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Lady Wynwood #7 early release Kickstarter

I worked on my first Kickstarter and it got approved! It’s for the Special Edition Hardcover of Lady Wynwood’s Spies, volume 1: Archer and the release of Lady Wynwood’s Spies, volume 7: Spinster. I contacted my graphic designer about the Special Edition Hardcover of vol. 1: Archer—it’s going to be SO beautiful! The Kickstarter focuses on the Special Edition Hardcover, but it’ll also include vol. 7: Spinster so that it’ll sort of be like a launch day for vol. 7, too. A third special thing that’ll be in the Kickstarter is Special Edition Paperbacks of all the books in the series. They won’t be available in stores, just in the Kickstarter (and later, from my website, and also in my Patreon book box tiers if I decide to do them). The Kickstarter is not live yet, but you can follow it to be alerted when it has launched. (You may need to create a free Kickstarter account.) Follow Camy’s Kickstarter

Hawaii trip, take two

Captain’s Log, Stardate 02.28.2007

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Let’s talk about food. Because I must confess, that’s one of the primary reasons I go back to Hawaii as often as I can.

I have a list of foods I want to eat when I visit my parents. My husband is rather envious right about now because I’ve eaten some of his favorites, too.

I have to eat kalbi and meat chun (thin beef slices quick-fried in a light egg batter) at Dong Yang Inn, a hole-in-the-wall Korean BBQ diner. They serve massive portions and the food is fabulous. The kalbi is served over rice so the juices and marinade can make a sort of light gravy.

I had this on Saturday and considered calling Captain Caffeine to gloat, but my mom said that was too mean. However, I’m making it up to him because we’ll order some the night before I leave, freeze it, and send it through baggage in a Styrofoam cooler, just for him.

Ezogiku is a small restaurant that serves Sapporo ramen noodles. It’s to die for. They also make Japanese-style potstickers, called gyoza, which are very yummy.

My dad is going to make huli huli chicken for me on Saturday. It’s rotisserie chicken, slow-roasted (and smoked) over an open fire of mesquite wood. All dad puts on the chicken is Hawaiian salt, pepper, and paprika, but somehow the cooking method turns it into a mouthful of heaven. When it’s right off the fire, my family grabs the wings, which are crispy and delicious.

My family’s favorite sushi bar is Kabuki restaurant in Pearl City (right next to Ezogiku) because the sushi chefs are from Japan and my parents have gone so often they know each other. They talk and chat and have a good time.

Kua’aina makes the best hamburgers and French fries on the island, and I absolutely have to go there and indulge in a 2000+ calorie lunch. It is worth every single fat gram. Their burgers are generous and dripping, and their fries are shoestring-cut. I don’t think they’ve ever cleaned their fryer because the fries taste heavenly.

Dot’s is a small diner in my hometown that’s been around as long as I can remember. Their loco moco is incredible because they make their own hamburger patties with onion, bread, and egg mixed in (like meatloaf) and then smothered in their brown gravy. Captain Caffeine loves Dot’s, too.

Are you hungry now????

More Hawaii adventures later.

Comments

Delia said…
My stomach is growling and my mouth is watering now, thank you very much!
PatriciaW said…
I've always wanted to go to Hawaii but I never thought about going for the food...until now.
Unknown said…
Oh man! Now I'm really missing good food.

Love your new pic, btw.
Julie Carobini said…
GREAT post! I'm fabulously hungry at the moment, and want to join you :) Sounds much better than the 1/2 turkey sandwich I'm eating.

Aloha!
Unknown said…
SO not fair. I'm starving now. And you KNOW how I love food. Am so addicted to it. Sigh. I'm with Capt Caffiene.....not fair.
Oh that chicken sounds yummy! I may have to try something like that here. LOL!
Malia Spencer said…
I'm starving! You had to mention a lot of my favorite foods, didn't you?

Man, this stomach flu sucks! When it's over I'm SO getting a plate lunch. And it has to be over by Saturday, I'm not missing your dad's huli-huli chicken! There's nothing like kiawe wood. Yummy.
Pam Hillman said…
Can you guys believe Camy teased us like that with all those yummy descriptions of Hawaiian food?!?!

I grabbed the Barbour Aloha antholgy from my MIL's bookshelf and read the first story last night (Colleen Coble's).

What's with all this immersion into Hawaiian culture and food? Maybe God's trying to tell me something!

Road...ah...plane trip!
Geekwif said…
I'm not much of a meat eater, but some of those things sound good even to me! Glad you're indulging in some of your favorite foods. After all, what would a vacation be without good food?
Deborah said…
hey camy did you know you're up on amazon for pre order?! yay!

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