and enjoy!

Happy baking!

*And a special thank you to my helper!*

   

2nd Annual Athlete of the Year Awards

The 2^nd Annual Island Sports Media’s Athlete of the Year Awards is set for December 7 at 6:00 p.m. at the Kani Ka Pila Grille.  The award is given to an athlete (any sport) with a connection to the islands, who is a role model and an outstanding athlete both on and off the field. 

Last year’s award was given to former Hawaii Warrior and Cleveland Brown David Veikune.   This year, we expanded the award to include an outstanding athlete from the youth/high school level.    Read more

Football University Hawaii Camp

Football University: Hawaii Camp
January 22 – 24, 2010

Elite Athletes, NFL Coaches, Maximum College Exposure, Camp to Showcase The Island’s Top High School & Youth Prospects.  Former NFL Star Kurt Gouveia and other NFL Players to Headline Invitation-only Football University in Honolulu. Read more

ISM Photo Gallery

Visit the Island Sports Media’s photo gallery for photos of University of Hawai`i sports, high school, models, and more.   Click here to view photos.