tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16233520.post9169335542433292659..comments2024-01-16T01:36:43.578-08:00Comments on the accidental scientist: Foodbuzz 24, 24, 24: `Aha`aina - Recapturing the Global Flavors of the Luau (Part II, The Recipes)Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02537200901718762277noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16233520.post-30157367829578928572008-09-26T16:41:00.000-07:002008-09-26T16:41:00.000-07:00Great job in getting all those recipes posted--not...Great job in getting all those recipes posted--not an easy task I know to get them from everyone. I am still thinking about all the amazing food we had! I put another link to the recipes on my blog too. Hope you get to RELAX this weekend--you deserve it after last weekend!Deb in Hawaiihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12753889028487254096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16233520.post-63438786036772809852008-09-26T14:13:00.000-07:002008-09-26T14:13:00.000-07:00Tanna, Thanks! It was a lot of work to put togeth...Tanna, Thanks! It was a lot of work to put together, but I was both amazed and pleased at how much everyone really got into it.<BR/><BR/>Cookiecrumb, awwww...I heart you!<BR/><BR/>FoodJunkie, thank you, and I do appreciate your comment. I do know that hummus originates from the Middle East, and that tapenade originates from Italy, not France. I'm not sure the person who submitted the dish (who is from France) was fully aware of the "rules," so to speak, and when they told me the countries they were "representing" with their dishes - I decided to go ahead and put what they had said. It may not be where it originates from, but it was the country that this person connected each of those dishes to - whether they had hummus in Greece on vacation or tapenade growing up in France, I wanted all the participants to be able to see their dishes and the finished product of the round-up, and therefore, wanted to represent things as they had provided them. I also didn't want to make them feel weird by changing what they had told me; thus why the "greek hummus" and "French tapenade" and why some of the recipes may need a bit of tweaking and imagination to recreate them at home. Remember all of these people are simply home cooks who wanted to participate - many do not cook often, nor create and share recipes often (it does take some practice), and many cook by feeling or how their grandmother or mothers taught them (making their quantities suggestions only), but all of them tried their best, participated to the best of their abilities and were willing to share what they had created with others, knowing it was going up on the world wide web - and that was the true meaning and point of the whole thing anyway.<BR/><BR/>Foodcat, glad you came over! I'm really glad that Deb came and put her own spin on things too! <BR/><BR/>Hillary, I thought so too - and the presentation was his own invention - color variations and all! Everything was delicious - I was so proud of all of my participants!Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02537200901718762277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16233520.post-19999642791821744952008-09-26T08:54:00.000-07:002008-09-26T08:54:00.000-07:00That is one amazing feast! I love how the hummus a...That is one amazing feast! I love how the hummus and tapenade was served in cupcake trays. And everything looks delicious!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16233520.post-16595281384400403312008-09-26T06:09:00.000-07:002008-09-26T06:09:00.000-07:00Amazing. I saw this on Deb's blog and had to come ...Amazing. I saw this on Deb's blog and had to come over for another look. That dobos torte is the best thing I have seen this week.Alicia Foodycathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11931796992646884249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16233520.post-85765007882826356622008-09-26T03:55:00.000-07:002008-09-26T03:55:00.000-07:00That is a great array of dishes! Not wanting to so...That is a great array of dishes! Not wanting to sound pedantic though, hummus is not Greek...I am Greek and never heard of hummus, until I went to England. Cypriots make it, but it is generally Middle Eastern in origin (hence the Middle eastern name).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16233520.post-76891545628693824782008-09-25T12:30:00.000-07:002008-09-25T12:30:00.000-07:00This is the most generous thing I've ever seen on ...This is the most generous thing I've ever seen on a food blog. Thank you.cookiecrumbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00741894180391507513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16233520.post-43855084613936862952008-09-24T16:13:00.000-07:002008-09-24T16:13:00.000-07:00Awesome doesn't do it! I need dinner. That I bel...Awesome doesn't do it! <BR/>I need dinner. That I believe was a feast in the true sprit of what you talked about the Luau used to be. You've brought it back to thrilling life with this!MyKitchenInHalfCupshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07321041059604871286noreply@blogger.com