#72850 - 05/12/08 03:49 PM
Re: Club Bali Hai - what's cooking?
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islandbreeze
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Registered: 04/02/07
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BarbiJKM, how available and how expensive is charcoal in Moorea?
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#72851 - 05/12/08 04:30 PM
Re: Club Bali Hai - what's cooking?
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vaitape
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Registered: 02/09/02
Posts: 1301
Loc: socal
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Justine, Never heard of Penzey's before you and Hamara. Will try the sunny paris, thanks!. also getting their garlic salt.
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#72852 - 05/12/08 06:24 PM
Re: Club Bali Hai - what's cooking?
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BarbiJKM
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Registered: 02/14/07
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Loc: Mesa, AZ
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IslandBreeze, I've seen it available in the supermarkets (Champion/Toa, Are, ABC), but we have never purchased it, so I don't know the cost. Another good question for Patti while she is there! I hope she checks her email before she heads home...
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#72896 - 05/15/08 11:55 AM
Re: Club Bali Hai - what's cooking?
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STM
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For fire reasons, BBQ and/or grilling is not permitted at CBH.
We've found the kitchen supplies at CBH to be adequate, with the following 2 exceptions:
The knives are never sharp - something about the guests always trying to open coconuts with them. We bring 3 el-cheapo, but sharp, paring knives with us.
Coffee maker - never sure whether you will get a percolator or drip, and whether there will be filters on the island. So we bring our own ground coffee and a 4-cup french press. (OK, we're coffee snobs!)
Also bring travel size salt, pepper, sugar, and spices, as all are pricey on island, and usually only found in larger volume packages.
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#72905 - 05/15/08 02:50 PM
Re: Club Bali Hai - what's cooking?
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hamara
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Registered: 01/07/02
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STM If your coffee snobs try www.coastcoffee.com and support Oregon business.
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#72954 - 05/17/08 11:14 AM
Re: Club Bali Hai - what's cooking?
[Re: Justine2]
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Carol S
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Registered: 02/03/04
Posts: 458
Loc: La Cañada, CA USA
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Different bungalows have different size refrigerators, but all are small. You are within walking distance of the little Chinese store to the left as you walk out, and the convenience store/gas station as you walk out. The big market at the end of the bay can provide you with just about anything. Take a backpack or something similar as they charge you for plastic bags, and besides, it's easier to carry home.
Wednesday night at CBH is the FREE dance show and the Blue Pineapple restaurant on the premises has a barbecue dinner that follows..make reservations, it's very good and fun.
One thing that I bring is 1/2 of a paper towel roll..the kind that you can "pick-a-size". Somehow, paying a bundle for that was too much for my brain!
If you need anything for the kitchen, just ask at the front desk. There is no salt and pepper or sugar..take little packs of sugar, and we buy there or bring, the salt and pepper grinders. I bring a partly used lemon pepper--leave it there.
I bring my own herbal tea and my husband brings his coffee and small cone and filters.
We also bring our coffee mugs because they only have the little French coffee cups. We leave them with friends when we go. Heavy to pack, but we love it.
Another item that we love to have is the thermal glasses I get at Ross' for 4/$6. It sure helps preserve the ice in your glass-never at full cold temp and melts fast in that weather, and doesn't sweat. Also given to friends when we leave. The mugs and the glasses are must--we buy the coffee mugs at garage sales and love sitting on the deck and watching the sun come over the mountain in the morning, sipping our tea and coffee.
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#74678 - 07/11/08 06:32 AM
Re: Club Bali Hai - what's cooking?
[Re: Carol S]
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Dia
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Registered: 10/03/03
Posts: 137
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It's a good idea to take a pad or sponge for washing dishes. The ones in the units are usually worn out and not anything we are willing to use.
A thin, flexible cutting-board (mentioned by Vaitape above) is extremely useful and easy to pack. Hard to find there.
A plastic pineapple corer/spiral slicer is useful for those wonderful pineapples. (Especially useful if you do carry-on only and can't take knives. As STM mentioned, the knives are awfully dull.)
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#76505 - 09/22/08 04:38 PM
Re: Club Bali Hai - what's cooking?
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Submarine
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Loc: Gilbert, Arizona, USA
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I've always just ate the core because for some reason the FP pineapples aren't tough like the ones shipped home. Probably because they ripen naturally. I had to hang my pineapples up to keep the ants at bay.
Anybody know how much knives would be at the big Champion on Moorea? Seems like it might be wiser to just buy some instead of packing them, even though they will surely be twice the price of what they go for at home.
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#76508 - 09/22/08 05:00 PM
Re: Club Bali Hai - what's cooking?
[Re: Submarine]
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Patti.
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Registered: 03/28/04
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Loc: Las Vegas, NV
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Sub~Are you staying at CBH? If so, they have knives in the room.
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#76519 - 09/22/08 07:18 PM
Re: Club Bali Hai - what's cooking?
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Submarine
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Loc: Gilbert, Arizona, USA
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Yeah but dull as an obama speech so I hear.
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