Where Nueva Onda, home of the eponymous movie nights, used to be, there is now a hipster fried chicken place called Lucy’s. One of their menu items is “Rocky Mountain oysters” which cost way too much even for this Food Frakker to try them out. However, the chicken livers were much more affordable. I’m a
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Green Tea Kit Kat
A co-worker had a connecting flight through Tokyo recently, so he picked up some green tea Kit Kat bars for everyone. It tasted not unlike a white chocolate, but there was a definite tea overtone.
Tofu Jelly Salad
A Japanese friend who was staying with us made a little traditional desert for us. It has cocktail fruit in it, and a tofu jelly which had a very similar texture as the fruit.
Peanut Butter and Jelly Plus Banana
There’s a church coffee shop on Monterey Oaks Boulevard. They sell a number of sandwiches. The chicken salad is kinda good. They also sell a banana peanut butter and jelly sandwich. It wasn’t fried, so you know it wasn’t an Elvis homage. But I can see why the King might be intrigued by this taste
Pig Intestine Plus Blood
I’ve written about A+A Szechuan before. It’s that place way up on 183, halfway to Leander. I went there recently for a co-worker’s birthday party. Now you know you’ve ordered the right dish at a Chinese restaurant if they ask you if you’re sure. I had never had intestine before (pig stomach, pig ear, pig
The wonderful, edible Mamey
The piles of mamey stood out from all the other fruit in the Fiesta produce section. They looked a little like melons, but they clearly weren’t. So I bought one. In retrospect I mainly regret only buying one, because they were quickly out of season and I lost the chance to get more. The mamey,
Rice cake stir-fry
Whenever I had a stir-fry dish with rice cakes it’s been pretty memorable. So when I found some at an Asian grocery, I felt obligated to take it home and make it. They start out as hard pucks, but with just a little preparation they become slippery and bendable pieces of delicious starchs, ready to
Sonic Dogs
Sonic has been touting its hotdogs recently. They’ve got about six different varieties. When I tried them out, I had the Chicago dog and I believe a coney chili dog, which was like a normal chili dog but with extra fried bits on top. Now, if you’re going to put the name “Chicago” on a
Burning pinata
Look deep into the fire. Look deep into hungry flames. Let them sanctify your sacrifice, let them purify your candy-bearing spirit animal. Okay, maybe it’s not that exciting.
Prickly Pear Smoothy
I was hanging out with my good friend Peter Gabriel, when we decided to make some delicious and healthy smoothies while we watched our stories. Normally, we would have added some lime to all those frozen bananas and strawberries. But since we were all out of limes, the only tangy and green ingredient we had