Monthly Archive for April, 2009

Dogs have taste buds too!

My little Chorizo prefers a buffalo entree with a side of sweet potatoes topped off with acai berries for dessert, rather than  ”chicken flavored food”, and I don’t blame her.  Before Grain (BG), is all about great flavors and healthy ingredients, which makes it very appealing to the loving parent.  Buffalo isn’t the only entree, they also make salmon and chicken in hard food with the addition of beef, tripe and turkey in wet food.  The first ingredient is REAL buffalo, and good quality too.  There is also chicken meal, alfalfa grass and salmon oil in each little bite.  

Churri, short for Chimichurri, licks her bowl clean every single day.  BG also has a line for cats with entrees of chicken, tuna and salmon.  Before Grain may be a few dollars more than your typical processed, probably recalled pet food, however, when ordering from Merrick’s, coupons, complimentary treats and fast delivery make it worth every penny.  Don’t worry if you have a picky pup, they conveniently offer a variety pack so they can decide on their preferred dinner of choice.  Our pets love good flavor, just like us!

Leonard’s Hawaii: Malasadas!

According to Leonard’s Hawaii, “Malasadas have their origins in Portuguese cuisine and are a sort of fried pastry dough.  Dough that has been fried until crispy and golden brown on the outside, while remaining fluffy and moist on the inside.”  This is a good description because they are sort of fried pastry dough, certainly no doughnut I’ve ever had.  

The original Malasadas are thrown into white sugar while still hot to hold as much as possible.  Cinnamon sugar is another option, both for .70 cents each!  If you want to go crazy, the puffs are filled with either custard, Dobash (chocolate), Huapia (coconut), or the flavor of the month, each for .90 cents.  We tried the FOTM which was banana, it was good, but the original was superb.  Almost addicting, we somehow found our way into  Leonard’s parking lot after a few too many meals in Oahu.  

These babies even have their own day!  Malasada Day is also known as Fat Tuesday or Mardi Gras, the celebration of the beginning of Lent.  It doesn’t stop there, Leonard’s started a craze throughout Hawaii, you can buy official  apparel and even beanie babies!  The obsession inspired the new locations, Leonard Jr.’s and the traveling, Malasadamobile.  

  

If you’re in Oahu, get a Malasada or ten.  It looks like Leonard’s is THE place for these suckers since 1952 and they are unfortunately M.I.A in the Bay.  After googling, it seems that people on Chow, Yahoo Answers, and Yelp are all in search of Leonard’s delectable dessert.

Special thanks to my culinary guide of Oahu, T.

Leonard’s Hawaii                                              Leonard Jr.’s

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