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The Hale Koa Hotel 2055 Kalia Road Honolulu, Hawaii 96815 1-800-367-6027 1-800-955-0555 https://www.halekoa.com/ ———————————————————————————– March, 2026 The Drive Up To The Entrance The Unloading Entrance Hale Koa’s 50 Year Anniversary The Lobby The Hotel’s Year Round Tennants ———————————————————————————— Inside The Lobby …
Aloha! E Komo Mai Our Take On The Local Flavors Of Hawai’i There are just certain foods that the people of Hawai’i eat that we wanted to feature here, with our added spin on them. Or as I like to say, “We …
こんばんは Konbanwa (Good Evening) Morimoto Asia Waikiki & Momosan Waikiki @Alohilani Resort 2490 Kalakaua Ave. Honolulu, HI. 96815 ————————————————————————— Kurisumasu, 2025 (Christmas, 2025) I knew that we would be visiting Morimoto’s Restaurant in Waikiki while we were there in …
My Mother of the Groom Luau Muu-Muu —————————————————————————————– Brodie and Mackenzie Request The Pleasure Of Your Company At Their Luau Rehearsal Dinner in Waikiki Thursday, March 5, 2026 Starting at 5:00 p.m. and Ending at 8:00 p.m. (I’m Ready To …
March, 2026 Oahu, Hawai’i Shopping, Eating, and some Sight Seeing We had the pleasure of going back to Hawai’i for a few weeks and had a wonderful time. We stayed on Oahu, the island where we lived for 13 years. …
A Fresh Coconut Filled With Delicious Coconut Jam, Topped With Flaked Coconut And Dipped With Coconut Rolls A Perfect Little Sweet Snack ————————————————————————— Banana Poi for Isabelle A great way to use up Ripe Bananas, perfect for the little ones. The babies …
My Bamboo Tabletop Water Feature I was rummaging through an old drawer full of my “treasures” when I came across the Bamboo Beads you see above, I once purchased them years ago at a thrift store. I think …
Preparing The Luau Invitations 100% Hula Girl Coffee, The Big Island (I had sent a few bags to the future Bride and Groom, and the Parents of the Bride, along with a few bags for us. Just to get us into the …
2026 A Morning Aloha (Hawaiian Kona Coffee) —————————————————————————————— Brodie In Our Backyard Plumeria Tree in Ewa Beach, 1996 ————————————————————————————- E Komo Mai Welcome to My Aloha Julie Barefoot 2026 ‘Puke Punaewele (Blog) Ready for 2026 This year will be a …
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Enjoying Mackenzie’s Leftover Mincemeat Tarts ————————————— It was at our Christmas Party… You Are Cordially Invited To A Magical Christmas ..That I had given Brodie some money prior to pick up some Fish and Chips for our Party. …
Currently Under Construction ———————————————————————————— Also Check Out My: Click Here For: Julie’s Jezebel Sauce AND, Aloha Wahine Jezebel Sauce AND, An Oriental Jezebel AND, An Old Florida Jezebel (Sauce) AND, One HOT Jezebel for …
Just Magically Scribbling Away… Time for a Snack of Magical Hot Cocoa, and a Grimmauld Place Dinner Roll ———————————————— You Are Cordially Invited To A Magical Christmas (This is the sister website page to the website link above.) —————————————————————————————— I Got …
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Welcome to my Summer Italian I created this fun Italian dinner based on the Palms in my backyard. I also knew that I wanted to showcase this fun and delicious dinner on my Palm Leaf Platter. It just looked so Summer to …
PLUM PLUM BUM BREAD CAKE —————————————————— PLUM FLOWERS PLUM PRUNE CAKE/BREAD ————————————————————————————— You Can See How Dense It Is Rich, and Delicious Made With Plums, and Pear and Prune Baby Food ————————————————————————————- Excellent For Breakfast As Well ——————————————————————————– Plums With …
Welcome To A Tasty Asian Summer I want to make this page about fun, and tasty foods that have an Asian flair to them. Nothing complicated, but the kinds of foods you would expect to eat in the summer. I …
