Overdue Post

Being on vacation doesn't give me as much time as I like to update, but it does provide some fun pictures to share.  These were all from the LA area.

 My first time having Japanese crepes, and they were very different than I thought.  Very good, too!  Their crepe shell is crispy and slightly sweet, and it's folded into a flat triangular cone.

She had a strawberry and kiwi with vanilla icecream.

Mine was tuna with corn and lettuce.  I also had a jasmine green milk tea with tinytiny tapioca pearls.

Adorable taiyaki!  The one I tried had peanut butter in the middle.  I'm going to have to find a place around here in KC that sells these, because I'm already craving another.

Okonomiyaki!!!!

 

It's my theory that nobody looks attractive while eating noodles...

Especially myself.

Afterward we went to seek dessert in the same shopping area and ended up at a cute Japanese patisserie.

 The desserts were all so cute, it was difficult to choose.

What we ended up getting.  The chocolate one was raspberry flavored, very smooth and rich, with a raspberry filling. 

Vanilla vodka with cranberry juice... it's always my fallback when they "don't have mint" for a mojito.

LA was also my first experience with food trucks!

We waited in line well over two hours in the hot sun.

But the burritos were well worth it!  Dani is especially excited.

Eating a good, solid meal at conventions is difficult, especially when you're running around trying to see everything you can.  But somehow we managed not to starve and had a great time.

Wedding Food

My sister's wedding took place in a lovely restaurant, so all the catering and food was done on site.  You'll notice in the pictures that there is no cake, for there was no cake.  Everything was quite delicious though.

Spring rolls

Tempura veggies: broccoli, carrots, and onion.

Tiny creme brulee shots with a raspberry on top <3

Not sure what this was, but it tasted a bit like a turtle with the caramel and nuts.

Salmon nachos.  These were the best.  Unfortunately they kept disappearing as soon as they were brought out, so I only got one.

Artichoke heart bruschetta.  Nomnom.

Right now I'm in the process of making jello shots and playing video games, so that's all for now!

Food Pictures

Haven't had a lot of time on the computer since I left Georgia and arrived in San Diego.  Having a great time with my friends.  Currently we're staying in Riverside and ate at a delicious restaurant called Hot Chicks.  The food was amazingly delicious and the presentation was nice as well, so I snapped a few pictures with my cell.

Mellie's meal.  Chicken, green beans, and rice.

Monica's Kung Pao Chicken and salad.

Maggie's duck with bok choi.  Didn't get a picture of it until after we chowed down.

Rick's fried noodles.  Yum.

My delicious tempura shrimp and udon noodle soup.  The chopsticks were quite slippery and difficult to use.  I also had an iced thai boba tea.

The day before we ate at a sushi place and three of us split 6 half rolls and a couple desserts.

I loved the presentation with the orchid flowers.

My tempura banana and ice cream with a chocolate drizzle.  The mint added a nice touch.

Monica and Mellie split some lemon cake, but I'm not really a fan.

From lunch today at Phood on Main:

My open faced tuna melt with capers.  So good and so filling.

Monica and Mellie split a few things, including this delicious papaya and spinach salad.

Then we went to a cupcake store as I was promised cupcakes.

Quite a selection, it was difficult for me to choose.

Mellie got a cinnamon and brown sugar cupcake that was amazing.

Monica got the flavor of the month- mint and chocolate oreo.

I got a raspberry cupcake nomnomnom.

I still have wedding food pictures to upload but they're on my camera still.  I'll get to those soon.