Call it an addiction. Call it comfort food. I call it the best sandwich on Maui. You may think, “What’s so special about Tiffany’s Spam and fried egg sandwich?” I tell you, perfection is not that simple. It takes patience, understanding and experience. The type of bread you select, the amount of butter on the grilled bread, just the right amount of mayo… not to mention the right length of time to fry the egg. Tiffany’s fried egg is just slightly raw so there’s just enough silkiness to the yolk yet cooked just enough so that the yolk doesn’t ooze and make the grilled bread soggy. Another fine detail is Spam width. The proportion from Spam to egg to bread is critical and if you cut the Spam too wide or too thin it’s all over. It’s a delicate balance of firm meat like substance, followed by the tender egg white, finished with a buttery crunchy toast. Perfection.

I’m tired of good ol’ wrapping Christmas wrapping paper. They all look the same, and no matter what you do, all your hard work of wrapping and tying bows gets lost in the clutter of gifts under the tree. Not to mention, wrapping paper is expensive and it gets torn apart and thrown away (not even recycled!) on Christmas morning!
So last year I wrapped with magazine pages which were free, cute and recycled (click here for last year’s Christmas blog entries)! This year I decided to use some extra burlap that was lying around. After a few landscaping projects, I had some natural burlap left. It’s not exactly a household material, but a large roll can be purchased at Lowe’s for $10, or any other gardening store. Here’s what you need:

It turned out to be easy and quick! All I needed was scissors and ribbon! No scotch tape necessary! Easy to open, your work won’t be torn apart or lost in the clutter of cheesy Christmas wrapping. The recipient can reuse the material too! And they looked pretty cute…try it!

Maui County residents and visitors go through 50 million bags a year….50 MILLION!!! Thus, costing $150,000 a year to pick up plastic bags at the Central Maui Landfill in Puunene. As of January 11, 2011, there will be no more of this! Read more about the plastic bag ban on Maui in the Maui News. So to get ready for this, we’ve designed functional natural cotton bags! They’re eco-friendly, cute, and necessary for 2011!