Cheer Up With Food

JAPANESE FOOD I officially kicked off my summer on the 1st week of May by eating at Yama Sushi for the 30th+ time haha... My sushi partners were Iza and Nessa. I think we ordered about 11 rolls, which was a lot for our tummies! Ready to eat with the chopsticks! My dining partners A lot of spicy tuna on top yumm Mochi ice cream to the left and green tea ice cream to the right I ate at Yama Sushi AGAIN the other night with Inna, Wendell and their relatives. I had the best service I ever had from them! Maybe because we had this awesome waitress who I've never seen before serve us and I guess they made our sushi fast because our party was big. I love the quality of food served here in Yama Sushi.  I tend to compare the difference in the fish quality of another restaurant to Yama.  Some special rolls I recommend is the Screaming Orgasm (it really melts in your mouth), if you enjoy the taste of garlic try the Harry Potter Roll , and ...

The last couple of weeks was full of celebration! Last Monday was my last day of training to be a nursing assistant. Well instead of training, my class and I just wanted to go straight to our picnic to eat sugary foods and drinks for a not so healthy breakfast! We ate muffins, animal crackers, wafers, Capri Sun, Tampico juice, apples w/ caramel dip and cake: My instructor, Enid, picked out a cute little white cake with buttery cream frosting! On Saturday night I went to my lovely friend's graduation party. It was journey to get her place (meaning getting lost along the way), I'm glad I made it on time! I loved the wonderful presentation of all the Filipino desserts, cookies, and cupcakes surrounding the cake. The Filipino desserts consisted of fruit salad on the very right, next to it are desserts made of sweet rice prepared in different ways! The three white ones are puto , which are steamed rice muffins, and sorry I can't remember the rest of the...

On Orthodox Easter, Reggie introduced to me some of the traditional Russian foods eaten for this holiday. I kind of had an idea of what she'd prepare because she made me side foods before like carrots and onions marinated in vinegar. I asked her to help me out with this entry (her words are in italic) because I don't remember everything that was in each dish. Thanks Reggie Name: Kvas Contents: fermented rye bread, carbonation (can be compared to American Root Beer) Kvas tasted way better than root beer! The awards on the side of the bottle proved it: Name: Venigrette Contents: potatoes, pickles, sauerkraut, beans, beets, vinegar, & a little bit of veg. oil I absolutely loved the strong vinegar taste to this salad, I miss it: Name: Olivye Contents: potatoes, carrots, sausage, peas, eggs, pickles, sour creme & mayonaise, pepper & salt. This potato salad tasted like any other potato salad I've tasted except it was lightly flavored. I liked it this way because...

I give kudos to Bronsen and Zach for setting up these appetizers in 15 minutes before our friends arrived. I love how they presented the foods! They made: a veggie platter with carrots, broccoli, and mushrooms (I know its not a veggie) with ranch dressing, quesadillas with chunky salsa, Maui onion chips with creamy spinach dip, tortilla chips, and Bronsen's, "Last Minute Pepper Shrimp" which I forgot to take a picture of =(

I love hanging out at the Freakin' Frog ! They have many selections of beers to choose from, good ol' greasy bar food, and great live music playing there like this band, Seven Car Pileup : Men and beers: I wanted to see how freakin' hot J'Lyn's Lucifer Burger was since it was eye catching on the menu: They put a shitload of hot sauce in the burger!! I'm glad I have a pretty decent tolerance of eating hot and spicy food. This only burned my mouth about 5 minutes with every bite! I should have asked what brand of hot sauce they put! I loved how the bacon strips accented the burger because it's sweetness counteracted with the burger's spiciness: This was Megan's nice, dark beer. The glass and design reminded me of what a king would drink:

After spending three and a half hours of intense studying, me, Nessa, & Irene ate lunch at Paymon's Mediterranean Cafe & Lounge next to UNLV. Upon entering the cafe, I smelled the exotic aroma, enjoyed looking at the decor of the place, and fell in love with the cozy atmosphere. This was my Spinach Pie aka Spanakopita with Mediterranean vegetables and vermicelli pilaf. The dish was so big that I saved the rest for Bronsen to eat later on. He said it was like a gourmet lunch! Nessa tried the Pesto Pasta with grilled chicken breast, the sauce was lovely. I think that's the name of it! Irene ordered a gyro with rotisserie beef and lamb and vegetables and Athens Fries. The sauce that accompanied the fries were yummy too, it had a strong distinct taste. The gyro was about the size of Irene's stomach! It was a struggle for her eating it haha

On Easter, I went to Inaka Sushi on Eastern Ave and St. Rose Pkwy in Henderson. What a way to celebrate the holiday =D When opening the door of the place, it hits a chime that makes a magical sound that reminds me of going to wonderland or some kids show haha. They have one of the sauciest special rolls I've ever tried like the Inaka Roll, which makes it yummy! My other favorite is the Hello Kitty Roll because of its crunchiness. Fresh sushi! Guess which one is the Inaka Roll: