Daily experiences and travel tips from our two years of living in Tonga.
It’s like that Louis Armstrong Tomato-Tomahto song. I love basil pesto but he loves marinara with pineapple. What’s a couple to do? But then … ah, the tie that binds: we both love homemade, whole-wheat pizza crust! Here’s how I make mine way out here in Pacific ocean. I’ve got a few substitutes I’ll share…
Read More![[Misnomer] South Pacific Granola](https://tongatime.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/IMG_5562.jpg)
Why the misnomer? Because, to be honest, it’s not really South Pacific Granola. I’m not making the stuff out of breadfruit and dried papaya, after all … although that sounds like an amazing idea. But this post is about making granola in the South Pacific, which is to say, making it old school with as many of the ingredients…
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This is my grocery cart. It may appear unexceptional enough, but under that bland exterior lurks a diabolical contraption bent on sabotaging my Coke Zero hoarding spree. Sure, it goes into the store without any fuss, but once there, that ruse is discarded and replaced with a scheme to go forwards when I need to…
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Today is perfect. The weather couldn’t be better: cool, breezy and the sun shines between fringes of palm fronds and glossy, green banana leaves. A light stream of smoke wafts through the air, but it is pleasant. Like a cozy fire at Thanksgiving. All around me, neighbors pound their wooden clubs on paper mulberry bark, making the renowned Tapa cloth…
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