Hawaiian Luau

[ironchef]

Originally Posted by Dina

Sounds fun Claire. We got some Haupia (coconut pudding) which I hear it's hard to make from scratch. I will have to research the recipe to give it an attempt. I was looking for poi in our grocery store (which is suppose to be international) but could not find it. I was hoping to try lots of pineapple dishes in the luaus we went to but didn't find any but in their desserts.

Haupia is very simple to make at home. It consists of only four ingredients: Coconut Milk, Water, Cornstarch, and sugar. The main trick is to make sure that the haupia mixture is not grainy before you refrigerate it.

[Claire]

Since our group is definitely potluck oriented I didn't even think of making Haupia (the family in charge of desert made a pineapple desert, plus someone else brought mangoes that I immediately made into a savory mango salad, and we had grilled pineapple). I am so lucky to have friends who really get in the spirit of things.