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"Prepare Banana Dressing about 2 hours in advance and refrigerate. A very pretty presentation that can be served as a side salad, light lunch, or snack. Feel free to sub fruits if one listed is not available or not to your liking."

Ingredients: honeydew melon, cantaloupes...

"This is a salad that aaccompanies meat and rice on plate lunches. Accoring to "Kona on My Plate.Hawaiins prefer Best Foods mayonnaise as their cholesterol-delivery system of choice."

Ingredients: eggs, fresh lemon juice...

"Poke. Most people on the islands pronounce it Pokey (like Gumby's red pal) but it's pronounced Poke (rhymes with Okay). Otherwise it would be spelled Poki in Hawaiian. Anyway, it's usually made with ahi (the Hawaiian word for yellowfin tuna), basically it's a raw fish salad, usually flavored with soy sauce, sesame oil, kukui nut,..."

Ingredients: toasted sesame oil, candlenuts...

"Iced black tea with accented with pineapple juice shows off its Hawaiian roots and makes a refreshing party drink."

Ingredients: fresh pineapple, simple syrup...

"From the Webtender. I love blue drinks and am posting this for ZWT3."

Ingredients: tequila, gin, blue curacao...

"This recipe came about as I searched for a recipe for my future sister-in-law's Hawaiian-themed bridal shower. I found several recipes that sounded good, but not quite right, so I combined and modified them to make this one. This is a very moist cake that is somewhat Twinkie-like in flavor (if Twinkies had coconut!). The fruit is pulverized and..."

Ingredients: Cool Whip, cream cheese...

"This recipe was taken from ThePolynesianKitchen blogspot. "This is a traditional Polynesian beverage. Watermelon or apple can be used instead of mango; experiment with the recipe and create your own tradition."

-- I have reduced the recipe by half, to make a smaller quantity; you may double, as needed.

**I believe it..."

Ingredients: heavy cream, ice, mangoes...

"This recipe is from Holiday Cookbook, a Home Economics book, an old book-printed in 1970. It was submitted by a nun who did missionary work on a Pacific Island. The timing does not include the 3 hours for marinating. The original recipe calls for Spanish peppers, so you may adapt to what your family prefers. Easy, now enjoy the tropical breeze!"

Ingredients: coconut, green peppers...

"This came to me after trying the local Poke which I thought had little piazaz to it. A must here is the freshest Ahi you can find. Frozen will work but I would add 2 tbls. of sweet chili sauce."

Ingredients: sweet chili sauce, green onions...

"An easy dessert that is both French and Carribean!"

Ingredients: unsweetened apple juice, frozen strawberries...

"Based on the classic Long Island Iced Tea cocktail, but with a tropical twist from the guava nectar! Pretty and pink, and not overly sweet. A splash of club soda adds a nice tickle, and keeps the drink from being dangerously potent. You can double the liquor and decrease the juices and soda amounts, to your individual preference. Serve in a tall glass..."

Ingredients: club soda, tequila...

"My toddler went beserk over this vegetarian salad on offer at the Palm Grove Resort in Rarotonga in the Cook Islands. Shirley, the owner, was kind enough to share the recipe. Very simple, very quick and as my toddler says..."Nummy, dicious (Yummy, delicious)...more please!""

Ingredients: curry powder, mayonnaise...

"Full of FLAVOR and less fattening than traditional slaw. Great for pitch in, parties or everyday side dish. Especially good with "Turkey Burgers with flavor," fish and kabobs."

Ingredients: crushed pineapple, pepper...

"One of my employees told me to try putting this on our menu. I was a litle skeptical at first. But now it's become a runaway hit! A tasty way to get your 5-10 servings of fruit a day."

Ingredients: frozen strawberries, honey...