We're back from ten days of hiking, boating, snorkeling and sunning on glorious Kauai, and luckily, my skin isn't the only thing that was seared. While we ate out a fair amount, our group was staying in a house with a fully equipped kitchen and a grill, so we also stocked up on groceries and did some cooking. One friend grilled up his delicious burgers, another made tasty breakfast sandwiches, and I hit the farmers market for some fresh veggies and pineapples for the grill.

Of course, we had to get some fresh fish in there somewhere, so we picked up a nice slice of ahi, and I gave it an unpracticed pan-searing. The real star of the dish was the relish of tomato, honey tangerine, lime and grilled pineapple, which was cobbled together out of the handful of things we happened to have. It was a little bit "Iron Chef: Vacation."

And nothing follows a nice island meal like an icy cold drink, like these strawberry pina coladas.