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Cooking demos, food samples at building show
OK, so the Building Industry Association Home Building & Remodeling Show doesn't seem to have much to do with food, but what does every house have? A kitchen! And what do you do in a kitchen? Cook!And so, the annual event always includes cooking demonstrations. The idea of meals-in-the-making apparently helps potential buyers make the connection: food, kitchen, build a house.
The show takes place tomorrow through Sunday at the Neal Blaisdell Exhibition Hall.
The SPAMmobile, a giant can of Spam on wheels, will be there. Pick up mini-Spam sandwiches and cookbooks outside the Galleria entrance; learn to make Spam muffins and kebabs on Saturday and Sunday from the SPAMmobile chef (yes, the SPAMmobile has its own chef).
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The SPAMmobile visits the Building Industry Association Home Building & Remodeling Show while on a national tour.
Cooking demonstrations will be held in the Pikake Room and will include samples:
TomorrowShow hours are 5 to 9 p.m. tomorrow and Friday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $4. Call 847-4666, ext. 206.
5:30 p.m.: Kewalo Seafood Puffs and Paniolo Chicken Salad, Joel Navasca, Big City Diner
7:30 p.m.: Thai Eggplant Salad, Michael Longworth, Jackie's KitchenFriday
5:30 p.m.: Pork & Clams Alentejo, George Gomes, Tri-Star Restaurant Group
7:30 p.m.: Sweet Corn Blue Crab Soup and Foil-Wrapped Island Fish with Asian Butter, Elmer Guzman, Sam Choy's Diamond HeadSaturday
11 a.m.: Hawaiian Kona Crab Cakes and Stuffed Black Tiger Shrimp, Wade Yamashita. Ronnie's Ice Cream Parlor & Restaurant
2 p.m.: California Sushi Roll and Poke Chos Harry Nakashima, Gyotaku Japanese Restaurant
5 p.m.: Grilled Eggplant and Mozzarella Cakes, Mariano Lalica, Meritage
7 p.m.: Maui Spam Muffins, Brian Callerame, SPAMmobileSunday
11 a.m. : Light and Healthy Cooking for Seniors, Moumen El Hajji, Beau Soleil
1 p.m.: Spam Kebobs, Brian Callerame, SPAMmobile
Cooking at KCC
A series of Saturday morning baking classes begins Feb. 21 and runs through April at Kapiolani Community College. All classes run 8 a.m. to noon. Registration runs three weeks in advance. Call 734-9211.Classic European Cookies: Chef Abigail Langlas of Honolulu Coffee Co. demonstrates how to make biscotti, madeleines, Linzer cookies and other classics, Feb. 21. Cost is $45.
Simply Beautiful Cake Decorating: A two-part class taught by Langlas on frostings, fillings and decorating techniques, Feb. 28 and March 6. Cost is $80
Candy Easter Eggs: How to make candy eggs with marzipan miniatures, April 3. Cost is $45.
Puff Pastry 101: Chef Cyrus Goo of Café Laufer explains how to make a variety of desserts with puff pastry, April 24. Cost is $45.
Food of Hawaii
Foodie activist Joan Namkoong conducts weekly tours that travel from garden to kitchen at the Lyon Arboretum.Namkoong, organizer of the Saturday Farmers' Market at Kapiolani Community College, a freelance food writer and long-time advocate of local farming, leads tours of the arboretum's gardens, followed by a sampling of island fruits and a cooking demonstration using local produce. Tasting and recipes included.
The classes run 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesdays and cost $85; $80 for arboretum members.
Call 988-0456.
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Can you swing?
Diamond Head Theatre is holding auditions for its production of "Swing!," with roles for two female singers, two male singers, six female dancers and six male dancers.Auditions will be held in the theater's rehearsal hall at 520 Makapuu Ave.:
Feb. 13: 7 p.m. for singers and 8:30 p.m. for dancersPerformers should be prepared to sing a Broadway-style song (must bring sheet music in their own key), dance and read from the script. Swing dance experience is a plus, but not necessary. Swing couples are encouraged to audition and may present a routine. Scripts are available at the DHT box office but must be read on-site.
Feb. 14: 2 p.m. for singers and 4 p.m. for dancers
Feb. 15: 2 p.m. for singers and 4 p.m. for dancers.
The production will run March 26 through April 11. Call 733-0277, ext. 309.
Pointers for dads
More than half of Hawaii's children live with two working parents. Another 20 percent live with a single parent, of which about 2 percent are single-parent fathers.Single dads can get a little help raising children through a colorful brochure, "Dad Wanted -- All Hours, Great Benefits," offered by the University of Hawaii Center on the Family.
The brochure, which unfolds to become a poster, has a 10-point "Checklist for Fathers" with points such as: "I show my children that they are loved for who they are, not just for what they do"; "I am dependable. My children can count on me to do what I say I will do"; and "I encourage my children to reach for their dreams."
For a copy of "Dad Wanted," call 956-4132, download it from www.family.hawaii.edu or call the Hawaii Coalition For Dads at 841-2245.
Lahaina calling
If you live in or have ever lived in Lahaina, you're invited to the Lahaina Club Banquet taking place May 29 at the Ala Moana Hotel.There'll be cocktails at 6 p.m. and dinner at 7 for an evening of entertainment and reminiscence. Cost is $35.
The Lahaina Club is a nonprofit community club formed in 1974, open to all residents of Lahaina plus former residents, relatives of residents, and graduates and students of Lahainaluna.
Membership is scattered throughout the world, and the club's objective is to maintain community and family ties with Lahaina by providing an opportunity to get together at least once a year.
The banquet also provides an opportunity for the various classes to hold their reunions. This year, Lahainaluna's Class of 1944 will celebrate its 60th reunion. Contact Gerry Kane at 696-6872, Setsuko Tanaka at 737-2410, or Harumi Fujii on Maui, 808-661-0646.
Also, the Class of 1949 will mark its 55th reunion. Contact Dorothy Takizawa at 732-1777 or Yaeko Uyehara Hironaka at 235-1166.
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