Based on Chinese chop suey, a "traditional" Samoan style chop suey - or sapasui - is as varied as the Samoans who make them. Okay, not really. Our only real sapasui variations are whether to add aromatics (onions, garlic, ginger) or not and whether to add vegetables (cabbage,...

I grew up in Hawaii, and like a lot of us raised outside of Samoa, my siblings and I were exposed to a wide variety of culinary delights (which sadly included big macs and pop tarts) and we never fully developed a taste for Samoan food. I say 'never fully' because I am familiar...

I heard something disturbing this morning. One of my girls told me that she was Googling recipes for panipopo and came across some that called for store-bought, ready-made dough.. which you would then proceed to roll into dough balls… NO!!! NO NO NO!!!! Oh, and NOOOOO!!! It’s...