Eateries

Eateries – Spicy McNuggets

During one night at someone’s wedding, I got fed up with the lack of food and stepped out to get something to eat. This was the result.

I had no idea that spicy McNuggets was a thing, but it apparently is! We’ll see how long they last.

Verdict? 6 out of 10. Spicy and ranch go hand in hand. Still the same mush in the middle. Unfortunately as fattening and oily as they are, a Wendy’s Spicy Nugget will still blow this out of the water with taste alone.

But for a late night budget snack? This isn’t bad at all. 20 nuggets go a long way.

Eateries – Biscuits & Gravy

Had a late start today, but my brother had the hankering to make white gravy. His current goal is to make one that not only will work with meatless bits, but also be a balance between bland “sawmill gravy” and something too salty.

I think it didn’t turn out bad at all. Definitely was more milky and could use more salt, but the cheddar biscuits helped offset that.

Eateries – Philly Cheesesteak Mini Sandwich

I decided to make my own philly cheesesteak recently, considering that it’s hard to get sandwiches or the like where I live. I used this guy’s recipe, minus the worcestershire sauce as I didn’t have any on hand. I also did have to use smaller bread because of the pandemic.

 

It came out pretty tasty, and got to add two different varieties of cheese and mushrooms. My cousin’s fiance approved as well. I’ll need to make these again sometime.

Eateries – 2020 Chinese Takeout #1

For the first time this year, took the time to get takeout from my favorite joint in Greeneville. However, my contact wasn’t anywhere to be found; looks like she sold the place to someone different. Nobody even remembered who she was, which definitely let me know something was up.

 

Still, the food tasted as normal. Got my standard fare of scallion chicken, wonton, vegetable lo mein, ginger chicken wings, shrimp and spring rolls. While this will be helping with creative stuff tonight, I do feel sad that one of three people I knew by name in that town is gone, and without warning. Time will tell if I like how the place is run in the future.

Eateries – @ The Diner – Breakfast Spread

While at the family get-together in Florida, we had to eat someplace! I already showcased wonderful Chinese food just a few blocks from the hotel, so now I’ll showcase yet another eatery.

This is called @ The Diner! (pronouncing the @ symbol as “at”, so “At the Diner.”) Sort of posh, very diverse menu. Super packed, enough that we had waited in line to get inside. Food was lightly pricey (be prepared to drop more than $20 on anything).

I grabbed toast, wedge fries and a cheese mushroom omelette. You can’t go wrong with cheese omelettes.

There was definitely poor phone reception in the establishment; I swear there was an EMP jammer nearby for the phones not working. Let’s just say that someone asked for rainbow waffles, and we didn’t get their message until we left the parking lot.

Either way, 7 out of 10. Any lacking stars is for affordability on a low budget and the phone nonsense. Food was good. From my past Waffle House experience, this was less salty but really well made in comparison to the House’s standard fare.

GPS coordinates below if you want to go check them out.

Eateries – Shrimp Lo Mein and Chicken Wings

It’s been a good bit since I’ve eaten lo mein made with meat inside of it, and most of those times it ends up in disaster (usually being rancid). But on my outing to Orlando, we had Chinese takeout for dinner. I took shrimp lo mein with some chicken wings as my dish.

 

To my utter surprise, the entire thing was fantastic. The noodles were very tasty, the shrimp great and the chicken wings even greater. I unfortunately didn’t get to have them again before I left, but I highly recommend checking China Tea out, right in the Publix Shopping Plaza off of University Dr. I loved it so much, I’m even giving you GPS coordinates to go find them yourself. Enjoy.

Eateries – Poor Man Nachos – DnD Meal

Dinner tonight was quite simple; it was just refried beans, canned nacho cheese and some tortilla chips. I didn’t arrange it too dressy as tonight will be my first DnD game ever! Well, a Pathfinder 2e game but still. You can see my dice that I had on hand; that was something I picked up on sale at Barnes and Noble, in 2016 during a trip with my cousin (which I may talk about one day). I’m glad it actually became useful, rather than just its intended use as a shelf decoration for Youtube.

 

Fingers crossed that this game goes well. I do regret not trying this sooner back in my 20s.

Eateries – Atypical Work Night

A good snap of my typical late-night dinner. A good helping of coffee, my bubba 32oz of ice water, and a cup of Maruchan Spicy Chicken ramen. Lasts me a good few hours, and I don’t need to eat greasy finger foods that mess up the keyboard.

Eateries – Chicken Fried Rice with Zucchini

So when I went to the KnoxAsia festival with my cousin’s fiance, we grabbed food; after all, that was one of the best things you could ask for while at a festival. She had some butter chicken with naan, and I had stir-fry fried rice with chicken, and some zucchini strips. We had to wait quite awhile for our food (about an hour), but when we sat down to eat in the lawn, it was an interesting experience for sure.

Eateries – Fire-Roasted Hot Dogs

This summer I’m getting into the “campfire cooking” a little bit, though mostly it involves me trying to roast hot dogs or bake potatoes. My biggest undertaking so far has been a recipe for mac n cheese in a dutch oven, which is another story in itself.

 

Most of these times I find that I have the fire to myself, so I get to do whatever I want, whether its put as much wood as I’d like, or cook/toast anything I prefer to eat. On one such evening, I decided to snap the two hot dogs I had over the fire

 

I use Hebrew National as I don’t eat pork, and the spit was a $2.99, 4-foot length I found at Wal-Mart. It’s real handy so you don’t have to be right next to the fire, I recommend a long one if you’re out at the fire frequently.

 

Otherwise, came out great. The fat from the hot dog crusted and toasted nicely, and the both hot dogs tasted wonderful.

Who Am I?

Who Am I?

My name's Janeil.

Welcome to my part of the galaxy.

Moonlight game dev, creative writer, sharing my personal experiences.