Hawaii’s Best Quick and Easy Recipes

Life in the Islands is busy. Between working, commuting, volunteering, doing community service, and spending time with family, who has time to cook? Jean Watanabe Hee, that’s who. In her latest cookbook, Hawaii’s Best Quick & Easy Recipes, Jean shows even the busiest readers how to prepare delicious and nutritious meals in minutes. There’s no need to worry when there are last minute uninvited guests, change in eating out plans, or both. Written in an inviting and easy-to-follow style that will appeal to novice cooks and experienced chefs alike, these recipes cover a wide range of dishes—from simple, tasty appetizers, to rich main courses like Furikake Salmon, to delectable desserts, like Easy Mint Chocolate Chip Pie.

RECIPES

 Pupu

DIPS AND SPREADS 

Artichoke Dip

Clam Dip

French Onion Dip

Guacamole

Kamaboko Dip

Hot Crab Dip

Kamaboko and Crab Dip

Kimchee Dip

Macadamia Nut Cheese Ball

Spinach Dip

FINGER FOODS 

Banana Lumpia

Aku or ‘Ahi Poke

Deviled Eggs

Boiled Peanuts, Chinese Style

Cheese Quesadillas

Buffalo Wings

Namako (Konnyaku) Pupu

Cocktail Shrimp

Tako Poke

Kathy Morita’s Korean Garlic Chicken Wings

Furikake Seared ‘Ahi

Spicy Edamame (Soybeans)

Easy Shrimp Skewers

Stuffed Celery

Shoyu Poke

Shrimp and Kamaboko Tempura

Soups 

Alex’s Quick Clam Chowder

Black Bean Soup

Carrot Soup

Chinese Chicken Soup

Chicken-Tomato Soup

Pork and Mustard Cabbage Soup

Clam Soup

Egg Flower Pea Soup

Fresh Mushroom Soup

Imitation Bird Nest Soup

Garden Vegetable Soup

Easy Egg Flower Drop Soup

Jiffy Clam Chowder

Kimchee Soup

Miso Soup

Jiffy Corn Chowder

Oxtail Soup with Red Beans

Tofu Zucchini Soup

Egg Flower Soup

Vegetarian Corn Chowder

Watercress Egg-Drop Soup

Salads 

Bean Salad

Spinach and Feta Pasta Salad

Bean Sprout Salad

Carrot Raisin Salad

Broccoli with Sunflower Seeds

Broccoli Salad

Cauliflower and Broccoli Salad

Tuna on a Shoestring

Chicken Cucumber Salad

Cole Slaw

Easy Caesar Salad

Tofu Salad

Tuna Macaroni Salad

Chicken or Turkey Salad

Easy French Dressing

Sesame-Hoi Sin Dressing

Sides 

Bell Pepper Sauté

Broccoli Casserole

Choi Sum

Eggplant Parmigiana

Green Beans and Pork

Green Bean Casserole

Green Beans with Miso Sauce

Grilled Asparagus

Kimpira Gobo

Korean Potatoes

Maui Onion

Ong Choy and Harm Ha

Special Spinach

Sesame Asparagus

Vietnamese Pickled Turnip and Carrot Strips

Roasted Vegetables

Spinach Casserole

Potato Pancakes

Yatsumi Zuke

Main Dishes 

BEEF 

Asparagus with Beef

Ground Beef with Salsa

Easy Beef Stroganoff

Sloppy Joe

Barbecued Meatballs

Beef and Snow Peas

Cream of Mushroom Meatballs

Easy Tripe Stew

Vegetable Meat Loaf

Hamburger Curry

Korean Burgers

Quick Corned Beef and Cabbage

Kimchee Patties

Quickie Chopped Steak

Hamburger and Spinach

Goulash

Meatballs

No-Fail Roast Beef

PORK 

Ham Steak

Baked SPAM®

SPAM® and Cabbage

Easy Ham Casserole

Bittermelon with Pork

Ma Po Tofu

Roast Pork

Mushroom Pork Chops

Pork Guisantes

Pork Kimchee

Quickie Pineapple SPAM®

Sweet Sour Spareribs

Side Street Pork Chops

POULTRY 

Chicken Paprika

Chicken with Papaya Seed Dressing

Barbecued Chicken Thighs

Chicken Katsu

Easy Roast Chicken

Chicken Long Rice

Chicken Tofu

Easy Curry for Two

Minute Chicken

Stuffed Chicken

Chicken Stir-Fry

Fried Chicken

Shoyu Chicken

Baked Cantonese Chicken

Miso Chicken

Moist Baked Chicken

Thai Chicken Curry

Tarragon Chicken

Turkey Divan

Turkey Patties

Ground Turkey Lettuce Wraps

SEAFOOD 

Butterfish

Butterfish with Soy Sauce

Chinese Steamed Fish

Chinese Style Shrimp

Salmon with Tokyo Zuke

Furikake Salmon

Wiki-Wiki Creamed Tuna

PASTA AND NOODLES 

Linguine with White Clam Sauce

SUSHI AND RICE 

Chorizo Rice

Broiled Sushi

Edamame Rice

Sticky Rice

Mushroom Rice

SPAM®® Musubi

Mazegoha

OTHERS 

Tuna Tofu Patties

Tofu Sandwiches

Vienna Sausages and Potatoes

Special Vienna Sausages

Desserts 

CAKES 

7-Up® Cake

Banana Bread

Booze Cake

Black Forest Cake

Carrot Cake

Butter Pound Cake

Choco-Coffee Cake

Cornmeal Cake

Dump Cake

Date Nut Bread

Pineapple Angel Food Cake

Dobash Cake

Easy Apple Coffee Cake

Miniature Cream Cheesecake

Fresh Apple Cake

Sour Cream Chocolate Cake

Peach Cake

Chocolate Applesauce Cake

Kahlúa® Cake

Coconut Milk Cake

Mango Bread

Poppy Seed Bundt Cake

Pineapple Delight

Pistachio Bundt Cake

Quick Banana Bread

Quick ‘n Easy Bread Pudding

Quick Breakfast Cake

Sizzle Swizzle Cake

Quick Red Velvet Cake

Cool Whip® Frosting

Cocoa Buttercream Frosting

White Frosting

COOKIES AND BARS 

Arare Cookie Crunch

Almond Cookies

Chocolate Cake Cookies

Granny’s Cookies

Shortbread Cookies

Pumpkin Squares

Chocolate Drops

Brownies

Lemon Bars

PIES 

Banana Cream Pie

Custard Pie

Tofu Pie

Easy Mint Chocolate Chip Pie

Key Lime Pie

Easy Pie Crust

OTHER TREATS 

Apple Cobbler

3,2,1 Jell-O®

Energy Bars

Summer Smoothie

Chi Chi Mochi

Cocoa Mochi

Fresh Blueberry Mochi

Strawberry Goodie-Goodie

Jell-O® Mochi

Waffle Treat

Popo’s Pickled Mangoes

Ruby’s Easy Furikake Cereal Mix

Author: Jean Watanabe Hee