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An Oldie But A Goodie

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This is an account of our travels from Tampa to Las Vegas, to Honolulu, for the Wedding of our Son, and Future Daughter-In-Law, and Back Again… —————————————————————————————— We Do Start With: Mother of the Groom The Save The Date, and The Wedding Invitations …

On February 13th., 2026 I Turned 65

Gordon and I ‘Out and About’ on My Birthday

65 Feels Pretty Good
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When I Turned 60 I Started this Website Page:
Sixty’s, (Sensational or Surviving?), We’ll See, Right?

(If you would like to read, just click on the link above.)
I didn’t know what 60 would be like? Which is why I started the above website page.
I assumed that I would be blogging about any changes in my body or lifestyle. Perhaps the ‘ups and downs’ of ageing? My intention was that we would explore it together.
I am a very open person. Sometimes to my detriment. But, that is who I am, and I am not going to fight against that.
Now that I am 65, I have been in my 60’s for 5 years now. I have been getting to know the ageing me and I am fine with it.
Yes, I have put on some weight in the middle. That is where my pounds accumulate anyway. They always have.
However, there is just something empowering that comes with ageing that I didn’t know in my 50’s, or 40’s, or 30’s, etc.
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Turning 65

As I like to say, Uglier on the outside, Happier on the inside.
I would not go back if I were given the chance. I feel as if I have reached milestones that are important. As in evolving into the person I am destined to be. I have earned the right to be 65! Ageing is a privilege.
If I could give my younger self a heads up, I would not!
I needed to go through all that I did to get to here. I would not have made it if I did warn my younger self. I have learned that the damage that was done to me by certain people in my life never had anything to do with me. It was their damage they were inflicting on me. I used to regret being nice or kind to certain people. I have however learned that I should never be upset about doing the right thing. They are the ones that should be upset that they took advantage of my kindness, and loyalty.
I don’t know how much time I have left? Oh, as far as I know I am fine where my health is concerned. I am just referring to life in general.
None of us really know the answers to that? I always figured that I would die young. No idea why? I just always thought so. But, before I am gone, I still have many things left that I want to do. I’ll go when I’m ready. I’m stubborn that way. 🙂 But for now, my granddaughter needs me. My daughter and son-in-law need me, my husband needs me, and I need me! 🙂
So, Here Is 65 and Beyond, Finger’s Crossed!
Julie
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Crackers with Dried Edible Flowers
My Asian Inspired Spring Wagashi
Wagashi refers more towards Japanese Sweet Treats, that is what I have here.
I tried to find a tablecloth that would accent what I had featured here, I couldn’t, but I did find some wrapping paper that I thought looked great! It did! And that is what you see here, wrapping paper as my tablecloth.

I wanted to put together a table full of Sweet Asian Inspired Treats. That was actually easy to do.
I love my usual Asian Inspired Treats and I wanted to showcase them here.
I am a huge fan of the softly dried Mango in the shape of a flower. It is so delicious! It comes with an excellent spicy chili salt. I can very easily unravel one while eating a few layers at a time. I also thought they would be great placing something nice onto each ‘petal.’
Here, I added some plain Hummus to some of the Mango Petals. I have two different Hummus here. One plain, and one a carrot. I also sprinkled some Butterfly Pea Flower onto each bowl of Hummus. It is an excellent edible flower.

Pineberry’s, Dried Apricots, Softly Dried Mango, Shallot Crackers, Edible Flower Crackers, Candy Coated Asian Nuts, Pink Coated Cakes…


Jazzed Up Cream Cheese Spread, Asian Cranberry Bread Sticks….


Matcha Tea Cake…

Hoping to bring more Asian Inspired Wagashi soon!
Julie
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I Created A New Website:
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I gave my Web Designers in India instructions on what I wanted, and they did the most remarkable job of bringing my vision to life.
I could not be happier with it!

My current website: (This one.)
..Was no longer working accurately.
Therefore, I decided to instruct my Web Designers in India, to create a “New” Website in order for me to house some of my “Old” content.
Initially, I didn’t figure in that it would be my Florida Website Pages, but it did evolve into just that.

My First Blog Posting On The New/Old Website

I Debuted This New Site On Brodie’s Birthday, November 29, 2025
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Welcome To VintageJulieBarefootArchives.com
(As Taken From Blog Posting from the new site.)

