Recipe Book


Holiday Recipes

BREAD PUDDING, PAN FRIED APPLES AND WHITE CHOCOLATE

Contributed by: Chef Rafael Camarillo

Ingredients:

For the Apple filling use 1 pound of Apples (I like Honey Crisp or Galas) peeled and cut into medium dice
1/4 cup Sugar
1 tsp Vanilla Extract
3 tbsp Butter

2 ½ cups  Heavy Cream or Half and Half
1 ½ cup  White Sugar
½ cup melted Unsalted Butter
5 Large Eggs
1 tsp Vanilla Extract
¼ tsp  Salt
1 tsp  Ground Cinnamon
1 lbs  Your favorite Sweet Bread, large dice
6 ounce White Chocolate Chips

Instructions:
1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees, Butter 9×13-inch baking dish.
2. In a fry pan turn heat on medium, add Butter to melt and add chopped Apples and cook for about 1 minute, keep stirring. Sprinkle Sugar, Vanilla on Apples and cook until Sugar dissolves. Take off heat and cool in refrigerator.
3. Mix Milk, Sugar, melted Butter, Eggs, Vanilla, Salt, and Cinnamon together in a large mixing bowl until well combined.
4. Add Bread to the mixing bowl; mix gently until just moistened. Mix in the cooled cooked Apples, pour into the prepared baking dish.
5. Bake in the preheated oven for about 35 minutes, take out of oven (Careful it will be hot!) scatter White Chocolate on top than cook for another 10 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
6. Cool for at least 30 minutes before serving. Top with Bourbon whipped cream and enjoy!
7. Hint: for a no sugar added version, use a sugar substitute and use your favorite nuts instead of white chocolate for more texture.

 


BANANA BREAD

Contributed by: Jasmine “Cookie” Vegas

Ingredients:
2 cup Butter, Softened
4 cup Sugar
8 Eggs
14 Ripened Bananas, Mashed
5 cup All Purpose Flour
2 tsp Salt
4 tsp Baking Soda

Instructions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Grease 6 large loaf pans with a non-stick spray.
3. Cream the Butter and Sugar in a mixing bowl with a hand mixer until light and fluffy.
4. Add the Eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
5. In a separate bowl, mash the Bananas and add to the creamed mixture and stir until combined.
6. In another bowl, sift together the Flour, Salt and Baking Soda.
7. Fold in dry ingredients by hand, mixing just until Flour disappears. Do not overmix.
8. Pour batter into the 6 large greased pans.
9. Bake for 55 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
10. Set aside to cool on a rack for 15 minutes.
11. Remove bread from pan, invert onto rack and cool completely before slicing.

 


2024 Ono Kine Recipes

SPAM SUSHI BAKE

Contributed by: Shelcee Ludington

Ingredients:
2 cans Spam (cubed)
4 cups White Rice (cooked)
Furikake (your favorite)
Kewpie Mayonnaise
Green Onions
Nori

Sauce:
½ cup Shoyu (low sodium)
3 Tbsp Sugar (or more if you like it sweeter)

Pan 13×9:
1. While Rice is cooking, brown Spam cubes in skillet on medium heat (3-4 minutes)
2. Turn heat to low and add sauce to the Spam
3. Cook Spam until all pieces are coated and sauce starts bubbling
4. Remove from heat
5. When Rice is done, add to 13×9 pan and press down to flatten
6. Layer Rice with Furikake, then Spam mixture, then more Furikake if you like
7. Drizzle with Kewpie Mayonnaise
8. Broil on high for 4-5 minutes
9. Top with Green Onions
Serve with Nori and enjoy!

 

 


Housing and Food
$250,000 Kaua`i Community College dorms, housing
$375,000 Kaua`i Department of Water
$215,000 Kaua’i Food Bank
$725,000 Kaua`i Habitat for Humanity
$2 million Kapa`a Public Housing Project
$2.5 million Kūhiō Highway water main


SPAGHETTI PIE

Contributed by: Debbie Freeman

Ingredients:
Crust:
6 oz Spaghetti Noodles
2 Tbsp Butter
1 Large Egg
1/4 cup Grated Parmesan Cheese

Cheese Layer:
6 oz Ricotta Cheese
1 tsp Italian Seasoning

Meat Layer:
1/2 lb Lean Ground Beef
24 oz jar Marinara Sauce or
Homemade Marinara

Topping:
2 cups Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
Fresh Chopped Basil

Instructions:
To make the Crust:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9-inch pie dish with cooking spray and set aside.
2. Cook the Pasta according to package directions and drain. Toss with the Butter until melted.
3. Add in the Egg and Parmesan Cheese and stir until combined. Press into the bottom and sides of your pie dish.

