Fire hits Coco Palms

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The upper portion of the old retail site on the Coco Palms property was destroyed early Thursday causing about $80,000 worth of damage.  Since there is no power to the site, this was obviously started by someone and the fire is under investigation. 

For more on this story, click here.

Aloha Friday Recipe: Sweet and Savory Baked Chicken

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4 sprigs fresh tarragon (2 sprigs chopped, 2 whole sprigs for roasting), plus more for garnish
Course salt and freshly ground pepper
1 whole chicken (about 4 1?2 pounds), cut into pieces
2 cups chopped fresh Maui Gold pineapple
8 shallots (2 coarsely chopped, 6 halved lengthwise)
2 tablespoons rice-wine vinegar
1?2 teaspoon sugar
1 tablespoon unsalted butter

Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Stir chopped tarragon, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1?4 teaspoon pepper in a small bowl. Rub mixture all over chicken. Transfer to a large roasting pan, arranging chicken so pieces are not touching. Refrigerate until ready to bake (up to 1 day).

Put pineapple, chopped shallots, vinegar, sugar, and 1?2 teaspoon salt into a food processor. Process until mixture is slightly chunky, about 2 minutes.

Spread pineapple mixture over chicken. Top with dabs of butter. Add the remaining tarragon sprigs and 6 shallots to roasting pan. Bake chicken, basting with pan juices occasionally until skin is golden, about 50 minutes.

Recipe courtesy of Maui Gold Pineapple

Four Foods on Friday 97 meme

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What do you do with turkey leftovers?
Usually sandwiches for the hubby and I just heat and eat.

How do you make split pea soup?
Ewww, I don’t! 

What do you like on top of your pie?
Cool Whip.  I also had some fried ice cream on top of apple pie and that was GOOD!

What kind of turkey do you usually buy?
Whatever is on sale.

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Pineapple production to cease on Valley Isle

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It’s with a heavy heart to report that Maui Land and Pineapple have announced that they are shutting their doors after almost 100 years.  Planting has been ceased immediately and the harvest will be done by the end of the year.  They cite having lost $115 million on the agriculture business since 2002 but invested $20 million in a fresh packing facility and could not continue based on those numbers.  Maui Land and Pineapple also announced they would be restructuring operations of the Kapalua Resort in West Maui which is part of its Kapalua Land Company subsidiary.   As a result of this closing, close to 300 employees will be without jobs and Oahu as the distinction of the only major pineapple producer in the United States.  This is a real loss not only for the island of Maui but for those who have ever had a Maui Gold pineapple.  They were quite simply the best pineapples on the planet and will be sorely missed!

To read more about this situation, click here. 

To order your pineapples before it’s too late, click here.

For the keiki…

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We’re going into holiday season so if you’re looking to get the keiki in the holiday spirit, go to this Christmas activity site.  Online coloring, games, puzzles, greeting cards and more!

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