Brodie Keith Kanakaleo Whann
I decided to create this new website because our live site, www.BarefootInFloridaWithJulie.com, was getting a bit too big.
(Admittedly, I was hoping to get a place in The Guinness Book of World Records as the largest amateur website on the internet known to man. But alas, another dream squashed by reality, or human intervention.)
I thought that if I were to create a new website and move a lot of our old content over, that it would lighten the load to our current live site, and I could make this new website about our Florida Life. So, I specifically chose website pages that were of a Florida nature. We love Florida! My ties to Florida go back to when I was a baby in the 60’s, living in Rome, Georgia with my mother, grand-parents, and great-grandparents. Every summer was spent vacationing in Florida. Also, prior to me being born, it was where my mother and her friends, and their families vacationed as well. I have some really great old photos of my grand-parents, great-grandparents, and great-aunts and uncles wearing their old fashioned swimsuits with their old timey cars parked on the beach. Once upon a time you could do that. Drive onto the beach and park your car. Mostly on the East Coast of Florida, they had the longest stretches of beaches.

I’m the tall one with my cute petite friends. St. Pete left, Daytona right.
I can remember the Florida vacations very well. We would leave Rome in the evening, and drive all night down to Florida. I would be asleep in the backseat, wearing pajamas.. My grand-father would do the driving. If I had to use the bathroom on the way down my grandfather would pull over to the side of the highway, they would open both doors, the front door and the backdoor, and I would take my winky-tink between the two doors. Sometimes, cars would honk as they would drive by. I was always in a panic that someone could see me. My grandmother always assured me that no one can. (She was probably lying.)
St. Petersburg was usually our destination. My grand-father would look for Motels with a VACANCY sign flashing towards the street. He would just drive down what is now Gulf Blvd. looking for a Motel that he thought looked nice. He would then pull into those Motels and inquire within for something suitable for all of us. I can remember that we were always on the ocean side, most of the time there was a pool. I can even remember one place we stayed at where we walked out of our motel room door directly onto the beach. There was so much beach sand outside our door.
I have beautiful memories of many Florida vacations with my grand-parents. My grand-father was one to lay on his back in the ocean, floating, and falling asleep. He was a big man, very tall, with lots of cushion. He floated very easily. I can remember one time he fell asleep and was drifting out to sea, a lifeguard was blowing his whistle trying to wake him up to get him to swim back towards shore.
Most every night we would eat at a seafood restaurant. The restaurant was always located on an ocean front, or a canal front. I have so many great memories of finding little fishies trapped between the rocks by the ocean or canals. I would use a paper cup to capture them and take them back to the motel room with me. I loved having them with me in the motel room. I loved watching them. Sometimes I would set them loose the next day, if they even made it through the night. Upon reflection I wish I had known more about helping them. But I didn’t. I was just a child.
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Hello Rosy Cheeks
I remember this very well. It was at one restaurant that was busy that evening for dinner. There were many people waiting to get seated. My grand-parents and I were sitting at a table in the entryway when suddenly this cute boy sat down right beside my grandmother, he sat across from me, he then looked at me and said with all the confidence in the world, “Hello rosy cheeks.” I was in my early teens. My grandmother instantly adored him! I guess charmers must recognize each other because my grand-mother was a charmer. She then burst out laughing.
This cute, charming boy sat there flirting with me. I knew I could fall for him in a minute! But, I was just too shy to do anything about it. But, I have always remembered that cute boy that made this awkward girl feel special.
Oh, and the rosy cheeks were from my being sunburned that day from staying out too long in the sun, on the beach.
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Florida is not just a great state to vacation in, it holds so many happy memories for me and my family growing up. It makes sense that Gordon and I would settle here and live out our days until we are gone. Hopefully that won’t be for a very long time. But, until then we have a grand-daughter to help raise and make many happy Florida memories for her to take with her in life.
An old timey Motel, a Shuffleboard Court, Sun, Sand, Shells, Beach, Oranges, Orange Juice, Drawbridges, Souvenir Shops, Boat Rides, Seafood Restaurants, Summer Friendships with other Tourists, Salt Water Taffy, Vintage Beach Buckets, Sand Shovels, Flamingoes… and being Barefoot!
This is what I carry with me every day.
Happy Vintage Julie Barefoot Memories,
Julie Barefoot
(Julie Lancaster-Whann)
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Florida is Beautiful and Unique,

Located in the South, yet not Really Southern.