To make the Cheese layer:
1. Combine the Ricotta Cheese and the Italian Seasoning.
2. Spread on top of the Pasta.

To make the Meat layer:
1. In a medium-sized skillet over medium-high heat add the Ground Beef and cook and crumble until no longer pink. Add in the Marinara Sauce. Spread on top of the Cheese layer.
2. Top with Shredded Cheese and bake for 20-25 minutes or until golden and bubbly.
3. Serve with chopped Basil if desired.

 


Infrastructure
$1.1 million `A`ahoaka Reservoir
$2.6 million Captain Cook Memorial Park
$1 million Kalepa Christian Crossing Bridge
$2 million Kekaha Agricultural Association
$2.5 million Kekaha Bridge
$2.1 million Kikiaola Small Boat Harbor
$98.8 million Līhu`e Airport
$24 million Nāwiliwili Harbor
$200,000 Pua Loke Baseyard


 

GRANDMA PANSY’S CEBOLA-PICKLED ONIONS/VEGETABLES

Contributed by: Grandma “Pansy” Freitas

Ingredients:
1 Carrot, peeled and sliced
1 Big Maui Onion, cut in four pieces
String Beans cut in half- as many as you can fit in the bottle

Mixture:
1 1/2 cups White Vinegar
1/4 cup Apple Cider Vinegar
1/4 cup White Sugar
2 pieces Fresh Garlic

Instructions:
1. Don’t cook your vegetables, just flash boil for one minute.
2. You can also double the recipe and add more of any of the vegetables that you
prefer.

You will need an 8 oz mason jar with lid.
Let bottle marinate for two days before eating.

Enjoy!

 


Health and Community Care
$3 million Kaua’i Veterans Memorial Hospital
$350,000 Ohana Pacific Foundation
$10 million-plus Samuel Mahelona Memorial Hospital
$350,000 Wilcox Health Foundation


TINOLANG MANOK CHICKEN IN GINGER SOUP

Contributed by: Orlando Mateo

Ingredients:

2 Tbsp Cooking Oil
2 Cloves Garlic, peeled and minced

2 inches Ginger, peeled and cut into strips
1 medium Yellow Onion, peeled and chopped
1.75 lbs Chicken Parts
4 cups Water
2 Tbsp Fish Sauce
14 oz Unripe Green Papaya, peeled, seeded and cut into cubes
A handful of Chilli Leaves
Salt and Pepper to taste

Instructions:

1. Heat Oil in deep pan over medium heat
2. Add Garlic, Ginger and Onion and sauté until Onion is soft and translucent
3. Add Chicken and cook until Chicken is lightly colored
4. Add Water and Fish Sauce and bring to a boil, then lower heat and simmer until Chicken is cooked through
5. Add Green Papaya and continue simmering until Papaya is tender
6. Add Chili Leaves, adjust to taste with Salt and Pepper, dish up and serve


Culture and the Environment
$125,000 for Hanapēpē Chinese, Filipino and Portuguese Cemetery
$5 million for Kawaikōi and Waiakoali stream crossings
$100,000 for Lehua Island Seabird Sanctuary
$500,000 for Līhu`e-Kona Forest Reserve roads
$275,000 for Mālama Hulē`ia / Alakoko Fishpond
$1 million for Polihale State Park
$1 million for Waimea Canyon lookouts


TOFFEE, MAC NUT, CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Contributed by: Gwen Teragawa

 

Ingredients:

2 ¼ cup Flour
2 large Eggs
1 tsp Salt (omit salt if using
salted mac nuts)
1 lb Roasted Unsalted Mac Nuts
¾ cup Sugar
¾ cup packed Brown Sugar

1 tsp Vanilla
1 tsp Baking Soda
2 cup Semi-Sweet
Chocolate Morsels
1 cup Butter
1 bag Heath Toffee Chips

Instructions:

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Combine Flour, Baking Soda and Salt in a small bowl.
  2. Cream Butter, Sugar, Brown Sugar and Vanilla in large mixing bowl until creamy.
  3. Add Eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
  4. Gradually add in Flour mixture.
  5. Stir in Morsels, Nuts and Toffee Chips.
  6. Drop by rounded tablespoon onto ungreased baking sheet.
  7. Bake for approximately 15 minutes or until brown.
  8. Cool on wire racks.


Education and School Support
$7.2 million for Kapa`a Elementary School
$2.5 million for Kapa`a High School
$8 million for Kapa`a High School track and field
$15 million for Kaua`i Community College energy upgrades
$340,000 for Kawaikini New Century Public Charter School
$4.4 million for Kekaha Elementary School
$3 millon for King Kaumuali`I Elementary School