swordfish

On Columbus Day I did a little journeying myself.  After a harrowing flight over the Pacific (OK, it was smooth as could be and I slept most of the way) I'm back on the mainland for a little over a week - visiting colleagues for a few days in Washington, DC and then attending the 2009 American Dietetic Association Food and Nutrition Conference and Expo (ADA FNCE) in Denver.  Lloyd and I had a fun

Monday night we had our (semi-) regular girls' dinner, and the hostess made shrimp and veggie kebabs.  My biggest entertaining hurdle is finding recipes that I can make ahead, and kebabs are ingenious.  Even cleverer, my friend enlisted her husband to do the actually grilling.  So her hostessing wasn't interrupted for even five minutes. 

I am home in Hawaii after a couple hiccups along the way.  My cell phone broke and my checked luggage went missing.  But now I am back up and running - I have my home phone to tide me over until I get a new cell phone, and my luggage was found and delivered right to my door.

I am back home in Hawaii today.  I was telling my colleague that I can't decide if the trip to and from Washington is shockingly long or shockingly short.  But I think I'm leaning towards the later.  It's amazing I can wake up two days in a row, nearly half the world apart. Upon my return there were no groceries.  So after work today, in between many loads of laundry, I am going to plan some meals and get over to the commissary.  Here's what I'm thinking so far for the week...

Last Tuesday I got on a plane in balmy Honolulu and (some minor delays and a red-eye later) got off in icy Washington, DC.  I'm back for work - one of four trips I'll make this year to attend meetings and spend face time with my colleagues.  Except for the despicable weather, it's been a valuable and interesting week.  The big meeting I attended and gave comments at was of the 2010 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee.  These are the important 12 people that will set nutrition recommendations for the

I have mentioned before that the stresses of wedding planning are all worth it to me for the fabulously fun opportunity to pick the food.  Today I am excited to report that our caterer has officially been selected and the menu is shaping up nicely.  Here is a sneak preview of the seafood selections…  -sushi bar -dim sum including pan-fried swordfish dumplings