mmmmm....blueberry

I admit I was a bit afraid to try it but it was delicious. I would definitely try/buy it again

1. Tahitian Vanilla
2. Strawberry (w/ flavor crystals)
3. Strawberry
4. Coconut
5. Dessert - Chocolate
6. Chocolate Crush (Almond)
7. Chocolate Crush (Rangdosh)
8. TsubuTsubu Marron
9. Milk
10. Fuyo no Kuchidoke (Winter Seasonal)
11. Green Tea Marble
12. Marble - Kaoru Rum Raisins
13. Dessert - Noukou Ichigo Chocolate (Strawberry)
14. Marble - Mousse Shitate Mild & Bitter
15. Tsubu Tsubu Blueberry

I didn't see this coming

I haven't met an Arby's I like yet. Sad news via CBSNEWS

Arby's Swallows Up Wendy's

Roast Beef Sandwich Chain Buys Square Burger Biz For $2 Billion

(AP) After two past rejections, the owner of Arby's shaved roast beef sandwich restaurants is buying Wendy's, the fast-food chain famous for its made-to-order square hamburgers and chocolate Frosty dessert, for around $2 billion.

Triarc Companies Inc., which is owned by billionaire investor Nelson Peltz, said Thursday it will pay about $2.34 billion in an all-stock deal for the nation's third-largest hamburger chain started in 1969 by Dave Thomas. Wendy's had rejected at least two buyout offers from Triarc.

Thomas' daughter Pam Thomas Farber said the family was devastated by the news.

"It's a very sad day for Wendy's, and our family. We just didn't think this would be the outcome," said Farber, 53.

If her father were alive to hear news of the buyout, "he would not be amused," she said.

Thomas became a household face when he began pitching his burgers and fries in television commercials in 1989.

Wendy's International Inc. deferred comment to Triarc, which had nothing further to say right away.

Triarc will pay about $26.78 per share for the company, which has about 87 million shares outstanding. The price is a premium of 6 percent from the company's closing price of $25.32 Wednesday.

Under the terms of the deal, which is expected to close in the second half of the year, shareholders at Wendy's will receive 4.25 shares of Triarc Class A stock for each share of Wendy's stock they own.

Prepared two Corn Flake Recipes

If you have children you can put the corn flakes in a freezer bag and let them crunch it. They will probably enjoy that. Fortunately we got the corn flakes when they were on sale, the 10 lb bag of russet potatoes was under $1, and the Foster Farm chicken was on sale for 55 cents a lb. We are truly sale shoppers.

We made the Cheese Potato Crisps

Preparation Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 40 minutes

Servings: 6

Ingredients

3	large baking potatoes, peeled
1/2	teaspoon salt
1	cup (4 oz.) shredded Cheddar cheese
2	cups Kellogg's Corn Flakes® (crushed to 1 cup)
1/2	teaspoon paprika
1/4	cup sliced green onions

Directions
1. Cut potatoes lengthwise into slices, about 1/4-inch thick. Place in single layer in 15 1/2 x 10 1/2 x 1-inch baking pan coated with cooking spray. Spray potatoes with cooking spray.

2. Sprinkle potatoes with salt, then with cheese. Top with KELLOGG'S CORN FLAKES cereal and sprinkle with paprika.

3. Bake at 375° F about 25 minutes or until potatoes are tender. Serve hot garnished with green onions.


and we also made Double-Coated Chicken

Preparation Time: 30 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes

Servings: 8

Ingredients

7	cups Kellogg's Corn Flakes® (crushed to 1 3/4 cups)
1	egg
1	cup fat-free milk
1	cup all-purpose flour
1/2	teaspoon salt
1/4	teaspoon pepper
3	pounds chicken pieces, (without or with skin) rinsed and dried
3	tablespoons margarine or butter, melted

Directions
1. Place KELLOGG'S CORN FLAKES cereal in shallow dish or pan. Set aside.

2. In medium mixing bowl, beat egg and milk slightly. Add flour, salt and pepper. Mix until smooth. Dip chicken in batter. Coat with cereal. Place in single layer, in shallow baking pan coated with cooking spray or foil lined. Drizzle with margarine.

3. Bake at 350° F about 1 hour or until chicken is tender, no longer pink and juices run clear. Do not cover pan or turn chicken while baking. Serve hot.

Another Pocky Flavor tried

I'm also a bit jazzed because I heard Marukai has blueberry pocky (one I've never tried or heard of before).

Here's the current list

1. Tahitian Vanilla
2. Strawberry (w/ flavor crystals)
3. Strawberry
4. Coconut
5. Dessert - Chocolate
6. Chocolate Crush (Almond)
7. Chocolate Crush (Rangdosh)
8. TsubuTsubu Marron
9. Milk
10. Fuyo no Kuchidoke (Winter Seasonal)
11. Green Tea Marble
12. Marble - Kaoru Rum Raisins
13. Dessert - Noukou Ichigo Chocolate (Strawberry)
14. Marble - Mousse Shitate Mild & Bitter

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KitKats

After a trip to Mitsuwa I was able to try 2 new flavors. Mitsuwa actually had quite a bit of flavors I never heard of but they are pretty pricey so I will only try it occasionally. I think I will start keeping track of the flavors I've been fortunate enough to find:

KitKat
1. Vanilla Beans
2. Delicious Apples (Shun no Ajwai Ringo)

Happy Earth Day!

Eating more Frans!

It is hard to find new varieties of Pocky to find. I am also trying the Frans now so I'm keeping track of them too:


Fran Quest?

1. Aromatier Moriichigo- Strawberry
2. Winter Premium - Torokeru Purarine
3. Winter Premium - Furan White Chocolate

Had Tous Les Jours Bakery this morning

Would have taken pictures but we gobbled it up too fast. Bought 2 Milk Softs (my personal favorite), a Sweet Pumpkin Bun, Snowpea something (but it was pretty tasty), and a Twist Twist

Pocky"ing" our lives away

Pocky Quest marches on

1. Tahitian Vanilla
2. Strawberry (w/ flavor crystals)
3. Strawberry
4. Coconut
5. Dessert - Chocolate
6. Chocolate Crush (Almond)
7. Chocolate Crush (Rangdosh)
8. TsubuTsubu Marron
9. Milk
10. Fuyo no Kuchidoke (Winter Seasonal)
11. Green Tea Marble
12. Marble - Kaoru Rum Raisins
13. Dessert - Noukou Ichigo Chocolate (Strawberry)

Last Night's Dinner

Last night for dinner we prepared a recipe "The Ultimate Hamburger" with Fries

The Ultimate Hamburger consisted of
Hamburger Bun (top)
2 bacon slices (cooked)
2 ham slices
mustard
1 lettuce leaf
2 slices Kraft Cheese
5-6 pickle slices
mayonnaise
2 slices tomato
hamburger bun (bottom)

It was actually pretty good. The recipe came from the internet a bit ago but I can't remember from where. We had some sweet potato fries on the side