Bøger af Jean Watanabe Hee

Sixteen years ago, Jean Hee released her first desserts cookbook, Hawaii's Best Local Desserts. Almost a decade later, by popular demand Jean released Hawaii's New Best Local Desserts, a collection of recipes that couldn't be finished on time for her first book (Jean rigorously test and double tests each recipe) and ones that had been passed on by friends and family in the years that followed, some geared for quick preparation for the busy lifestyle that had become the norm. This newest book, The Best of the Best Hawaii Local Desserts, is a collection of Jean's favorite dessert recipes compiled from all her cookbooks--not just the desserts ones--so they can be found in one convenient volume. For this new compilation, Jean hand-picked the most popular and favorite recipes which she tested and retested. The result is a collection of easy-to-prepare desserts that use ingredients found in any pantry as well as elegant, made-from-scratch masterpieces for those who have the time to bake on a lazy Sunday afternoon. The recipes take advantage of Hawaii's bounty of fruit. There's plenty of bread pudding recipes, chocolate galore, and a wide variety of cookies, bars, tarts and cupcakes that are sure to be an instant hit with any crowd.

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.

What's chewy and moist, comes in all shapes and sizes, has many different flavors and is easy to prepare? It's a mochi dessert, always popular in Hawaii! Selected from the best-selling Hawaii's Best Mochi Recipes by Jean Watanabe Hee, this abridged collection of recipes offers traditional and contemporary mochi delicacies that can be eaten anytime. Have a slice of Mochi Banana Bread for breakfast or taste the versatility of mochi as in entrees such as Crisp Fried Shrimp and Mochiko Chicken. Of course, mochi at its best is a dessert or snack, whether plain or flavored, baked or micro-waved. From Apricot Mochi to Tsubushian Mochi, the endless varieties of this sweet, chewy concoction make eating mochi fun and adventurous.

In the tradition of her other best-selling cookbooks, Jean Hee has gone back to the kitchen and recipe drawer to assemble these often neglected meal courses. Hawaii's Best Salads, Sides & Soups brings together succulent meats, exotic vegetables, and savory goodness to complementeven rivalany entree on the table. From comforting to cool and crisp, soups and salads are the "feel-good" foods, the concoctions that can be thrown together quickly or prepared lovingly over hours for friends and family. Side dishes of flavorful vegetables can add color and zest to a meal, making it more interesting and balanced. Soup recipes range from nostalgic classics (like everyone's favorite Chicken Noodle Soup) to cultural favorites (Fu Jook Soup, Hearty Miso Soup, or Kim Chee Soup) to innovative creations with a multicultural twist (Egg Flower Pea Soup). Salad recipes encompass all the flavors from sweet to spicy (Ambrosia or Hot and Spicy Chicken Salad), creamy to light (German Potato Salad or Ocean Somen Salad), Asian to Italian (Thai Noodle Salad with Peanut Sauce or Easy Caesar Salad). Side dish recipes of traditional favorites (Choi Sum, Nishime, and Baked Beans) as well as adventurous accompaniements can add a creative touch to any meal.

Hawaii's local cuisine is a smorgasbord of flavors with influences from Chinese, Japanese, Filipino, Portuguese, Hawaiian, and a multitude of other international styles of cooking. The author of the best selling cookbooks Hawaii's Best Mochi Recipes and Hawaii's Best Local Desserts now brings more than 140 favorite island recipes to the dinner tablefrom savory Pork Adobo, Oxtail Soup and Honey-Glazed Walnut Shrimp to Lazy Style Laulau, Portuguese Bean Soup and the island-style Loco Moco. These are the recipes passed on from friends, coworkers, and relatives, the local favorites that are found at potlucks and beach barbecues throughout the islands. Many recipes are quick and easy for those who need to whip up a meal in 30 minutes or less after a long day at work.