Julie’s Lunchbox Take Out My theory is to always take food with you. You never know what you may encounter, and you shouldn’t be at the mercy of having to settle for something you don’t want, or need to eat, just because …
Welcome to the Enchanted World of our Backyard Fairies Legend has it that a Fairy (Faerie) is a Mythical Being with Magical Powers. They appear in Human Form, and can have a penchant for mischief, and trickery. The Fairy is …
“Izzy, Breakfast! Izzy, Snack! Izzy, Juice! Izzy, Lunch!” Tutu Sometimes breakfast is as quick as fresh Blueberries, String Cheese, Banana Muffin, Celery with Peanut Butter, and Crinkle Cut Carrots ——————————————————— When Isabelle was born and I started becoming her main …
Welcome to Strawberry’s and All Things PINK! Dried Hibiscus Flowers ———————————————————————————– Pink Fudge with Dried Hibiscus Flowers The Hibiscus Flowers are Sweet and Tangy, Almost like Gummy’s ———————————————————————————————— I have been eating lots of Strawberry’s this year, and loving all …
Lots of Love Hearts To be in love is to surpass one’s self. Oscar Wilde ————————————————————————— Happy Valentine’s Day! Looking for something sweet with some heat and a little bit PINK? Then look no further. I have exactly what you …
“I don’t promise to forget the mystery, but I know I’ll have a marvelous time“ Nancy Drew ————————————————————————————– CURRENTLY ON A STAKE OUT, CHECK BACK LATER …
Meet Brodie and Mackenzie December 2024 The Proposal Bok Tower Gardens, Lake Wales, Florida Champagne and My (Julie) Former Engagement Ring My Ring Has Never Looked More Beautiful 🙂 Mackenzie and her Twin Sister Susannah ——————————————————— When I first met Mackenzie …
Coming The Year of the Snake ——————————————————————————- Kung Hei Fat Choy (Happy New Year) Channeling Mulan For Breakfast ———————————————————————————– ————————————————————————————————– If you would like to view our …
Under the magic of Hogwarts… Our Houses: Gordon: Hufflepuff Julie: Ravenclaw Veronica: Hufflepuff Brian: Hufflepuff Brodie: Ravenclaw Mackenzie: Slytherin Isabelle: To Be Determined… (Future Ravenclaw, I just know it!) You Can Take The Test To Determine Your House: https://www.harrypotter.com/ …
Christmas, 2023 Christmas, 2023 Me, Wrapping Gifts Above Christmas Cards, and Pretty Baubles I Love My Table! All Lit up with Vintage! I just happen to love wrapping gifts! Some, I may wrap in beautiful vintage wrap, and others I may wrap …
Welcome to Wednesday’s CLUE Don’t Blink! It’s Wednesday! ——————————————————- If you know me, or have read me, then you know how much I love CLUE. Any version, every version. It’s my game! This year, 2024, was no different. This CLUE isn’t as elaborate …
October, 2024 Morning, Foolish Mortals ———————————————————————————- Gifts of Haunted Mansion Coffees and Mugs for our Foolish Mortal Family Members Bones Coffee Company Bones Coffee Company Bones Coffee Company is located here in Florida’s Cape Coral. It is excellent coffee and I …
Many years ago Kiwi Chef Leilani Wolfenden and her then husband Aussie Tomas Stanislovski came to Florida to visit us. Leilani was the daughter of our good friends from New Zealand, Trish and Bob. They stayed with us,we took them to all …
Our Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights R.I.P. TOUR 2019 Gordon and Julie WELCOME UNIVERSAL ORLANDO For Gordon’s homecoming I wanted to do something special for all of us. Veronica is always going on and on about all the great haunted houses at Universal …
Hey Y’all! Every now and then I need to go back home. Oh, not literally. But with my Tongue Feelers. You know, Taste Buds? Growing up throughout the south you get a hankering for something Deep Fried, Black-eyed, Field Picked, and …
