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FOOD FOR THOUGHT By
Wanda A. Adams
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| • | Learning to trust your taste buds |
Got a great pineapple recipe? Get it in the mail or e-mail today!
The deadline for entering the second annual Pineapple Recipe Contest, in conjunction with the May 26 Wahiawa Pineapple Festival, is tomorrow; finalists will be judged at the event by a panel of community judges.
The rules: Categories include baked goods (breads, cakes, cookies, pies and bars) or main dishes. If you are chosen as a finalist, you must be available to deliver your dish to the festival. Recipes will be judged on taste, texture and appearance. A total of $500 in prizes will be awarded to the top three recipes in each category.
For entry form and rules, go to www.hawaiipineapplefestival.com. Send your entry, plus name, address, e-mail address and/or daytime phone number, to roses@hawaii.edu or mail to Rose Saito, Cooperative Extension Service, 910 California Ave., Wahiawa, HI 96786. Call Saito at 622-4185 with questions about the competition.
And to get you in the mood, here's a pineapple recipe I've been testing:
PINEAPPLE BANANA GELATO
Roughly chop pineapple and banana and process in food processor until smooth. Add remaining ingredients and process until combined.
Pour the gelato into a shallow, metal baking pan; cover with plastic wrap and freeze until almost solid. Return to food processor and process again until smooth. Place in a covered plastic container and freeze until solid. Remove from freezer to soften slightly; serve in scoops. Garnish with a little torn fresh mint or Thai basil.
* Simple syrup is a cooked mixture of sugar and water. For this, a light syrup is fine: 3 parts water to 1 part sugar. In a saucepan, combine sugar and water, cook over low heat until sugar dissolves, then bring to a boil and boil 1-2 minutes.
** To make ginger juice, grate ginger and squeeze to extract juice.
Serves 10.
The festival, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 26 at Wahiawa District Park, will feature appearances by celebrity chefs; pineapple dishes developed by Leeward Community College students; free narrated trolley tours of the Wahiawa area; agricultural displays; music and a pineapple workers' reunion. Information: 227-8229 or hma@hawaii.rr.com.
Send recipes and queries to Wanda A. Adams, Food Editor, Honolulu Advertiser, P.O. Box 3110, Honolulu, HI 96802. Fax: 525-8055. E-mail: wadams@honoluluadvertiser.com.
For more information about our 150th anniversary cookbook, call 535-8189 (message phone; your call will be returned). You can order the cookbook online.
