Half-and-Half Whole Wheat Pizza

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…

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[Misnomer] South Pacific Granola

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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A Frenzy of Tapa-Making

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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