My, my… Peanut Butter Pie I’m originally from North Georgia, Rome to be exact. Peanut Butter is probably my most favorite food in the world. I eat more Peanut Butter than I do anything else. I knew I would be making …
Ciao e Benvenuto (Starting this in 2024) Although Gordon and I have many Italian website pages full of recipes and ideas, I wanted to start this page just for me. With Gordon working overseas, he is not here to co-contribute along beside me, …
Julie’s Perfect Sammy (with Purslane Weeds) AND, Our All American Ham and Turkey on a Sesame Seed Bun AND, Our Eggy in a Basket BLT The Egg is Baked into the Bread ——————————————————————————– (Recipes Down Below) —————————————————————————————- It was time to …
Italian Sausage Supper My Grandmother, Nellie Mae Keith Haskin, didn’t learn how to cook until she was in her 50’s, when her mother-in-law died, and Nell was forced to learn how. In her time you had your in-laws living with you. It …
Autumn: The third season of the year, when crops and fruits are gathered and leaves fall in the northern hemisphere from September to November and in the southern hemisphere from March to May. The Countryside is Ablaze in Autumn —————————————————————— In Florida, the …
(For Peanuku) 🙂 Our Cookie Ice Cream ————————————————————————————- Australian Cartoon, Bluey This show is Brilliant! I wish the Heeler’s had been my parents. 🙂 The parents, Bandit and Chili, are Blue and Red Heeler dogs. Their children are Bluey and Bingo, Bluey being …
Let’s Flamingle! —————————————————————————- Busy Standing on one leg…. Currently —————————————————————————————– Ambrosia, Pink Grapefruit Sake, and Toasted Coconut 🙂 ——————————————————————- Julie’s Pink Flamingo Pasta Salad (A Rough Draft) Our Pink Backyard Bromeliad in Bloom I got the idea that I wanted to …
Felici Giorni Dell’Indipendenza (Happy Independence Day, in Italian) Benvenuta! Grazie Per Essere Qui! So Happy You Are Here! Mozzarella, Fresh Basil, and Roma Tomatoes…. ————————————————————————— Introducing, My La Sciatta Giulia Anna’s… A.K.A.: My Italian Sloppy Julie Ann’s ——————————————————————————————- My Italian Sloppy …
February, 2024 Super Bowl Sunday Airport Pick-Up, w/ Great Coffee Table Italian Foods to Follow 🙂 ————————————————————————— With Gordon working overseas, he doesn’t get to come home very often. This was a very nice visit filled with lots of Coffee Table Italian. …
(Because Nothing Rhymes With Oranges) 🙂 Orange is the New Muffin ——————————————————————————- (I added a few Banana Chips as an accent, above.) I Have Discovered Indian River Citrus, and There is NO Going Back! My Florida Orange Muffins w/ Lemon Citrus Glaze (Recipe …
Our Crab Key, Jamaica In honor of Crab Key, Jamaica, we knew we had to do something with crabs. After all, near the end of the movie, Dr. No’s henchmen tied up Honey Ryder so that she would be eaten by crabs. Therefore, we …
I Heart Jezebel (Sauce) —————————————————— Julie’s Southern Jeze-Bells Pizza Made With My: Julie’s Georgia Peach Jeze-Bells Sauce Click Here For: Julie’s Jezebel Sauce I have 4 Jezebel’s on the webpage link above. We also have many recipes that you can …
I Love Simple Flowers, Nothing Stunningly Beautiful, Just Very Pretty and Charming, With Personality Welcome Summer, Come On In! I’ve Missed You, Just Try Not To Be So HOT This Year 🙂 But, If You Do Insist Upon It…. I Have …
Julie In The Kitchen Aloha In Florida (As Always) You can take the family out of Hawaii, but you can’t take the Hawaii out of the family. 🙂 Gordon Making Our Macadamia Nut Mahi-Mahi on Asian Sesame Hash Brown Patties, with …
