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Star of the Sea cafeteria / Michi Harris was the highlight of family parties. From a “poke bar” to a fragrant beef rendang that rivals Indigo’s, her contribution trumping the inevitable baking pan of sushi rice on the potluck table. She also catered events for the family business, Harris Agency, cooking for 200-plus people at a shot.
“A girlfriend told me you should do this as a business,” says Harris. “And my sister said to me, ‘You just love to feed people don’t you?’ I realized I do love to cook. I cook all day now, and I still love it.”
Last year, Harris turned her innate talent–she’s self-taught–into a business and launched Michi’s Cooking Fresh for You, a prepared-meal service. Now she’s making dinner for about 60 people twice a week.
Time-pressed families can pick up a real-food (no processed stuff) dinner on the way home on Tuesdays and Thursdays. There are two choices every day–which feeds four to six adults–with an optional salad. For example, for Nov. 24 you can choose from braised lamb shanks with couscous pilaf ($50) or giant pasta shells stuffed with homemade Italian sausage (or fauxsage and tofu), spinach and cheese and baked in basil-tomato sauce for $38. A family-size Caesar salad is $10 extra.
Pick your meal through the custom online order form. Meals are distributed from the Star of the Sea cafeteria (4469 Malia St., across Kalanianaole Hwy. from Kahala Mall) 3–6pm. Plus food comes in Styrophobia biodegradable containers. All you have to do is eat and enjoy family quality time at home. More info: 286-6484, [email: cookingfreshforyou].
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