Hanamachi Lights: Bento & Food » Treats

Photos: Strawberry Spongecake Thievery

Faith — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 17:15:29 +0000

Oh, silly mother for showing up with stawberries and little, store-bought sponge cakes then forgetting them when she left. A little homemade buttercream, some warmed preserves and I have a feast! A feast of sugar! BWAHAHAHHAAAAH! *coughs* Ahh, ouch!

Photos: Frijoles Refritos

Faith — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 07:45:54 +0000

Made my first ever re-fried beans! I basically just decided to try stuff until it worked instead of finding a decent recipe, but it turned out great!

Photos: Japanese KFC Christmas Dinner (make-shift)

Faith — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 22:47:55 +0000

We tried something a little different this year. We thought it would be fun to do something that’s done in Japan these days, and that’s Kentucky Fried Chicken for Christmas!

My sis and I had a rare and welcome Christmas alone, which meant parade and movies, lighting the Christmas tree and playing records – no family drama, how sweet is that? But we didn’t want to have just your ordinary, everyday Christmas dinner. We decided to do it the KFC way, the way so many people celebrate in Japan.

Well, we can’t get to a KFC and we don’t know all the recipes, so we just had to find a recipe for corn salad and sort of wing it then buy the chicken and cake at Hy-Vee – here’s how it’s supposed to look:

And here’s what our make-shift Christmas dinner looked like:

Pretty close, huh? Okay, not exactly – but it was fun and tasty!

Home Made Pizza

Faith — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 17:23:51 +0000

Long time no see! I’ve been snapping pics of everything, but I haven’t had time to come on and post for a bit – sorry about that! I may yet still be a bit shaky getting back into it, but I’m giving it my best!

We made a couple of hand-tossed crust pizzas the other day, this pic is of the pizza with olives and mushrooms (both canned – which tasted surprisingly great on the pizza). The first pizza has cheese, the second has velveeta because we didn’t realize that Hubby had used up all the cheese in at breakfast – was still good!

Review: Ryan’s Grill Buffet & Bakery

Faith — Tue, 10 May 2011 14:05:25 +0000

Just a tad late with this, but we went on an excursion for Mother’s Day all the way to St. Joseph, Missouri to my mother’s favorite place in the world – Ryan’s Grill Buffet & Bakery.

I’ve never been a big fan of Ryan’s, partially because I just don’t like buffet style food, but this last year I’ve been there a few times and it’s always been really good. This time was no exception!

I nabbed two big platefuls ( Mashed potatoes and gravy, fried chicken, potato wedges, BBQ ribs, carrots, rolls and macaroni and cheese ) and a little ice cream. I would’ve had more but one of our party got sick (as usual) and decided to be a downer the rest of the time, including freaking out because we were still enjoying the buffet after she had already had her fill and gone to the car. Women!

Ryan’s gets 3 stars out of a possible 5, the food was good but not necessarily great and the atmosphere always leaves something to be desired. Plus our service woman was rude (not just to us, to everyone).

4302 North Belt Highway
St. Joseph, MO 64506
(816) 390-9855

Photos: Perkins Coconut Cream Pie

Faith — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 05:10:48 +0000

Nice surprise today, the rents brought by a coconut cream pie from Perkins that we split 4 ways, which was especially nice because I haven’t had much to eat today and don’t feel like making anything lol. Snapped a bad picture of the pie in the light from my laptop, lol!

Photos: Strawberry Yan-Yan

Faith — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 11:35:26 +0000

Sorry about the awful quality of these pics, I took them in the dark with my phone last night before I went to sleep because I couldn’t wait to break into the package! For anyone not familiar, this is Meiji’s Strawberry Yan-Yan – delicious slightly sweet biscuits with also mildly sweet strawberry frosting to dip them into. It sounds heavy, I know, but it’s actually a pretty light snack and sooo tasty!

I’d never seen them for sale in the states before, probably because I live in the middle of Buttcrack, Missouri where they don’t sell anything (lol), but we were in St. Joe yesterday at Wal-Mart and low and behold, there they were between the botan rice candy and the Pocky in the ethnic aisle!

This is how long it’s been since I’ve had Yan-Yan – there weren’t messages on the biscuits, or at least that I remember, the last time I had it?

Photos: First Egg McMuffin!

Faith — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 16:53:58 +0000

Okay, not first but it may as well be. For those of you who live near franchises, this isn’t a big deal but for me? It definitely is – this is the first Egg McMuffin I’ve had since I was about 19. Not because I don’t like fast food (I can take it or leave it), and not because I can’t afford it (can’t, but that’s not why lol) – there’s literally not a McDonald’s around here for some 30-odd miles in every direction and I have to walk. The only fast food in town is the local Subway, and it’s only been here for a few years. Feast your eyes on the glory of…. my burned McMuffin!