Cut yams into large pieces with skin on. Cut celery into 1” pieces. Smash garlic and dice onions. Add veggie oil to hot pan, sauté garlic and onions together. Add large 2” pieces of beef. Add pinch of Hawaiian salt. Cook meat 3-35 minutes to tenderize. Add tomato sauce, shoyu, and sugar. Add 4 cups water and all veggies. Cook 30-45. Bell pepper is a nice addition. Add poi to thicken to desired consistency. 

Uncle Willy’s Coconut Bread Pudding

1 baguette French Bread, tear into pieces and place in greased bowl

2½ cups milk

1½ cups coconut milk

2 cups sugar

6 eggs

1 tsp. vanilla

? cup flaky coconut

Whisk 6 eggs. Add vanilla, whisk lightly.  . Add sugar and coconut flakes…whisk lightly. Add milk and coconut milk and whisk all ingredients lightly. Pour over pieces of French bread in bowl. Using a fork, press down all pieces of bread so all they get soaked.

Bake @ 350 for 60-75 minutes. Check that inside of pudding is cooked. Serve warm with Vanilla ice cream. Wear ear muffs to drown the very loud ooohs and aaahs from your family.