AUT UniPrep 2024 was an experience!
March 13, 2024
My Teaching Assistant (TA) role at AUT UniPrep24 officially ended last week, but the memories, experiences, and friendships will live on!UniPrep24 made many people better, especially my whānau group Māhutonga (which means Southern Cross in Māori) who demonstrated resilien...
2023 in review!
December 31, 2023
Highlights of a significant year!
2023 was not only a busy year but a year of donating to others, personal accomplishments, family milestones, hard work and finishing tasks that will make certain that we (me and mine) will enter 2024 and hit the ground running!From donating to Wesley Relief after the Anniver...
Mum's Tou'kutu (Coconut Bread)
November 10, 2023
When porridge doesn't cut the mustard you must try Tou'kutu!
Woke up this morning dreading the breakfast that keeps disappointing me - porridge! Either I am bad at cooking it or the porridge is not made of the stuff that mum cooked so easily and I enjoyed with blue top milk and white sugar! Mine is always lumpy and tastes bland even w...
Donated First Kai kits to AUTSA Tautoko
October 11, 2023
First of many for Lelei 'o Tonga!
In 2020, I envisioned Lelei 'o Tonga would start selling First Kai kits on the market and offer something new and unique in the booming meal-kit delivery service during the COVID-19 lockdown led by popular brands My Food Bag and HelloFresh. Fast forward three years, multiple...
I miss one of my all-time favorites...
June 10, 2021
Nana's steamed pudding!!!
The older I get the more I reflect on the past and the more I realise that the good times I enjoyed growing up had something to do with food. My nana Ána was always keen to make something for all of the grandkids and her famous puteni (pudding) was a winner every time! It w...
When dinner is something sweet!
May 30, 2021
Hot soup or stew for dinner? Nah give me some pani keke!
Winter is really making me think so hard about what I really WANT to eat and there are not many gems as delicious as pani keke! These sweet morsels are perfect with a hot milo but if you're not sweet enough, add some strawberry jam and you're in heaven! Made simply with flou...
Humble breakfast
May 27, 2021
Topai in the morning is life!
Nothing like topai for breakfast!Poached balls of flour and dry coconut drenched in a sweet lemony sauce is great for winter mornings! Soul food like this is always best eaten fresh and hot off the stove and especially enjoyed with others. It's a nice change from the usual t...
Winter is here!
May 24, 2021
Ótai drink is a winner!
Ötai is a favourite summer drink for Tongans. Fresh watermelon, grated and mixed with fresh coconut milk has been a Tongan staple for a very long time. And recently I entered the otai drink in a competition for aspiring entrepreneurs and fortunately was one of the winners! ...
It's not how you start but how you finish
May 22, 2021
It's tough studying full-time and trying to launch a start-up but I'm committed! Energy levels are down but stress level is low. Happy after saying goodbye to a paper after finishing the last assessment this evening. So this weekend I'll spend some time on the start-up espec...
Keep on movin', don't stop!
May 19, 2021
Ready for those winter meals!
The beauty of Pacific cuisine is that virtually all dishes are summer dishes because there's no such thing as a cold winter in the tropics. However, some dishes could be considered winter dishes such as Pacific-style curry or sapa sui - an Asian-influenced noodle dish. Soups...
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