Although Florida is the East Coast, and Canada’s Destination

My Florida Favorites

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Some of Veronica’s Artwork
I asked her if she had some of her art that I could display on the new website. She sent over these. This was all she had in her possession. People do hire her to draw and paint for them. I would love to had seen those paintings, but she did contribute some nice things.

Busch Gardens

I told my guys in India that I wanted an Alligator on the bottom left, and Flamingoes on the bottom right.
I do think the landscaping you see in the graphic above looks like Africa, but then again we do have Busch Gardens here in Florida that is theme based on Africa.
So, I guess it all goes together nicely.
Web Design is a lot of fun but it isn’t really something tangible. I mean, the moment I quit paying the monthly fees, it can all just disappear. Or an experienced hacker can just come along and delete the whole thing forever. As much as I love my website’s they aren’t anything that I can hold in my hand, or place onto a shelf for display, or even own forever. My experience with having websites is that they are very vulnerable to those that know how to penetrate them, and abuse them without any conscious or authority whatsoever.
I guess what I am trying to say is that they are very temporary, so enjoy them while you can.
See You At The Beach!
Julie Barefoot
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“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
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When Isabelle was born and I started becoming her main caregiver when she was 3 months old, feeding time was easy, BOTTLES of Formula, and then Bottles of Milk. Then, as she got older it was Baby Food. It was fun buying Baby Food at the grocery stores. Jars of Sweet Potatoes, Peas and Corn, Prunes, Yogurts, Green Beans, Turkey, Chicken…. even some exotic Japanese Baby Foods of Salmon, feeding times were easy.

Sitting her in her high chair while wearing a bib, as I spooned food into her mouth. She seemed to like everything.

Isabelle and Her Rice Cereal

It wasn’t until she got a bit older and didn’t need the Baby Foods anymore that it suddenly because a challenge to me when it came to feeding her.
I honestly didn’t know what to do? My mind went blank. I even asked my husband Gordon things like, “What did we used to feed our children? Did we feed them? I’m pretty sure we did. I just can’t remember what we used to feed them? What do I do?
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Isabelle, Sitting In Her Bluey Desk Eating Breakfast

(Naan Bites with Plain Hummus and Mozzarella, Toasted)

I get up very early in the morning to be ready for Isabelle. If our daughter Veronica is dropping off Isabelle, then I am up at 4:00 a.m. to be ready for baby drop off. If our son-in-law Brian is dropping her off, I have to get up at 4:20 a.m. in order to be ready. Showered, dressed, dogs and house ready to receive her.
The morning still starts with an old fashioned bottle of milk, followed by a nap. BOTH OF US! After all, our much needed sleep has been interrupted. That morning nap for me will determine whether or not I am a happily engaged Tutu, or a Grandmother that is dragging herself around barely functioning that day. Some days I keep Isabelle are long, other days are short. It depends on Veronica and Brian’s schedules.
When both Isabelle and myself wake up from our nice morning naps she is usually very hungry.
So are the dogs! That is another story though.
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BLUEY Cereal and Kiwi-Strawberry Juice
I immediately fix her some juice that I dilute with water. I avoid anything Apple as any Apple foods or juice tend to contain lots of arsenic. Unless they were organically grown. I buy organic brands of juices for Isabelle. Usually a Peach, or Kiwi, or Strawberry, or Berry Lemonade.
She also likes the Indian River brands of Orange and Grapefruit juices.
I also give her a small little saucer of some Breakfast Cereal for her to snack on while I make her something a bit more substantial to eat.
It is in that area that I want to impress upon you some nice fun foods to enjoy. Some I will create myself, and other’s I will rely upon from great sources like the Disney Princess Cookbook.
I find that as I get a bit older I need to reeducate myself on just how to feed my granddaughter so that she will grow up to be a healthy little human. Foods that used to be safe to eat when I was raising my children, some of them aren’t now. Educating ourselves on good nutrition is important when it comes to feeding our little ones. That is the challenge that I face now as her main care giver. I want my little Peanuku to grow up to be as safe and as healthy as possible. That is where I want to pass on to you just what I am now learning.
I just think we need to share with each other, everything! I hope you think so too!

