We Tried Trader Joe’s Sparkling Green Tea with Pineapple Juice

Trader Joe's Sparkling Green Tea with Pineapple Juice is a new favorite. I liked the Black Tea with Peach Juice, too. Basically two ingredients -- the tea and the pineapple juice - it's totally refreshing, not super sweet and I will be restocking. I picked up a can of another brand of unsweetened sparkling green…

ByMichelleJune 1, 20210Comments

Recipes

Island Fruit Float with Dry Zero Sugar Soda

On this fine #NationalIceCreamDay, we're celebrating with the simplest of ice cream treats, short of a scoop. The ice cream float. Sure, you could just go with root beer or Coke, never a bad choice, but Dry Soda Company has expanded their offerings with a new zero sugar soda line, sweetened with erythritol and stevia.…

ByMichelleJuly 15, 20180Comments

Pixie Power Salad with Forbidden Rice

Although all eyes are turning toward strawberries and asparagus at the market, you don't want to let Pixie tangerines pass you by. They're the finale to citrus season and while earlier tangerines offered the zing to brighten up a gray winter, Pixies are low-acidity harbingers of spring, and this year they're so sweet and lovely, the best…

ByMichelleApril 7, 20160Comments

Cooking Pizza Recipes

Friday Night Slice: Pineapple + Jalapeños = Pineapeño

No one has really committed to Spring yet. We’re still in the rainy season and our grill remains bundled up, still in its winter slumber, but this week's Friday Night Slice is one you can make today and carry into the summer barbecue season. I can’t say I know exactly where this one came from. Was it a craving for island breezes and sunshine? Or just a passing thought about the pepperoni and jalapeño from Pizza Port? Maybe both. This week’s slice is a vegetarian pizza I’m calling a Pineapeño.

ByMichelleMarch 28, 20143Comments

Fruit Main Course Recipes Travel

Grill Power > Pineapple Passion Fruit Grilled Chicken

As soon as it gets gorgeous out, the first thing you want to do is whip the cover off the grill and throw on some burgers and dogs. But what about after that? With a stretch of nice days its easy to run through your usual grilling repertoire and run out of ideas. So why don't we do a little island-inspired grilled chicken? Pineapple Passion Fruit Glazed Chicken we first made during our trip to Kaua'i in February.

ByMichelleMay 21, 20131Comment

Main Course Recipes

Slow Cooker Chicken Tacos & Pineapple Salsa

Sometimes the standout in a meal surprises you. I expected the main topic of this post to be the chicken tacos we made using this recipe from the Flying Pig food truck, but what I want to talk about first is pineapple salsa. I don't know if it's because this Spring has been very un-sunny and I'm jonesin' for a Hawaiian vacation, but this pineapple salsa really struck a chord. You'd think I never had a fruit salsa before. It was the perfect complement to the tacos.

ByMichelleJune 21, 20112Comments