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peking duck!

quiche

pig ear from a luau...crispy

I love the Taste Tests where each tested item is reviewed individually, for better or worse , and even the losers are reviewed. It helps when none of the winners are available in my area, so I can pick the next closest thing,

On Kauai, go to Brick Oven Pizza (with garlic butter on the crust!). It's one of the best pizzas on ALL the islands. And the decor (original location of the 2 is best) is cool.
On Maui, Kula Lodge has an incredible view and good food (haven't tried pizza yet) all around.
On Oahu, you can try Antonio's New York Pizzeria.The owner imports all his ingredients from New York.
Make sure to try the grilled pesto pizza featured a couple days ago here
http://slice.seriouseats.com/archives/2010/10/daily-slice-pesto-grilled-pizza-from-big-wave-tomatoes-in-honolulu.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+seriouseatsfeaturesvideos+%28Serious+Eats%29
I've tried it once...not bad. But KCC farmer's market is a really cool place to visit, pizza or no pizza.
Lastly, Pizza Bob's in Haleiwa is really popular, but I don't find it really good. Crust is soggy and toppings are meh.
Honestly, in Hawaii, you aren't gonna find many unique/original/awesome pizzas. Mostly we have chains like Round Table, CPK, and the ubiquitous PH/PJ/Dom/LC. Oh, and Whole Foods makes a decent whole wheat thin crust.

I recall watching a show (how things are made?) in which commercial panko was made not by crushing bread loaves, but by spraying batter onto a superheated panel, causing it to instantly dry and puff up into those special flakes. Anyone know if this is how all panko is made now?

monkfish liver (ankimo)

According to a few government energy calculation sites, an electric oven running at 350 degrees uses 2000 watts. So if my electrical rate is about 40 cents per kilowatt hour, running an oven at 350 degrees costs 80 cents per hour. So I'd say running my oven at 550 for an hour and 30 minutes (preheat and cook time) would be at least a few dollars.
Admittedly, the Big Island has pretty much highest electrical rates in the nation, so everybody else would be paying way less. Whether the few dollars (and time, heat, and energy spent) is significant is up to the individual.

cinnamon rolls!

In class today someone whipped out their steaming curry. I love curry, but the smell was quite overwhelming when trying to focus on a problem.
And someone crammed into the seat next to me casually pulled out a tuna sandwich. I love tuna, but...again...letting out bodily smells is considered offensive, and extreme food smells should be too.

7/8 (missed the glasses of wine one), not bad for a Chinese atheist who has never met a Jewish person....

saving money, having lots of leftovers to feed the hungry bf, as well as saving time and gas from going to a restaurant.

Favorite is Red Ginger in Honolulu, Hawaii.