Happy to have you here!
Tutu (Julie)
P.S. I will be adding more content as feeding times go by. 🙂

If you are thinking that some of these recipes are too simple, I agree to disagree. My website is viral worldwide and I hope to attract people from around the world where these ideas are not so common. Also, as Isabelle grows so will her tastes and I will expand on them as best I can.

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Isabelle, Talking to her Tutu Papa on the old fashioned phone, who is Working Overseas

It is important to maintain those connections so that she knows her Grandfather loves her and cares about her, even though he isn’t here right now.
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Bluey Pancake

Isabelle Loves BLUEY

Waiting for Tutu Papa to cook her Bluey Pancake

(Recipe Down Below)
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Chinese 5 Spice Toast

This was something that I, Tutu, thought of one day.
I had eaten quite a bit of Chinese 5 Spice over the holidays and it dawned on me how good it would taste on buttered and sugared toasts.

(Recipe Down Below)
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Disney Princess Cookbook

Mulan’s Smiling Breakfast Bowl
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Mulan is one of our favorite family movies.
Mulan is a Chinese legend that has inspired many generations. We also love the Asian cultures and foods and include them in our lives. We also have many Asian website pages throughout our website. Therefore, it made perfect sense that the first entry of something delicious was to be from the movie Mulan.

Our Asian Bowls and Spoons

Cookbook Ingredients:
1 Cup Prepared Hot Cereal (such as Oatmeal or Cream of Wheat)
Half a Peach, canned or fresh peeled
3 T. Plain or Greek Yogurt
1 Slice Cooked Bacon
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I did things a bit differently, I will explain below:

I used Steel Cut Oats and made them according to the package instructions.

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I also fried up a few Eggs, and some Bacon.

Instead of using Greek Yogurt and Peaches for the Eyes, I used some of my Fried Eggs and Bacon.
In Isabelle’s bowl I used some Strawberry’s and Blueberry’s. It was delicious!
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Bluey Pancake

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Isabelle is Getting Hungry!

The Bluey Pancake 🙂
(Perhaps a little brown but still delicious!)

I found online a Bluey Cast Iron Skillet with a Pancake Mix included.
I knew it would be fun to make, and I knew that this would help endear Isabelle to her Tutu Papa that was home for a little while from working abroad.

Gordon simply followed the package instructions.
We did need to add some Blue Food Coloring to the mix. Luckily, we had some.

Isabelle Enjoyed it!
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Chinese 5 Spice Toast

If you have ever made Cinnamon Toast then you know exactly how to make this.
Same concept, just replace the Cinnamon with Chinese 5 Spice.

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You will need some sort of sliced bread.
I prefer a thick sliced bread as it holds up nicely once toasted.
Butter, Sugar, Chinese 5 Spice

Place the Slices of Bread down onto a Parchment Lined Baking Sheet
Butter each slice, then sprinkle some Sugar and Chinese 5 Spice over top.

Turn the Oven on to Broil and place in the Oven Keeping Watch the Entire Time.
You Just Want The Bread To Brown a Bit.

If you like you can dip in to some Syrup, and Enjoy!
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Fruity Naan Pizzas
Veronica always sends over sliced Strawberry’s and Blueberry’s most every time I keep Isabelle.
Sometimes I try to think of other ways to feed them to her.
Here is one of those ways.

Although a bit hard to see, I have the small little plain Naan’s, some plain Hummus, and some Mozzarella Cheese, shredded.

Turn the Oven on 300F and spread some Hummus onto the plain Naan’s, topped with the Mozzarella Cheese. Bake for about 8 minutes. When done remove from the oven and place some of the fruit into the Naan.

Simple little morning breakfast. 🙂
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Manapua…

or by another name, Siopao!
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We raised our children in Hawaii. A food item that they both loved was Manapua. Manapua has many names.
Manapua is the Hawaiian name for this excellent food item.
It is a steamed bun filled with a sweet pork center. Eating this food gave our children independence. They would grab one from the freezer, and then throw it into the microwave for exactly one minute to heat up, and they could have their afternoon snack or even lunch, or dinner.