Lilly Beautiful Lillian Lee McKim Pulitzer Rousseau (1931 – 2013) —————————————————————————- Me, Mother’s Day 2023 with Sparky, Wearing a Lilly ——————————————————————————- PINK, and Shades Thereof ———————————————————————————— My Lilly Pulitzer Bread Box Doll House Lilly Fabrics Create a Window Curtains, A Chair, …
(Our Dragon Bowls) Welcome to Asian Eats This is more of a casual Asian food page. Nothing fancy or difficult to make. Something fun to eat on a weekend where you want to make something nice, but not anything …
Hello Kitty (Although I have written about Girl’s Day on some other Asian website posts of ours, I wanted to create one specifically dedicated to the celebration.) Happy Hinamatsuri! Hinamatsuri originated from a Chinese doll festival where people would send …
Cing, Cing… (Cheers) Buon Natale! Benvenuti A Casa Nostra Lettere A Babbo Natale Palline Di Natale Rosa, Rosa, and Rosa ————————————————————————————————- Merry Christmas It was in 2018 when I went to our daughter Veronica’s Bridal Shower, and I met …
Easter, April 9, 2023 ——————————————————————— Experimenting With Our Easter Table ———————————————————————————– Our Easy Easter Table Vegetarian Normally our Easter’s are a bit more elaborate, however we had just hosted a big Baby Shower for our daughter and son-in-law two days prior, so this …
One HOT Jezebel For Breakfast Good Morning, Sleep Well? Have I ever got something special for you this morning. No, don’t get up. Just lay right where you are. Grapes, Pomegranate juice, Mini Pancakes, Cream Cheese, Bacon, and Pomegranate …
Good Morning, Having My Kahlua Coffee in My Julie Mug ————————————————————————————- The Beginning of My Kahlua Christmas (2023) I Found The Recipe I Was Looking For! This is For: Aunt Susy Whann RIP, We Miss You I believe it was in the …
Feliz Accion De Gracias (Happy Thanksgiving) 2023 Thanksgiving Day, After the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, I have Miracle on 34th. Street on a Loop All Day Long This movie is the sounds of the day, blending with the smells of the …
CURRENTLY ON THE RUN FROM THE FRENCH DST, (DIRECTORATE OF TERRITORIAL SECURITY) A.K.A. THE FRENCH POLICE 🙂 CHECK BACK LATER
Labor Day, 2023 Taking it Easy Until Next Labor Day…. 🙂 My Longaberger Pottery Pitcher with Flowers A Gift of Labor Day to our Daughter, and Son-In-Law It was back in the summer of 2014 that Veronica and I visited my old homestead …
The Haunted Mansion Enter if you dare, foolish mortals. ——————————————————————————————— We Love Halloween, We Love The Haunted Mansion On this Page are Haunted Mansion Halloween’s From 2022, and 2023 We Hope That You Will Enjoy What We Created We …
(The men in the photo top left, are Gordon and our son-in-law Brian.) Disney Springs, Orlando, Florida (Gordon, Julie, Mackenzie, and Brodie) Cheers to the Day! ————————————————————– (Veronica and Brian) They walked right by us without even noticing us sitting there! 🙂 …
You only live twice: Once when you are born, and once when you look death in the face. After Basho Japanese Poet 1643-94 ———————————————————- More Recipes Will Be Added In The Future, Julie and Gordon ————————————————————————————————- 00Whann’s Asian Balls (You Only Live …
How To Create An Outdoor Movie Theater In Your Own Backyard Area DOCTOR NO Released in 1962 Dr. No is the first movie to be released in the James Bond Franchise, written by Ian Fleming. Dr. No was …
When you are looking for … Something for the 4th. Our Dueling BBQ Sandwiches Waldorf For The 4th. Brunswick Stew with Dried Okra See Recipe For Our Brunswick Stew and Our Barbeque Here: Brunswick Stew and Barbeque We Used This Barbeque Recipe on …
(We have Licence/License spelled the two different ways because it is spelled one way in the U.K. and the other way here in America.) —————————————————————————- JUST ASSIGNED TO DR. NO IN CRAB KEY, JAMAICA I Have A License To Grill, …
