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    Tuna poke x 2, somen salad, spam musubi & butter mochi.

    Great time at Cooking Kauai. Althea and her daughter welcomed us into her ohana kitchen for a delicious peek into Kauai-inspired dishes. Hands on small class size made all the difference for delightful conversation and storytelling and learning about Kauai. Highly recommend this 3 hour class rain or shine!

    Doug B.

    We went with our two kids as a family for a private class with Aletha and had an amazing time! A really beautiful and authentic Hawaiian setting; the food was delicious, and her stories about the dishes, the local area, and their customs made for a very entertaining evening! She also gave us some local jam, and a great many suggestions on what to visit during our stay. And we left with a snack to take home too! Awesome time.

    Althea did an excellent job instructing and sharing information about the history of Kauai. The ingredients were fresh and the food was delicious.

    Everything we learned to make and then EAT!

    What a great blend of cooking, local tradition and better understanding Hawáian culture. It was a great experience- what a nice way to spend an afternoon and the tips we got to for our other days were all great.

    This is the Poke Bowl tuna, one non spicy and one spicy, the samen salad , and mochi we made.
    Arleen E.

    We attended a cooking class led by Aletha. She was well organized, she kept the class going at a good pace, and she drew everyone into the class. She tied the class into Hawaiian culture. She selected easy dishes and gave us the recipes so we could make the dishes at home. If you are interested in Hawaiian culture and food and cooking, I highly recommend Aletha's class.

    Jacob, a Norwegian Cruise line excursion representative is now a member of our family!

    Exceptional experience! Highly recommend. Experienced and knowledgeable instructor. Beautiful food and detailed written instructions. Alethia made sure all 10 students had a hand in preparing all 3 dishes. We were multigenerational family, fun experience formally of us. Thank you for a great and informative morning.

    Spam slices getting a drizzle of the homemade teriyaki sauce
    Vanessa B.

    I used to buy Aletha's jam at the farmers market whenever we visited Kauai and prior to this trip, I saw she was offering cooking classes. I took the Farmers Market and the Corner Store classes on this trip. I'm so happy I did! What a wonderful way to learn about the culture and the island that I love so much through food. During the Farmers Market class, we met at the market and she showed us different fruits and vegetables that we don't normally see on the mainland and even got to taste a few. She took us to some of her favorite farmers and we were able to buy a few things while we were there. Buy a bunch of the apple bananas. We regret not buying them! We went to her kitchen from there where she had the recipes printed out for us. It was so much fun talking to other people and learning through cooking. We made a vegetable galette (conquering my fear of pie dough!), charred tomatoes with yogurt, a salad with a beautiful papaya dressing (using the fruit and the seeds!) and roasted carrots with a carrot top pesto. Everything was so delicious and the plus side was that it was vegetarian (our son is trying to eat vegetarian). The corner store class was really fun and also very informative. This is my 3rd trip to Kauai and I learned quite a few things about the beautiful culture of the island. We made Spam Musubi, somen noodle salad, ahi poke and butter mochi. I grew up eating spam but my mom never seasoned it. We made a homemade teriyaki sauce and assembled the musubi and it was delicious. Even the teenager who thought spam would be gross announced to her parents that she wanted to eat the musubi every day. We even had enough to make a few extra to take home. Highly recommend these classes! I hope to be able to take more classes on my next trip to Kauai!

    Noodle salad with Asian dressing
    Erica F.

    I was luck enough to get a recommendation for this cooking class from a local. We had such a fun time! There were stories and lots of local lore woven into the simple, yet delicious dishes. Cooks and non-cooks alike will enjoy this class. You could do as much or as little "cooking" as you wanted to. We had some people with us who had dietary issues, and they were very accommodating. No one left hungry, and we left with recipes and ideas to bring home with us!

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    Aletha share recipes and history. Very hands on and entertaining. Nice pace and delicious food. We learned a lot

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    Aletha was the perfect host and instructor. We made 5 different dishes that were all delicious! It was a great way to spend the afternoon!

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    Had a wonderful cooking class today, great instruction and yummy food. Highly recommend doing this one on the island.

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    One of the BEST experiences I had with my granddaughter for her 13 th b' day! THE BEST gift EVER!can't wait to go to another class!

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