Microwaving is All it Takes

Here Isabelle is being introduced to Manapua.
The food that her mother and her uncle Brodie loved and ate most daily when we were living in Hawaii.
Mahalo for Being Here,
Julie (Tutu)

Don’t Forget the Mickey and Minnie Mouse Waffles 🙂

With Some Bacon, Veggie Dinosaur Bites, with Strawberry’s and Blueberries
Pancake Syrup is always optional. I always just squirt a dot or two of a Sugar Free Syrup onto Mickey or Minnie. 🙂
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Veronica’s Breakfast Quesadilla

Veronica and Brian make a lot of Quesadilla’s at their house. Isabelle always loves them.
They do make a great Breakfast Quesadilla with Eggs, Avocado, and Cheese.
It is plain and simple, but good. Along with a nice dose of Strawberry’s and Isabelle is all set!
(They use a whole wheat Tortilla, a White Cheese, the white cheeses tend to be lower in cholesterol, some Scrambled Eggs, and some Sliced Avocado. You just want to use a non-stick cooking pan, or spray a light cooking oil spray into the pan, on a medium heat, place your tortilla shell down, then add the cheese, your already scrambled eggs, and the sliced avocado. Then place a second tortilla shell over top. You can use a spatula to flatten it all together if you like. You just want to brown the tortilla, and melt the cheese. After a few minutes you can flip it over to brown the top side. When cooled slice into triangles and serve.)

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Gordon’s Scrambled Eggs, Turkey Link Sausages, Kiwi Fruit, and Strawberry Cheerios to Snack on

We always try and start Isabelle’s day off with a protein. Whether it be Eggs and Turkey Sausage, or just some Turkey Sausage Links. She loves Scrambled Eggs and will sometimes eat them with her hands or a fork. We leave it up to her. After all, we don’t care how the eggs get into her mouth, we are just happy she is eating them. 🙂


The small bowl of Strawberry Cheerios is just something sweet that she likes to snack on that she enjoys along with her breakfast. When you satisfy that sweet craving, it tends to stave off a greater sweet craving later on throughout the day.
And as always we give her an Organic Juice that we water down.

Her Valentine Gifts, Things To Take To Hawaii
It was Valentine’s Day, 2026, that we kept her that morning. I wanted to give her the gifts that we had bought for her. A Bluey and Bingo Beach Towel, and some Bluey/Bingo Juices with Bluey and Bingo wearing their sunscreen on their faces that they wear at the beach. Along with a few other things. But, I had in mind how great the juices and beach towel would be in Hawaii.
P.S. They left for Hawaii March 1, 2026
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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 a Drizzling of White Wine Coconut Sauce
We are still in love with the foods that we ate in Hawaii for those 13 years we were there.
Which explains our many Hawaii Website Pages.
I started this one because our others were already too full of ONO recipes. We hope you will enjoy this additional ‘More Hawaiian Eats.’
Aloha and Mahalo,
Julie and Gordon
If you would like to check out our other Hawaiian Website Pages, then just scroll down the page, the links are at the bottom.
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Julie’s Oriental Jezebel Sauce
We used my Jezebel as a dipping sauce for our Egg Rolls.
If you would like the recipe….
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To Start:

(Gordon and Brodie)
Gordon Making Our Macadamia Nut Mahi-Mahi on Asian Sesame Hash Brown Patties,
with a Drizzling of White Wine Coconut Sauce

Dipping Sauces…

Egg Rolls…

ONO!
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Our Store-Bought Chocolate Kiwi Cake, With Fresh Kiwi, Matcha Mac-Nut Chocolates, and Cool-Whip

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Very Rich and Delicious
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Our Meal
Mahi Mahi fillets encrusted with Macadamia Nuts, Panko Breadcrumbs and Grated Ginger. Then we fried up some store-bought Vegetable Spring Rolls. Lastly, I made some Asian Sesame Hash Browns incorporating some of the Macadamia Nut mixture used to make the Mahi Mahi crust. These will be topped with some Chili Coconut Sauce.

Macadamia Nut Mahi-Mahi on Hash Brown Patties,
with a Drizzling of White Wine Coconut Sauce
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Ingredients:

Seen are the Mahi Mahi fillets we used to make this recipe. They come vacuum sealed and will last a long time in the freezer. I have always found this brand to be good. Use one fillet per person.

