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Kai Spices Brings Easy Chicken Curry with Kauaʻi Shrimp to HI Now

Kai Spices Brings Easy Chicken Curry with Kauaʻi Shrimp to HI Now

Bringing bold Hawaiʻi-inspired flavor to the kitchen doesn’t have to be complicated. Kaʻiulani Cowell of Kai Spices recently joined HI Now to demonstrate an easy, flavorful Chicken Curry with Kauaʻi...
Easy Chicken Curry with Kauaʻi Shrimp

Easy Chicken Curry with Kauaʻi Shrimp

A comforting island-style curry featuring tender chicken, sweet Kauaʻi shrimp, creamy coconut milk, and the bold flavors of Kaʻiulani Spices. Ingredients For the Chicken 1 package boneless, skinless chicken thighs, cut...
Kai-Style Roasted Potatoes

Kai-Style Roasted Potatoes

Kai-Style Roasted Potatoes Serves 4 to 6. Ingredients 4 medium russet potatoes, peeled and sliced 2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil 1 tsp Ka‘iulani Pele’s Fire, or to taste 1...
Liliko‘i Teriyaki Chicken

Liliko‘i Teriyaki Chicken

Liliko‘i Teriyaki Chicken This is a rather simple teriyaki chicken dish, but with a difference: tart-sweet liliko‘i, also known as passionfruit, plus the heat and flavor profile of two of...
Grilled Sake Flank Steak with Coffee Spice

Grilled Sake Flank Steak with Coffee Spice

Flank steak, from the rear abdominal muscle of the beef, is a flavorful piece of meat that just needs proper handling to increase tenderness. Both marinating and cutting diagonally across...
Oven-Roasted Hawaiian-Style Kalua Pig

Oven-Roasted Hawaiian-Style Kalua Pig

Although all of us love the taste of kalua pig steamed/smoked in an actual imu (wood-fired pit), most of us don't know how to build one and haven't the courage...
Linguine with Fresh Tomatoes and Spices

Linguine with Fresh Tomatoes and Spices

Ingredients: 1 lb linguini or spaghetti 1 cup extra-virgin olive oil 2 Tbsp minced garlic 2 to 3 tsp Ka‘iulani Italian Spice 1 to 2 tsp Ka‘iulani Pele’s Fire 2...
Curry Coconut Shrimp or Fish

Curry Coconut Shrimp or Fish

Ingredients 1 lb medium-size fresh raw shrimp (31-35) or 2-by-2-inch chunks of fresh fish 3 Tbsp Ka‘iulani Curry Spice 2 Tbsp olive oil 1 Tbsp Ka‘iulani Hawaiian Spice 1 onion,...
Kona Coffee Vegetarian Chili

Kona Coffee Vegetarian Chili

Ingredients 2 Tbsp olive oil 1 jalapeño pepper, seeded and minced 1 medium yellow onion, diced 3 celery stalks, diced 1⁄2 cup cilantro, chopped, stems fine, leaves coarsely 2 Tbsp...
Raspberries Cooked in Red Wine Sauce

Raspberries Cooked in Red Wine Sauce

1 cup zinfandel wine 1 cup powdered sugar 1 tsp ground cinnamon 1⁄2 tsp Ka‘iulani Curry Spice 8 oz fresh raspberries 2 to 3 Tbsp vanilla extract 1 to 2...
Baked Shoyu Chicken Wings

Baked Shoyu Chicken Wings

(Makes 4+ servings) Ingredients 2 lbs chicken wings 1 (15-oz) can of coconut milk 1 cup soy sauce 1 cup mirin (Japanese sweet rice wine— no corn syrup) 1 Tbsp...
Exotic Curry Coconut Kabocha Soup

Exotic Curry Coconut Kabocha Soup

1 kabocha squash, 3 to 4 lbs 3 Tbsp extra-virgin coconut oil (see Cooking Tips / Butter or Oil, p. 19) 1 onion, chopped 1 Tbsp fresh ginger, peeled and...