Larry's
Hawaiian Pineapple Boats
(The big trick is to cut the pineapple as shown in the photo)
(The big trick is to cut the pineapple as shown in the photo)
Cut
off most of the top, leaving only a few inches of green. Quarter the entire pineapple lengthwise. Cut under the core in a straight line, and
then along the outer edge of the fruit. (Larry usually has to do one side at a
time.) Cut the fruit crosswise in about
1" sections, leaving the pieces intact in the shell. Push alternate sections to each side as
shown.
Now
for the fun part! Garnish each section
with either a maraschino cherry or a mandarin orange slice (or both) on a
toothpick. When all slices have been
garnished, insert toothpick and sprinkle coconut over the whole thing.
This
is a finger food and perfect for an appetizer or dessert. (Warning:
if the pineapple is especially juicy, it can become stick - but SO
good!)
Murder
in Paradise - Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat; Think
With Your Taste Buds; A Book and A Dish
"But
you're retired," she objected several times during the discussion. "You're not getting into any dangerous
work, are you?" "No," I
insisted. "I'm just helping
Detective Duke with investigative procedures, evidence gathering protocol, that
kind of thing. Police in Hawaii don't
get many high-profile cases, and Duke wants me to train their people in some of
the NYPD procedures." I didn't tell
her I would be the special investigator... There are two kinds of police
officers' wives: one wants to know everything, usually keeping a radio scanner
on all day; the other doesn't want to know anything. Gerry was the second.
Agape
Jones retired from the NYPD after taking a bullet in the thigh. Looking for a quieter life, he and his wife
Gerry moved to Hawaii but that quiet was disrupted when he and the other
members of an outrigger canoe racing team found a body floating about a mile
from the shore. The body turned out to
be the son of State Senator Thomas Fowler.
Due
to his knowledge of police work, Detective Duke recommended Agape to the
Senator as the person to hire to investigate his son's death. His biggest problem was convincing Gerry that
this was nothing more than an advisory position and he would be in no danger at
all.
Murder
in Paradise has taken me back to Hawaii in my reads. The Authors have made me not only feel a part
of the scenery but also an investigator.
I tossed around the suspects trying to decide who would benefit and
how. I suspected the girl friend,
brother and even the Senator himself.
Then there was the mystery blond.
Could she have committed this murder and if so why? And what about the surf board makers? Could they be involved and if so why? The list kept going on and in the end... I
have to admit I was a bit surprised.
This is yet another light read mystery that takes you on a trip across
the ocean.