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I've been wanting to bake some sort of bread
pudding that my mom has made since I was a
lil' kid. They called it Puteni in Tongan.

So my friend's dh got in an accident recently &
we wanted to go and pay them a visit and take
them some food. Which is why I wanted to make
it. I've only seen my mom make it, but haven't
tried making it myself, until today. So far,
it went well..as in the kids devoured the first
batch in one sitting (which is pretty good for picky
eaters!)

Batch #1- I used some ovenproof bowl
buttered it then poured in the batter, then
steamed it. This is usually served with a
custard. I just served it with Jell-O instant
Banana pudding!

Batch #2 - used a bundt pan and
steamed it!

 Batch #3

Puteni Recipe

3 cups of sugar (white or brown)
2 cups of raisins
1 tablespoon of Vanilla Extract
1 tablespoon Coconut Extract
3 cans of evaporated milk
8 cups of flour
4 tsp. baking soda
4 tsp. baking powder
1 cup oil
3 cups of water
4 eggs
3 cups of sugar to sweeten

Brown 3 cups of sugar in a pot on med. heat
until dark caramel brown and smooth. Slowly
pour in 3 cups of water. Set aside to cool.
 When cool, combine with eggs, 3 c. sugar,
vanilla & coconut extracts, evaporated milk.
Gather dry ingredients and add to liquid
mixture. Pour batter into buttered pans and
steam until done. I use the toothpick method.

Wordless Wednesday

Happily posing with the Funky Monkey snacks

that we won on cincinnaticoupons.net

Thanks, Dena!

 

Our family is split up this week and last. The 

older girls are in Hawaii for 2 weeks with their

girl cousins. This is their first visit and they're 

having a blast at the swap meet. Thanks, Tezra

and Befi!!

 

Trying out Maybelline's New Stylish Smokes....

I've always wanted to try using eyeshadows for 

sometime now, but never got around to applying

it the right way. So the other night I decided I 

was going to try out Maybelline New York's 

New Stylish Smokes #08 in Emerald Smokes, 

while shopping for groceries at Walmart with 

little sis. Siva. She picked out some new lip 

gloss while I was deciding whether or not to 

purchase this item, which I did.

I love emerald green and hope that this color 

will work for me, not against me..lol. Here's 

a tutorial from "bebexo" that I really like and 

understand. Will post up pictures on how 

that went.

 

Nesi spending time with her dad on his trip 

down from Portland. They wanted to go to 

the mall and watch movies at the dollar movies

and we watched, Letters to Juliet. 

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Let's just say, that it was a great movie and I

would go and watch it again. So far, the kids

had tons of fun with him and tried to get in as

much time with him as possible before he heads

back to PDX.

Nesi hoping to get a free stuffed animal..

Good Luck, we wasted a lot of $$$ and got

nothing back..lol

Loni trying out some Safari game, then losing 

within a minute of him depositing .50c

Trip to Lowes Builder Workshop for Kids

Nesi trying her hand at the cup and ball toy.

Loni trying to hammer the nails in straight, but

it just wouldn't. After class they were presented

with certificates, a badge and a coupon to enjoy

a free frosty at Wendy's! 

They had so much fun and asked if they could

go back tomorrow. I said, it's on the first Saturday

of the month!

This was from the first class this month. I know,

it's a bit late..but I am slowly getting around to  

getting them posted..lol. How was your Saturday?

Aloha Friday

This week has gone by quick and it's 

Aloha Friday today at an Island Life. 

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from your readers.

What's your usual method of relaxing

on a Friday night after all the kids are

in bed? 

Answer: 

I usually curl up with a book, try a 

new recipe or try a new nail color!

Happy 4th of July & Happy Birthday Lei!

Happy 13th Birthday Hinalei!!

Today we celebrated Lei's birthday at mom and dad's

house. We sang happy birthday then cut the cake and

had lime green sherbet with it..She wanted chocolate 

cake, so baked a marble one for her. 

It was mixed with Lemon Supreme and finished off  

with cream cheese frosting. Hinalei is our July baby  

in the family so it's always a fun, festive event. 

My brother Tom and Emily stopped by with their kids

to drop off a present for her. A bunch of cute tops to 

wear with her jeans. Thanks, Emily! 

Since we're living at my parentals, they asked us not

to do fireworks today because of the Sabbath. Kids

don't understand, but I do. So no one is going to die

from waiting another day.

This was from last night. 

Happy 4th of July and Hope you all have a great day!!