Eateries

Eateries – Shrimp Lo Mein and Chicken Wings

by Janeil_H | Jan 24, 2020 | 2020, Eateries

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

by Janeil_H | Dec 15, 2019 | 2019, Eateries, Gaming

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

by Janeil_H | Nov 4, 2019 | 2019, Eateries

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

by Janeil_H | Aug 25, 2019 | 2019, Eateries

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

by Janeil_H | Jul 26, 2019 | 2019, Eateries

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.

Eateries – My Own Caramel Frappe

by Janeil_H | Jul 19, 2019 | 2019, Eateries

So I tried to make my own frappe thing based from ingredients in the store. I have caramel syrup in the coffee, then topped it off with whipped creamed and caramel drizzle. It didn’t taste too bad, but I found that the caramel syrup didn’t taste at all like the caramel in the drizzle, and the whipped cream did leave a bit of a miss. Overall not a bad concoction.

Eateries – Tie-Dye Frappuccino

by Janeil_H | Jul 11, 2019 | 2019, Eateries

So I picked up this monstrosity when I went to Starbucks for a job interview earlier today. I don’t know what I was quite expecting taste-wise, but it certainly was very sweet and sugary, and tasted a lot like cotton candy. Definitely not like a mocha or cappuccino. I think I did get this because I missed out on that Unicorn shake the previous years.

Final verdict? Not bad. This is stuff for an easygoing road trip or hanging out with friends. Don’t get this if you’re in the mood to focus and want something stiff/regular.

Eateries – July 4th Grilled Chicken Wings

by Janeil_H | Jul 4, 2019 | 2019, Eateries

I don’t think I’ve properly shown everyone the end result of my grilled chicken wings. I just got these done for July 4th, and looks quite tasty. I’ll need to put a recipe up for these sometime; I use the Puckett’s spice rub from Publix (where also the wings came from too).

I think I can safely say there might not be room for pizza after this.

Eateries – Chicken Pakora

by Janeil_H | May 9, 2019 | 2019, Eateries

So when I visited my cousin who graduated from UT earlier today, we all went out to go eat at Bombay Palace. I actually forgot that I’ve not been here in a few years; I do clearly remember visiting here when I graduated from ETSU myself in 2013. I guess it’s a hotspot for graduation families to visit.

Aside from whatever was in the buffet, I had a side of fried chicken pakora. This was real tasty and I think came out better than Sahib’s in Johnson City. I pretty much equate the taste to pholourie batter on fried chicken. On top of that, there’s a tamarind sweet sauce they give you, which is almost like honey mustard in taste; that complemented it real well.

Give it a shot when you get the chance.

Eateries – Sticky Rice Dry Rub Wings

by Janeil_H | Mar 6, 2019 | 2019, Eateries

When I decided to grab food before heading back home today, Sticky Rice immediately came to mind. So I stopped in for this lovely dish, dry rub wings.

I’ve had this dish a few times before, the first being at the Knox Asia Festival in 2017. The Sticky Rice peeps had set up a booth with a few different types of chicken, and this was rubbed with some spices and some quite hot pepper. It was very oily, perfectly fried and trumped any KFC that may have come my way.

Do stop into them and try this dish, it’s worth the $8. Maybe one day I’ll have a whole-blown meal from them when time allows.

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