Here you can see the vacuum seal.
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Panko or Japanese Breadcrumbs are great to use as they add some nice crunch to the crust on the fish.

Start by adding 1 Cup of Panko to your blender, then add ½ cup Macadamia Nuts.

For your Ginger, use a spoon to peel off the outer skin, trust me it works great.
Then slice the Ginger thinly.

Now, chop the Ginger finely as shown. I used a few tablespoons in this recipe, but you can use as much or as little as you like.

Add the chopped Ginger to the blender.

Blend the ingredients together for no more than 10 seconds.

Pour the mixture out onto a bowl or plate large enough to fit your fillets.

Here, I am adding a few tablespoons of Macadamia Nut Oil to my cast iron skillet.
Turn the temperature up to Medium High.
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Remove the Mahi Mahi fillets from their vacuum sealed packages.

Place the fillet meat side down into the bread crumb mixture.

Here you can see the fillets weren’t moist enough to hold onto the breadcrumbs. In this case, you can simply run some water over the fillet to help it hold onto the breadcrumbs.

Here you can see on my second try, the breadcrumbs stuck to the fish with a little help from me to pack them on.

By now, your oil should be hot, so gently place your fillet, breadcrumb side down into the oil.

Coat your other fillets with the breadcrumb mixture and add the second fillet to the pan.

Fry the fillets for about 6 min. on each side. If you look closely as the side of the fish, you can also gage your time by the fish turning white. When the fish changes color halfway up the fillet, it is time to turn the fillet over to the skin side.

Here you can see the other fillets encrusted and ready for the pan.

When I turned the fillets over, you will see they are a little burnt as this is due to the Macadamia Nuts and their inability to take heat. You can also see the one fillet isn’t cooked all the way as it didn’t sit flat in the pan. No worries, this is an easy fix. Simply place the encrusted side back in the oil and hold the fish up so that only that uncooked portion is hitting the oil. As far as the slightly burnt parts of the crust, I like it as it is almost like blackened fish and the burnt tastes really didn’t come through.

Cook all the filets, then when done, add some Hawaiian Sea Salt and freshly ground black pepper.
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Now for the Vegetable Spring Rolls

If you are looking for a more authentic Spring Roll, then check out your local Asian Supermarket.

Heat your vegetable oil to medium high heat and fry the spring rolls until golden brown.
Place the cooked spring rolls on a plate lined with paper towels to absorb the excess oil.

Cook all the spring rolls and place them on a aluminum foil lined sheet pan.
Place them and your Fish Filets in your oven on low until ready to serve.

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The Asian Sesame Hash Brown Potatoes

Ingredients:

Place a few cups of Shredded Hash Browns into a large bowl. Then add about 1 Cup chopped Red Onions and some Sesame Seeds. I like using the Black on White mix.

I also had the idea to incorporate some of the Macadamia Nut crust mix to this tying both recipes together.

Now add some freshly ground Black Pepper and Sea Salt to taste.

Mix all the ingredients together using your very clean hands.
Add some vegetable oil to your cast iron skillet and turn the heat to medium high. Using your hands, make patties out of the potato mixture. When the oil is hot, place your formed potato patties into the oil as shown.

Waiting for the patties to get golden brown… which only takes a few minutes.

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Here you can see the potato patties are a nice golden brown so time to flip them and cook them on the other side until done. Place the cooked patties on a plate lined with paper towels.

Do this for all the patties.
Hey, Brodie and Mackenzie arrived! I love our family! 🙂
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White Wine Coconut Sauce

Brodie can finish the potato cakes while I make the sauce for the fish. Pictured are the ingredients.

Start by adding ½ Cup Heavy Whipping Cream to a saucepan and turn the pan’s heat to low.

Then add ½ Cup White Wine to the pan.

Now add ½ Cup Vegetable Broth to the pan.

Here I am adding about 1 Tbsp. minced Ginger to the mixture. Stir the mixture.

In goes 3/4 Cup Unsweetened Coconut Milk

Peel and slice your Shallots, then chop them finely. Add about 2 Tbsp. of your Shallots to the pan and again stir the mixture. You want the sauce to reduce some to thicken which will take about 10-15 min.