www.BarefootInFloridaWithJulie.com —————————————————————————— Welcome To The Baby Shower (May 2023) A Haku Lei I Ordered From Hawaii For Veronica, Our Mother To Be Our Buffet Table Our Veronica, The Mother To Be Veronica and Brian The Proud Parents To Be Gordon …
Aloha, Hawaii The Haku Lei I Bought For Veronica From Hawaii (Haku Means Head Lei) The Beautiful Blossoms of Plumeria and Hibiscus I Purchased Online The Reed Like Thing You See Above, I Found on Our Ewa Beach and Painted it, …
Currently Baking in Grandmother Keith’s Oven Deliciously Cooling… ————————————————————————– I LOVE Cornbread! If you were raised in the south, before the internet brought us all together culturally, then you grew up eating Cornbread religiously. We loved it whether it was …
The Taco Bell Dogs (They were once gifts with purchase from Taco Bell many years ago. Did I mention I am a hoarder and don’t throw things away?) 🙂 Sometimes Delicious Salsa Comes in Ready Made Sauce Packets. Just Provide the Fresh Tomatoes and …
The Lucky Shamrock on Top of our Guinness Reduction —————————————————————————- Our Guinness Reduction with Irish Soda Bread Our Pot ‘O Gold Broccoli Dip Our Bacon Wrapped Chicken Bites Dipped in Our Guinness Reduction (Recipe Down Below) I Thought …
“May you have all the happiness and luck that life can hold—and at the end of your rainbows ay you find a pot of gold.” Old Irish Blessing Here is our Delicious ‘Pot of Gold’ Dinner We Hope You …
(Lurch) YOU RANG….. Initially, I was just going to write a blog post about the series in my personal blog. I then realized that this was far too big for that, and that I needed to create it’s own …
Ciao e Benvenuto Il Mio Piccolo Pezzo D’Italia (My Little Tiny Piece of Italy) Actually, very tiny! Just a barrel, a barrel lid turned into a Lazy Susan, and some clay pots. This is more about the food presentation, and is …
Kung Hei Fat Choy January 22, 2023 is the Lunar New Year, The Year of the Rabbit We lived in Hawaii for 13 years. Both of our children were born there. They grew up celebrating and appreciating all the holidays …
Welcome to Middle Eastern Our Way (A.K.A. MEOW) It’ll Catch On. 🙂 We are Gordon and Julie, and we love food of all kinds from all nations. Arabic Coffee Beans Gordon has traveled to many Middle Eastern countries during his time …
(Rice Krispy Sushi Treats. Recipe Down Below) Welcome to Edible Gift’s of the Asian Variety The Asian cultures are so beautiful and just full of history and traditions. Everything they do seems to be tied to the past. I like and …
Kon’nichiwa (Hello) Yokoso Chisana Atsukau (Welcome to Small Treats.) Watashitachi Wa Anata Ni Motarashimasu Oishi Shokumotsu Atsukau (We will bring to you delicious food treats.) To Do Yatte Ni Tsukuru Karera (And, how to make them.) I’m sure that a lot …
COMING THE YEAR OF THE RABBIT (2023) The Asian cultures have always inspired us. Each one brings such creativity, intelligence, and inspiration, and not to mention, great food! One of our favorite things to do is to visit our local …
(Coal and Cards) Coming December, 2024 It Wouldn’t Be The Grinch Without His Dog Max Sparky Objecting, Sparky Accepting His Role as Max, and Sparky With Spooky Lou Who ————————————————————————————————- —————————————————————————- Merry Grinchmas Cake …
Merry Christmas Canning Stewed Tomatoes An Original by Susy Whann (Gordon’s Aunt Susy made the quilted Christmas Tree Banner. It just seemed appropriate to feature it here. She passed a few years ago. But her caring and craftswomanship, still exists.) —————————————————————————– This …
(The picture above not only showcases my Old Florida Jezebel Sauce, I also depict our daughter Veronica’s art from when she was a Fine Arts student in college. Any chance I get to do that, I do!) Let The Sunshine In …
