The Cat brought home, from a “partner in crime”. Hee hee.
Box
Colorful
The Cat and The Mouse didn’t try yet, but nice looking.
The Cat bought a melon from Costco a couple of weeks ago, The Mouse finally around to cutting it open.
Melon
Not sure what kind of melon, taste kinda like a cantaloupe and honeydew hybrid. The Mouse forgot to take a picture of the whole melon before cutting, the skin was kinda cantaloupe-y.
Heading to doctor appointment, just regular old person maintenance.
The Mouse was running around yesterday. Doctor is “cautiously optimistic”. Grocery store in town had chicken feet for sale, The Mouse bought a package.
Package
First a pedicure, a quick hot bath, then lots of ginger, a few dried dates, maybe some goji berries, and if The Mouse is ambitious, some wood ear fungus.
Be safe and well.
The Mouse
p.s. The Mouse ran across this funny:
“May those who love us, love us
And those who don’t love us,
May God turn their hearts;
And if He doesn’t turn their hearts,
May He turn their ankles,
So we will know them by their limping.”
The Mouse thought it appropriate for a chicken feet posting. Hee hee 🙂
The Mouse, late-night internet browsing, new-ish “noodle shop”, Fun Factory. The Cat’s stomach has been a little wonky lately. The Mouse thought this restaurant might be good to try and also be “safe” for The Cat’s stomach.
Rice Bowl
The Mouse had to try their signature dish, flying noodles.
Flying Noodles
Funn noodles suspended over spicy ground pork, corn, and shredded cucumber.
The illusion.
The Illusion
Metal pole with two holes at the top to fit the chopsticks, noodles draped over the chopsticks. Conversation starter for sure. The illusion reminds The Mouse of those floating human street performers. Good to try. 🙂
Another “novelty” series of dishes is the restaurant’s “rice buckets”.
The “Bucket”
The Cat ordered the pork rib option.
Pork Rib Rice Bucket
The pork was cooked through well, but because the pork was second cooked by deep-frying, the outside was a little tough for The Cat. The inside was tender and moist. The Mouse took the leftover ribs and sacrificed the crispy texture, steamed the ribs for an hour or so to soften them up for The Cat’s bento.
Julia Child’s philosophy, everything can be fixed. Hee hee.
The Cat wants to return to try their funn noodles in soup. The Mouse wants to return for their won ton. 🙂
The Mouse wanted sweet pickle flavor. Buying a whole jar is a waste, the pickles turn yellow before we can finish the jar. The Mouse picked up a worthy alternative.
EZ Squeeze
The Mouse is more likely to finish.
The vessels by which the relish was consumed. Hee hee.
The Mouse’s “Cheat Plate”
Fried and salty food with sweet pickles/relish. Mmm! 🙂
From Panda Express: Chicken egg roll, and vegetable spring rolls (2). From grocery store: corn dog.
The Mouse picked up a one choice for The Cat.
Steamed Rice, Mixed Vegetables, Mushroom Chicken
For Murphy’s Law reasons, The Cat didn’t have the food for dinner, she will take it for her bento.
Not really The Beatles inspired. More digging through the kitchen.
Ginger, raw peanuts, canned cannellini beans, oatmeal, peanut powder, an egg, and salt to taste.
Throw everything together and pray for the best. 🙂
The Cat’s Soup/Stew
A sprinkle of paprika and chives for color. The Cat seemed to like.
The Mouse found a “remnant plate” at the supermarket.
Pastele “Mini Bento”
Scoop of rice, scoop of mashed potato with gravy, one pastele, $3.99. Good deal as the grocery deli was selling one pastele as a side for $3.99. Rare treat for The Mouse. 🙂
Take out, some for The Cat, some for The Mouse. 🙂
No “tea” involved. Hee hee.
Steamed Pork and Chive Dumplings
Wintermelon Drink
Plain, no boba. Just the way The Mouse like it.
Taiwan Omelet
Flat pancake, scrambled eggs, cucumber, pork floss (dried pork jerky, shredded), and mayonnaise. One of The Cat’s favorite “street foods”. She took it for lunch the next day.
After medical scan and meeting with church management (my bosses, part-time).
Chili and Rice
Rainbow Drive-In, meat is chunky, a good thing. 🙂
A package of Korean rice condiment (“furikake”?).
Package
The Cat’s rice bowl with the “sprinkles”.
Rice
The main difference between Japanese furikake and the Korean condiment, the Korean condiment seems fried with a lot of oil, the Japanese furikake is just dried. The Korean seaweed has a shorter shelf life once opened, due to the oil. Can’t compare, both are good. 🙂
Does anyone know what the Korean condiment is called? Much mahalo.
The rice went with leftover oxtail soup, with watercress enhancement.
There was a leftover cucumber in the refridge. The Mouse decided to make a cucumber sandwich.
Cucumber Sandwich
Not the afternoon tea version, The Mouse version. Whole wheat bread, slightly toasted, Japanese mayonnaise, thinly sliced cucumber, sea salt, paprika, dried dill, crust on. No tea. Hee hee.
The Mouse picked up a container of tofu poke to accompany the cucumber sandwich.
The Mouse’s new “acquired taste”. He did not appreciate the taste before, but lately, The Mouse likes. 🙂
Bottle
Helps that the nearby grocery store is starting to stock more Japanese products. The Bull-Dog sauce doesn’t replace ketchup, but another option in The Mouse’s “quiver”.
