Tuesday afternoon. Honolulu, Hawai'i.
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photo from Steph's Flickr]
My intention was to have a small tea party for six (that's all the dining table seats!), but it wound up being more of a little lunch get together as opposed to proper afternoon tea.
[
photo from Steph's Flickr]
But really, with good friends and good food, the subject of tea versus lunch doesn't matter much.
Kelly picked me up in the morning and we stopped at
Sconees in
Kaimuki for...
...
Lilikoi Bars. A buttery shortbread base, baked lilikoi custard/curd. Tart and sweet. These are actually two big bars we cut into bite-sized pieces.
We wanted to get scones, but were side tracked by everything else like the warm banana bread and
cornbread, and don't forget the...
...
Cheese Pockets. They have five different fillings so we just got a mix of everything:
Lemon, Blueberry, Strawberry, Apple and Lilikoi. The cream cheese is incorporated into the dough, similar to rugelach, only these are much more butter-rich.
Next we drove to Manoa for
Andy's Sandwiches. Sounds familiar? It should if you've
remember this post. Andy's is my go-to sandwich spot in Hawai'i. Exactly what you'd expect and picture a neighborhood sandwich shop to be.
Low prices, sandwiches made to order, friendly people, always delicious (and also really good muffins!). We ordered six sandwiches, I don't remember the exact combination, but they included a mix of:
- roast beef
- avocado
- ahi spread
- turkey
- lettuce, tomatoes, cheese and onions
- and of course, a sprinkle of Andy's extra
secret spice mix ;)
Darien came with a mix of teas and chocolate cookies, and then Steph had a sweet something from
Kaneohe Bakery...
...
Pumpkin Custard Pie! Wonderfully wobbly, eggy and so fresh!
Marie brought
Manapuas from
Royal Kitchen...we split them all in half, and I scored a
Char Siu and
Chicken Curry. Boy, I miss having easy access to Manapuas...put that on list of things we take for granted in Hawai'i! An hour before everyone arrived I realized there was only ONE tea pot at home - thank you to Alicia for bringing an extra...otherwise I'd have served juice or something heheh.
Cheers to a good week!
Sconees
1117 12th Avenue
Honolulu, Hawai'i 96816
(808) 734-4024
Andy's Sandwiches & Smoothies2904 East Manoa Road
Honolulu, Hawai'i 96822
(808) 988-6161
Kaneohe Bakery45-1026 Kamehameha Highway
Kaneohe, Hawai'i 96744
(808) 247-0474
Royal Kitchen100 N Beretania Street
Honolulu, Hawai'i 96817
(808) 524-4461
Orange Olive Oil Bundt at Jeffrey's Grocery
Lunch for One: Taccozette con Stracotto at Otto
Sugar Rush: Profiteroles at Balthazar Bakery 
Sugar Rush: Pumpkin Brownies at Fat Witch Bakery
Lunch For One: Roasted Rice and Salmon at Galanga
Sugar Rush: Olive Oil Bundt and Chocolate Coffee Cake at Jeffrey's Grocery
Sugar Rush: Genmaicha Cookies and Hojicha Bread from In Pursuit of Tea
Sugar Rush: Strawberry Mille Feuille at Lady M
