"James Silverton" > wrote in message
...
> On 9/1/2013 12:59 PM, bigwheel wrote:
>>
>> 'Julie Bove[_2_ Wrote:
>>> wrote in message
>>> ...
>>> On Saturday, August 31, 2013 4:40:16 PM UTC-8, Julie Bove wrote:
>>> -
>>> I bought some of this at Costco. Chicken and pineapple. Was going to
>>> serve
>>> it with rice but have made a lot of rice lately. But... The chicken
>>> needs
>>> to be used up. Is there something else that I can serve with this?
>>> Thanks!-
>>>
>>> Rice is generally the best starch accompaniment for a dish like that,
>>> but
>>> sometimes we prefer cooked noodles...can use the yolk-less, or whole
>>> wheat
>>> noodles, if want them to be healthier, but I love spooning the sauce
>>> from a
>>> dish like this over the noodles, and then just fix a crisp veggie garden
>>>
>>> salad, made with lots of fresh veggies, to complete the meal, or even
>>> coleslaw should be a good fit.
>>>
>>> Judy
>>>
>>> ---
>>>
>>> Thanks! I will go with the Orzo for now. Looks like rice but tastes
>>> like
>>> pasta!
>>
>> Think this deal will need some Poi..or some baked Cauliflower for the
>> carb dodgers. There ya go.
>>
>>
>>
>>
> I suppose either or both of the usual accompaniments to a Hawaiian "Plate
> Lunch": two scoops of white rice and a scoop of macaroni salad, could be
> considered but I dislike macaroni salad and might consider one of the
> common alternatives: fried noodles, often made of either chow mein noodles
> or saimin noodles.
>
> Hawaiian food is a real example of successful cross cultural
> contamination!

I wondered about the noodles. Considered Ramen for a minute then let that
thought fly right out. For now I will go with the orzo. He may not even
like this. The Costco stuff seems pretty hit or miss. Most of the time we
really like it. Other times we hate it. I bought some pre-cooked steak
strips that I had to toss. I was told they were horrible. I didn't try
them but they did seem tough.