The Mouse used a MikeyD coupon, picked-up a quarter-pounder for dinner, no onions, light mustard, light ketchup, no salt, to better experience the Bull-Dog sauce.
The Mouse’s Quarter Pounder with Bull-Dog Sauce
Mmm! 🙂
Thinner consistency than ketchup, less sweet, more tart. The Mouse is not giving up ketchup, just adding more flavors. 🙂
First time for The Cat eating a fresh and warm Spanish roll. Paws up.
Location
Half of the menu Spanish cuisine, half of the menu Italian cuisine. SPAM Land does not have many Spanish restaurants, The Cat and The Mouse wanted to try. 🙂
Wall Decoration
Bold.
Location used to be a bank, then a conveyor belt sushi restaurant, now a Spanish/Italian dining spot. Go figure.
Vault Door
The Mouse guesses vaults are hard to remove? Hee hee. Depending on the size, might be a great private dining room or speakeasy spot. Just saying. 🙂
More about the food next time. This post is just the teaser. 🙂
The local grocery store is now owned by a large Japanese company. The Mouse didn’t know this until the store started to stock different items. The Mouse try try a pack of tinned tuna.
Canned Tuna
Cans are smaller than what The Mouse is used to, but nice individual portioned.
Opened
The Mouse did a “throw everything in and pray for the best” kinda bowls.
The Mouse’s Bowl
Mini pasta shells, frozen vegetables, wakame, tuna.
The tuna tasted a little saltier than “normal”, maybe because there is MSG in the ingredients? Overall, the tuna was okay, did not knock The Mouse’s slippers off. 🙂
Take-out diner up the street from home. The Cat was feeling a little under the weather.
Ma-po Tofu, Chicken Katsu
Dinner for The Cat, dinner for The Mouse, a little bit leftover. 🙂
The diner has a small condiment section with tiny sauce container to mix and match your own. The Mouse mixed catsup, sriracha sauce, A-1 steak sauce, and spicy mustard. Almost taste like Japanese Bulldog sauce. One of The Mouse favorites. 🙂
The Cat’s lunch, she took a friend for his birthday.
Tomato Soup
Why does this picture remind me of the movie about the plant that ate people? Too weird? Hee hee.
Seafood Lasagnette
Deconstructed? The Cat’s first choice was seafood curry but was distracted by the pasta. Her conclusion was she should have stuck with the curry. Pasta wasn’t bad, just …
Six crackers, tin of chicken salad, one spoon-shaped spreader.
Unpackaged
Plated
It is what it is. Not bad for the price, the chicken salad could have a little more flavor. If The Mouse eats again, adding more spices and maybe herbs (chives, cilantro, parsley, etc.).
Kinda spur of the moment eating event. The Cat had a couple of gift cards.
Table Lamp
So, restaurant is a steak house. Legend goes when the restaurant was getting ready to open, supplier shipped sleeping pigs instead of cows. Management was going to return it but the famous singer “Ol’ Blue Eyes” liked the pigs. The Pigs stayed. 😉
Prosecco
The Cat newly exploring prosecco, her go-to used to be pinot noir, but try try. She is liking.
Lobster Ravioli
Appetizer-sized, right-sized for The Cat.
Pork Chops
The Mouse’s order. Very tasty, but there might have been Parmesean cheese in the breading?
Mushroom Medley
This dish was The Cat and The Mouse’s favorite of the night.
Mixed Berries
On a bed of whipped cream.
The Mouse took lactase pills and tried to avoid the whipped cream but there was still a little firework (sparkler, not aerial) effects in the digestion. Hee hee.
One of the better preparations. The Cat and The Mouse liked. 🙂
Prosecco
The Cat had a glass.
Mongolian BBQ Back Ribs
Mmm delicious.
Grilled Pork Bao Buns
The pork belly had a good balance of meat and fat, the pickled vegetables were yummy. The Mouse felt the texture of the buns was too dense, not pillowy fluffy enough. Maybe kitchen needs to find a Chinese manapua master. Hee hee.
Sauteed Hamachi
Not bad.
Pineapple Skillet
Maple rum sauce, oat crumble, coconut milk sorbet. All non-dairy. The Mouse was happy. 🙂
Or slippery slope. The nearby grocery store changed ownership to a Japanese company. More Japanese products on the shelves. The Mouse wanted to try Japanese mayonnaise for a while now. The grocery store stocked Kewpie and Kenko. Since The Mouse was dipping toe, he decided on the slightly cheaper Kenko.
Mayonnaise
Mmm, The Mouse likes. Thicker, “creamier”, more umami (due to the MSG in the ingredients). Maybe kewpie next. 🙂
The Cat was in the mood. Don’t we’ve seen a salad bar in over two years (because of the thing that cannot be named).
Salad Bar Plate
Due to staff constraints and supply chain issues, the salad bar was not as well-stocked or pristine as days gone by. But, given the circumstances, the salad bar “scratched the itch”. Hee hee.
The Cat ordered the tilapia with creamy shrimp sauce.
Tilapia with Baked Potato
The Mouse added three sides to his salad bar order for an additional three bucks.
Three Sides
Broccoli, two baked potatoes. Most of the sides went home for future meals. Good deal! 🙂
The Cat and The Mouse have not visited the neighborhood pho restaurant in a couple of weeks, too many eating adventures. We went back this past Sunday.
The Cat had her usual.
Oxtail Soup with Pho Noodles
The Mouse ordered lemongrass chicken, partly so he could have leftovers. 🙂