Doug has been getting some practice in the diving and spearfishing department. I love the fact that we have a means to enjoy the bounty of the sea. He only catches enough to eat that night, which I am fine with. He catches and cleans, and I cook them and we all eat them. Faith LOVES fish! As for the tako -- I doubt I will eat it, Doug cleaned the slime off, and I have no idea what to do with it. Doug says maybe cook it calamari-style or maybe he'll catch more and then head up to have Grandpa Ayoso make squid luau and everyone can eat some...I'll get back to you on that...
Saturday brought cold North winds, but the sun was shining. So we went to the beach for a bit and then to Art and Stacia's to play in the yard, enjoy the view, and have dinner.
Me and the kids have been finding things to do on the cloudy, gloomy days. Jess, check out Rocky point looking very rocky and un-swimmable:
And HOORAY for four-day weekends!!! (me and faith get to enjoy another one next weekend -- woohoo!!!)
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nice. It IS so cold!!
it is cold! whats the deal?
i cant believe all this fish catching and cooking- its like something out of this world for me... or at least my world. i wish we were that cool and could live off the land at dinner time. awesome.
Dad said to lomi the tako in a pot with freshly crushed ginger (abt size of his thumb). This should remove the slime and tenderize it as well. Then place it in a covered pot, be sure to sprinkle it with a little bit of hawaiian salt, put on low heat without any additional water added, and be sure to cover it. 20 mins max, but check every 10 mins...checking to see how tender it is. Good luck...especially having to clean the pot after cooking. Dad said..."so easy, even a caveman could do it."
Sorry, I forgot to mention in the previous post that after you lomi it, rinse off the slime before placing it in the pot to cook.
oooooh Liko, that is a nice catch. My husband was impressed as well.
Keoni said, if you want, hold the octopus's head and put it in a bucket and pound it with your fist. pound pound pound. and add hawaiian salt to get out more of the slime. Then when the legs start to curl up underneath it, that means its ready. Then you can cook it anyway you like.
Your mom has a good idea too.
We just had some Uhu yesterday from one of Keoni's catches. I wish we weren't leaving this week, they could go out and catch together. Keoni always dives by himself, which I don't like. Maybe when we get back around September.
yes, it's been cold. but i like it. especially if it is sunny cold.
and thanks for all the tako prep advice people, but i ain't doin' it. i am not touching that thing, doug can do it.
and daddy -- i am far too civilized to regress and resort to caveman tactics. sorry. it may be easy, but i am not even gonna try.
and sheila and keoni, good luck on all your new and exciting ventures!!
so, the fish look nice, but i just don't think i could do the octopus. i don't think i could bring myself to pound it's little head to tenderize it ...
case and i talked about catching our own fresh fish, but i'm afraid i would turn vegetarian if i think about it too much.
and the weather. i'm LOVING the weather!!!!
but did we really need a "wind day"??
cold? bummer.
those fish are so pertty, and so cool that you all eat them. how fun would it be to totally live off the land? maybe all of our friends can go in together and buy a large chunk of land and while the men folk work and fish during the day we can cultivate the land and make homemade goods? oh, and obviously take time to enjoy the beach as well. sounds like heaven to me!
green grass! . .UHU!! my favorite when its steamed with ginger green onion with shoyu on top mmmm . . .ocean. . . .i'm glad you guys get to spend time together at home, good luck with the taco
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