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What do you miss most?

I enjoy eating in local restaurants and have discovered some amazing cuisine since I moved to Hawaii, but I sure do miss New Orleans food! I make a lot of dishes that I learned to cook when I was a mere child, but I'd love to be able to treat myself to all of the fine Creole and Cajun dishes that I miss (without having to cook them myself!)

I haven't been back since Katrina blew through. Part of me wants to see and the rest of me knows it would break my heart.

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Permalink Reply by Dixie on November 2, 2007 at 7:51am: On my recent visit to my hometown in Mississippi I found I really miss the sense of community that my town has.

And I miss getting ice tea everywhere I go.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by UmmFarouq on November 2, 2007 at 1:01pm: I miss getting corn meal whenever I want it, instead of having to ration out whatever I bring/find/import.

I miss green, green, green in the Spring and football season leaves a-changing in the Fall.

I miss my Mom.

I miss strangers being genuinely nice to me, even though I dress 'funny.'; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by skeeterbess on November 2, 2007 at 1:09pm: Don't you hate that stuff that spews oou of dispensers and that some people actually believe is TEA? Gah! I've discovered two fast-food chains on the islnad where I can get real iced tea as I skitter about during my work days. I don't care what the rest have on special this week. If you don't have tea, I'm not interested in anything else you have to offer.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by skeeterbess on November 2, 2007 at 1:18pm: After twelve years I find I still stumble across random memories of things tht used to be readily available to me that I just can't find here. Wolf brand chili, Zero candy bars - all kinds of ingredients that are common in New Orleans kitchens and unknown outside the area.

The wonderful thing about Hawaii is its diversity. Yep - it's even more remarkable than the beauty that draws so many people. My neighbors are Hawaiian, Samoan, Filipino, Chinese, Korean - every color of the rainbow, so many languages and cultures, so many religious persuasions -all on my little block. And we all get along. We all appreciate our differences and our commonalities. And they're all genuinely nice to me even though I talk funny and some of them dress funny. There's something to be said for this great melting pot in the middle of the Pacific. Something really nice.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Karen on October 21, 2008 at 9:30pm: I miss being able to blend in. As soon as I open my mouth to speak, people ask me where I am from. I am from west of Atlanta, Georgia, and yes, I do sound like it.; ▶ Reply to This