WAILUKU ― A 65-member Central Maui halau is serving up the "`Ai" ("Eat") cookbook featuring family favorites, recipes gathered from friends and community members, and treasures from former mom-and-pop establishments and Valley Isle chefs.Na Hanona Kulike `O Pi`ilani, under the direction of co-kumu hula Sissy Lake-Farm and Kapono`ai Molitau, has whipped up the delectable fifth-anniversary collection of 235 local recipes.Recipes include Ha`iku quiche, Makua Beach-style lu`au oxtail stew, and Visayan-style adobo. The book also presents a raft of desserts including liliko`i bars; five-step haupia; Papakolea avocado pie; Imua Brownies, the so-called “caramel cuts” traditional at Kamehameha and Punahou schools; and imu-cooked rice pudding made famous on Kaho`olawe accesses.A special chapter offers signature dishes from restaurants and former mom-and-pop eateries, including the Golden Jade Chop Suey House, Wing Sing Chinese restaurant, Pulehu Shack, Cafe Sauvage in Lahaina, and J.T. Timoteo's delicatessen of Leeward Oahu.The "aunties" in the papa hula kupuna (hula class for elders) included `ohana specialties, such as kookoolau (Spanish needle leaf) tea, fine-textured poi muffins, and fast-and-easy baked spaghetti and linguine with clams.The cookbook also showcases original artwork by graphic designer Elama Farm and U`i Naho`olewa, halau photos and `olelo no`eau, or Hawaiian proverbs.The benefit cookbook is available for $12 plus $5 postage for mail orders. Mail checks made to: Na Hanona Kulike `O Pi`ilani, P.O. Box 2329, Wailuku 96793; write “cookbook” on a check's memo line and include a contact phone number. The cookbook is available at the Hula Rock shop at Queen Ka`ahumanu Center in Kahului, The Working Mommies shop in Wailuku, and the Voyage East shop at the Pauwela Cannery, 375 W. Kuiaha Road, Haiku, just past Milepost 12 en route to Hana (575-9234). ###
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