12 Trees Project Recipes


Below are links to the12 Trees Project recipes from chefs and students at the University of Hawaii West Hawaii Center- Community College Culinary School. Chef Instructor Paul Heerlein and Asst. Chef Instructor Betty Saiki


  • Student prepared lunch on 10-9-08
  • ACF Lunch photos 4-17-08
  • Tree Tomato - Tamarillo sauce
  • Tropical Apricot Vinaigrette
  • LEMON MOUSSE NAPOLEON.htm

  • 2006 Big Island High School winning recipe for Lilikoi Cheesecake

    American Culinary Federation Lunch 11-2-06

  • Lunch photos
  • Lunch Menu
  • Cherimoya Creme Brulee recipe
  • Dragonfruit ice cubes and fruit punch recipe
  • Dragon Fruit Sorbet recipe
  • Tree Tomato and Water Apple Sorbet recipe
  • Tropical Fruit Ponzu recipe

  • Jackfruit Curry recipe from Nov. 30th lunch
  • Jackfruit Curry photo

  • Chef Paul filmed for January 06 Food Network TV show at the 12 Trees Project site.
  • Grilled Figs recipe from the TV show

    New Fall 2005 recipes are marked with a **


  • Group photo of second year students Fall 2005
  • Group photo of second year students 2004
  • Group photo of first year students 2004

    Appetizers
  • Rangpur Lime Salmon Cucumber Canape
  • Rangpur Lime Hummus
  • Rangpur Lime Tzatziki
  • Tropical Apricot Dipping Sauce for Spring Rolls

    Soups
  • Hot & Sour Soup with Bilimbi
  • Spiced Fruit Soup
  • Tree Tomato Dumpling Soup
  • Loquat Fruit Soup
  • Rangpur Lime Fruit Soup

    Salads and Salad Dressings
  • Kumquat Kim Chi
  • Rojak Fruit Salad
  • Tropical Apricot Vinaigrette
  • Lilikoi Vinaigrette

    Breakast Treats
  • Banana Stuffed Guava French Toast with Tree Tomato Syrup**

    Poultry and Game
  • Tropical Apricot Curry **
  • Fig & port wine sauce for venison.
  • Chicken Satay
  • Kumquat sauce for duck

    Lamb and Pork
  • Poha Lamb Sauce

    Veal and Beef

    Fish and Shellfish
  • Grilled white fish
  • Skewered and Grilled Shrimp

    Vegetables

    Rice, Noodles, Pasta
  • Szechuan Sesame Noodles
  • tree tomato Rice

    Sauces, Relishes, Salsas
  • Tangy Kitembella Syrup**
  • Tropical Apricot Dipping Sauce**
  • Rangpur Kona Lime Beurre Blanc
  • Jaboticaba dipping sauce
  • Poha Loquat Salsa
  • Citrus Five Spice Burre Blanc
  • Mysore Raspberry Butter with tree tomato sauce
  • Ginger and Shallot Oil
  • Ginger Kona Lime Sauce
  • KONA lime and habenero sauce
  • Lilikoi Passion Fruit Sauce.
  • Surinam Cherry Curry Sauce
  • Tree Tomato Sauce
  • Tropical Apricot Dipping Sauce
  • Tropical Apricot Red Curry
  • Fig Sauce
  • Rangpur Lime Hollandaise
  • Rangpur Lime sauce
  • Tropical Apricot Beurre Blanc
  • Tropical Apricot Curd

    Jelly, Syrup
  • Jaboticaba jelly
  • Coconut syrup
  • Jelly recipes for loquat, surinam cherry, tangerine marmalade and lime raisin marmalade
  • Kumquat Ginger 5 Spice Marmalade
  • Loquat Syrup
  • Jaboticaba Syrup
  • Pomegranate Syrup

    Desserts
  • Kona Rangpur Lime Pie**
  • White Chocolate Mousse with Banana Bread On Tree Tomato Sauce with Mysore Berries**
  • Sweet Fig Dessert Wontons**
  • Chef Paul's Terrific Triangle Terrine
  • Fantastic Fruit Terrine with poha, tree tomato, loquat and lulo.
  • Mysore Berry Terrine
  • Tropical Apricot Terrine
  • Kona Rangpur Lime Pie with candied zest.
  • Candied Kona lime zest recipe
  • Kumquat Creme Brulee
  • Candied Figs
  • Cherimoya Ice Cream
  • Cherimoya Mousse
  • Cherimoya Sabayon
  • Cherimoya Flan
  • pomegranate macha Ice Cream
  • Rangpur cheesecake

    Juice & Drinks
  • Kona Rangpur Lime Ade2**
  • Kona Dragon Fruit Juice**
  • Kerwin's Kona Lime Juice**
  • Kona lime ginger ade
  • Rangpur Kona Lime punch
  • Rangpur Lime Ade
  • Surinam Cherry Ice Cubes

    Other Recipe Photos

  • Fruit Terrine with Tropical Apricot, Loquat and Mysore Berry
  • Surinam Cherry Ice Cubes in Kona Rangpur Lime Ade
  • Loquat Sorbet
  • Rangpur Kona lime Ade
  • Rangpur Kona Lime Cheesecake
  • Salad with Tropical Apricot Vinaigrette
  • Salad #2 with Tropical Apricot Vinaigrette
  • Tzatziki Sauce with Lamb Pita Sandwich

    Guest Chef Recipes

  • Grumichama rice pilaf by Greg Ferris at Merrimans in Waimea
  • Kona Lime Tequila Cheviche by Rob Love at Merrimans in Waimea
  • Starfruit Banana Chutney by Mark Burson at the Outrigger Keauhou Beach Hotel

    Photos of Students at work. Double click on the photo to enlarge.

  • Students in the Kitchen.

    Photos of dishes from Hong Kong Chop Suey in Captain Cook, Hi.

  • Local fruit in various dishes from Hong Kong Chop Suey
  • Wonton and Gau Gee with Figs and Feta
  • Longon with Pork
  • Longon with Mongolian beef
  • Lychee and scallops
  • Peking Duck before cooking
  • Lychee chicken
  • Kumquat & Pork
  • Kumquat Mongolian Beef
  • Loquat Chicken
  • Loquat with Seabass
  • Loquat Mongolian Beef

    Acknowledgements

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