Food Journal

From now on, I'm going to try to keep a journal of all the things I consume, using this blog as a recording device, that and my camera phone. I thought it'd be a good idea to keep track of what I take in, so as to curb myself from overindulging. It happens quite often. =]

I'll start with what I had for brunch...

• Trader Joe's Ready to Bake Buttermilk Biscuit
• Lucerne Mozzarella Provolone Cheese (A Blend of Whole Milk Mozzarella & Smoked Provolone Cheeses)
• Farm Fresh Egg
• Small Potatoes (cut up)
• Trader Joe's Fat Free Milk

I'll also add what my boyfriend had for lunch, because it looks yummy and I wanted to share it.

• Rhee Chun White Rice
• Yum Yum Fish - Tuna & Salmon Sashimi
• Kikkoman Soy Sauce & Wasabe
• Fruitful Island Pure Sesame Oil & Trader Joe's Sweet Sesame Seaweed Snack

More to come later. Adios!

I got me a little treat.

Happy Friday the 13th! I hope nothing bad happened to anyone and all our superstitions and fears have been quelled. 

Today I was given this little candy treat at work. Someone's swipe card didn't work, and I happened to hear the unsuccessful beeping on the other side of the door and I helped him enter. In return, he said this little treat on a stick is for me, lol. Now I'm glad I went to open that door.

Behold this...truffle (?) on a stick!

I haven't even opened it. It looks too pretty to eat. Although I'll pretty remove cellophane and chow down on it tomorrow. Today, I just want to take a picture and post it up, lol.
It just looks so legit. I think this is a product made by some slave from a bakery or catering company who whipped batches of these up at 3AM.
Look how cute it is, all wrapped up and tied with a bow. I think these would make cute wedding treats or party favors to pass out.

Hopefully tomorrow I'll find out if it tastes as good as it looks.

Dinner at Little Tokyo

Little Tokyo is a sushi restaurant (stating the obvious). Sushi can be hit or miss, because you never know how fresh the fish is. That's the most important part about eating sushi. In my opinion, it's all about the raw fish.

Now they don't have a good website. I ate here several days ago, so I don't remember all the names, so I'm just going to go with my best guess.

Salmon Sashimi

Yum...You really can't go wrong with fresh, raw salmon. As long as it's cut to a decent size and presentation is not too shabby, it should be good.

Chicken Teri Don (Donburi Rice Bowl)

Chicken was delicious, with nice and savory teriyaki sauce. 

Japanese pickles added crunchy texture and sour taste to balance out the sweetness of the teriyaki.

Seaweed salad is something I've always enjoyed, so I'm glad that was in there.

I don't usually order rice dishes at sushi restaurants. Normally I go with all rolls, but that day I guess I was in the mood for some chicken and rice.

Tuna Poke Roll

Tuna was just what I expected, pulverized into tasty, spicy mush.

Cucumber slices added a nice contrasting crunch.

Seaweed salad I decided to eat separately from the actual roll. I don't think it was the best combination. It tasted tough and chewy on top of the roll.

Baked Scallop Roll

The picture pretty much speaks for itself.

This was creamy, salty, sweet, and delicious.

The roll itself has imitation crab, which I could have done without, but that's only because I'm not a fan of imitation crab. Also, they could have gone a little lighter on the mayonnaise(? whatever that creamy stuff is), but everyone's taste is different.

The baked scallop with rice and tobiko tastes good enough on its own.

Delicious, would eat here again.

Flicks from CVS

CVS always lures me in with their e-mailed coupons. This time it was 30% off in-store items, excluding sale items, good through June 17, 2012. I strolled around. Nothing really caught my eye. I was about to leave the store, when these caught my eye...

A Flicks candy display right by the checkout. 

Flicks

They came in several different colors, including, green, yellow, red. I, of course, chose the blue. At first, I was wondering if the different colors signified different flavors, but none of them mentioned anything about flavors, so I figured they must be the same. I just checked out their website. I was right. They're all the same.

The packaging is like a film-themed, metallic wrapper decorating what seems to be the cardboard from inside a roll of toilet paper, lol. Once you open up the sides, there is a silver package filled with what looks like little...chocolate chips!

I thought they'd be tiny, but they're a pretty good size. Like about the size of a dime, I'd say. 

Price: $0.99 with your CVS card. I don't recall what the actual price is without CVS card, sorry.

After 30% off, they were only about $0.70. 

Not bad to try out a new candy. Well they're new to me. They've actually been around since 1904 and have been using the same recipe ever since!

I think I might hold onto this toilet paper decorated tube. It could be cute for storing pens. But it's not sturdy, so I don't know what I'm thinking. Will probably finish chocolates and toss out the packaging by the end of today.

They taste pretty good, like milk chocolate. They're fun to try, but I don't think they're amazingly special, so if you don't live near a CVS, you're not missing out.

For others who have enjoyed this in their adolescent days, I hope you are enjoying wonderful feelings of nostalgia about the good 'ol days! ... Because they're never coming back...lol jk!

The Sentinel

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Hot Sandwich - Corned Beef with cabbage, Russian dressing and Swiss cheese – 9.00

This sandwich tastes great. 

The bread is crunchy, not too hard, and buttery.

The corned beef is juicy, savory, and a little sweet.

I'm not a fan of cabbage, because it's one of those useless vegetables with nearly no nutritional value. I guess it has a little fiber, but here it adds some crunch and variation to the texture of the sandwich. 

I honestly do not know what Russian dressing is, but it all meshes together very well.

The portions are large. One order of this sandwich contains two of these large squares. By the time I thought to take a picture, I'd already consumed one of them. 

They also come with Andes mints!

The line gets kind of long around noon, but every place worth getting food from is busy around noon. Plus, I think they work pretty fast.

Downside: I think you need to spend at least $10 to use credit card. That's lame-o.