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Check on your Spring Rolls and Fish Filets

They are looking great!
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Brodie, Mackenzie, and Hank are waiting patiently in the Living Room.
Sparks seen on the back of the couch loves his time with Hank.

I am getting the serving platters ready for all the food. Arugula is a nice peppery base for this. I placed the Asian Sesame Hash Browns down first, then placed a filet on top.

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Now that the sauce has reduced some, add about 1 Tbsp. Sweet Thai Chili Sauce to the pan and stir. Lastly, add a few Tbsp. of butter whisking it into the sauce until melted and incorporated. This will give the sauce a nice rich taste.
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This is a great picture of how I finished plating this dish. You can also see we placed out other sauces for the spring rolls.
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The sauce for the fish is nice and thick. You can tell this by how it coats the spatula.


Pour your Chili Coconut Sauce over the Sesame Hash Browns topped with the fish.

Great pictures Julie… catching those delicious drips.

Here is my finished platter of food. I think it looks great!

Have your family members grab a tray and a plate and serve themselves.

We love to eat on the couch!

Little Spooks looks so cute!

Picture time!


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Mackenzie and Brodie… an action shot!

Somebody made a nice plate! Great picture Julie!

Brodie and Hank… two peas in a pod!
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Just a Nice Afternoon Lunch
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First Up:
Our Bacon Wrapped Enoki Mushroom Bundles

O Hitotsu Ikaga?
(Would you like one?)
They are excellent served with:

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Our Asian Imitation Crab Salad Cucumber Cups


(Recipe Down Below)
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The Recipes Starts Here:

Our Bacon Wrapped Enoki Mushroom Bundles

You want to place an oven safe cooling rack on to a sheet pan lined with Aluminum Foil.

Our Ingredients:
Enoki Mushrooms/Shimeji (Brown and White)
Bacon
Lemon Juice
White Pepper
Toothpicks
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I LOVE These Mushrooms!
Aren’t they beautiful?

You do want to slice off the bottom part, while trying to keep the upper part together.

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I simply took a small bunch of the mushrooms and wrapped a small piece of bacon around them, securing with a toothpick. I then placed the bundle onto the cooling rack.

I repeated the action here until the rack was full.
I then squeezed some lemon juice onto each bundle, followed by a small sprinkling of white pepper.

Place into a 350F oven for approximately 20 minutes.
You want the bacon to be cooked, then you know they are done.

When Done:
Place them onto a plate with a dipping sauce.

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Our Asian Imitation Crab Salad Cucumber Cups

This Imitation Crab Salad is a Staple in our Home, we Just Asian’d it up Here
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Ingredients:
3 Pkgs. Imitation Crab
(We prefer the Imitation Crab here because the salad will last longer and not have that fishy smell or taste.)
2 Tbsp. thinly chopped ends of the Flowering Garlic Chives
3 Cucumbers – fork score down the side, sliced on a diagonal, then cored
1 1/4 Cups Celery – sliced to a small dice
~1 Cup Miracle Whip
~2-3 Tbsp. Old Bay Seasoning
3 Tbsp. Mirin – sweet cooking rice seasoning
2 Tbsp. Sesame Oil
3 Tbsp. Black and White Sesame Seeds for garnish
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I like to use the Imitation Crab that is in medium sized sections. Remove the sections from the package, place them in your hand and squeeze the water out. Doing this will allow the Crab to absorb other liquids and flavors. Then separate the section into smaller pieces.

Here I thinly sliced the ends of the Flowering Garlic Chives. These have a great flavor.

Slice the ends off the Cucumbers..

Then use a fork and score the sides of the Cucumber to make a decorative design.

Slice the Cucumbers in 3 inch sections then slice the section in half on a diagonal.

Use a melon baller to remove some of the Cucumber as shown, being sure not to go down too deep.

Do this for all the Cucumber sections.

(We made these the day before and placed them in the refrigerator overnight.)
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Chop your Celery into a small dice.

Add your Miracle Whip and mix all the ingredients well.

Add your Old Bay Seasoning…

..then your Mirin and Sesame Oil and mix all your ingredients well.
Taste the mixture and add any seasonings to have it taste the way you want.
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Time to Stuff the Cucumbers


Use a small teaspoon to fill the Cucumber.

Top the Cucumber and Crab with your Sesame Seeds as shown.
OISHI!
(Delicious!)
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