The SUPER-Spread!

Yeah, so Superbowl was over a month ago... your point?

That's just how awesome the food was.  We just woke up from the food coma today.  for reals.

.......... or we've just been SUPER busy.  Either way, hakuna matata.  BLOG POST TIME! YAY!

SO. MUCH. AWESOME.

Clockwise from the red bowl with the handles we have tortilla chips and sloppy joe dip, buffalo chicken bites with blue cheese dressing, pepperoni and hawaiian deep dish chicago-style pizza, chicken quesadillas, (center) potato chips and Helluva Good Dip: Buffalo Chicken, and surf and turf bites.  Yeah.  We're that awesome.  Guess how many people were at this party.  Did you guess? 

....... Four. 

We were all very full. and very happy. :-D  See?

And to stick with the  "useful" theme of this blog, I'm gonna tell you how to make one of these delicious treats! YAY!
Sloppy Joe Dip

1 lb hamburger, browned and drained (reserve 1/4 cup of drippings)
1/4 c catsup
1/2 c sugar
1/4 c vinegar
2 T lemon juice
2 t soy sauce
1/2 c pineapple juice
1/2 t garlic powder
1/2 t onion powder
salt and pepper to taste
2 T cornstarch
2 T cold water

Let burger cool and pulse in food processor for finer texture. Set aside.

Combine all remaining ingredients except cornstarch and water in a medium saucepan.  Heat (with stirring) until sugar is dissolved.  Mix cornstarch and water into a slurry and slowly add to hot sauce while whisking to avoid lumps.  Continue stirring and heating while sauce thickens.  Combine with hamburger in a small crockpot and set on low until ready to serve.


And that's it!  Sorry I don't have any process shots of this one.  As you might be able to guess, the kitchen was a wee bit busy that day!

Enjoy!

Bento #16- SPEED Bento

So, the second (and last...) Bento this week was for Weds.  Sorry it took so long to get up.  oops!

Thurs I went to lunch with a co-worker who's leaving (graduating!) and got a HUGE turkey club with waffle fries.  It was delicious, but wow... I wish I'd had my camera to take a picture of this thing.  So I had that for lunch on Thurs AND Friday. 

Anywho... back to bento... I packed this one on the way out the door, so it was super-rushed.  And my top layer was leftover from Monday, so it was looking a bit less pretty, so I just took a pic of Dante's.  And it's blurry.  This is a very winning post. lol.  But hey... it's a post. 

Rice and Veggies, Fishie Soy Sauce,

"Sandwich Sushi"- Ham and cheese rolled in wheat bread, and Fruit Snacks

ALSO... I bought some Hello Kitty containers at Target (they were a DOLLAR!).  They hold about 500 mL each and are super cute!  I might use one of these tomorrow.... yay! (Picture below)

So.. that wraps up the last week in bento. 

Hope to see you back here this week for more bento posts!

-Rowan

Bentos #13 and 14- Waffles and baked potatoes

Ok, so... between being sick Tues and Weds, Super busy Thurs, and heading home Friday, I packed a grand total of three bentos last week, all for Monday!  Oh well.  Hope to do better this week...

Breakfast bento: I actually packed two of these, one for Dante and one for myself.  Homemade waffles (leftover from Easter and frozen), Maple syrup (Sugar-free Praline flavored syrup for Dante, regular for me), ham, and underripe mango (tart, but still good).

Lunch bento: baked potato slices with ham and cheese, hard-boiled egg, kumato tomato, mini cake, and salt in the cute little carrot at the bottom. :-)

Anywho... that pretty much sums up last week!  lol.  BUT... I did get some cute bento accessories from Mom for Easter.  Look for those to show up in this week's bentos!!

-Rowan

Happy (Late) Easter!

ok, so catching up on the last week....  speed posting!

Happy late Easter!

We colored eggs.  See?  There was one fatality... tasted good tho!

We also had an awesome breakfast of homemade waffles with strawberries and whipped cream and an awesome dinner of ham (grilled on the George Foreman), baked mini potatoes, asparagus with an almond/garlic cream sauce, and salad.

Hope everyone had a great Easter!!

-Rowan