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It's Monday!

Time for Monday Music Moves Me...



This week's theme is songs from ONE Name Singers or Groups.
This song is one of my new favs at the time from Pitbull the others are really random, cause thats kinda how I am too.

i love your smile

A while back I bought a box of teeth whitening strips. Of course I had every intention to use them and well it never happend. As I was cleaning my bathroom I found them and figured I'd better use them before they expire... hopefully they havent already.

Ok so here is the gross mouth shot, why is it that you can never take a flattering mouth shot?

I'm like the worst ever, I do everything that stains your teeth, in fact I'm drinking coffee as I write this!

Here's the box, and NO Crest did not sponsor this post nor do they have any idea who I am and that I'm doing this. I just thought it would be good to share my thoughts and experience.

Here I am wearing them. It felt a bit awkward at first and I was being super careful so they wouldnt come off. They were actually very easy to wear, and if you dont go off on a bunch of words that begin with 'S' you'll have no problems.

See hardly noticeable!

So I'm on day 3 or 4 and I'll keep you updated on how its coming along!

Flying Saucers

Flying Saucers

This food item deserves its own post.

I dont know what it is about 2 pieces of toasted white bread filled with a kind of manwich mix and cheese that drives people insane!

No really, I'm serious.

You find them at Bon dances and carnivals.

Everyone has a slightly different recepie but its basically just manwich mix.

They sell for $3 each and we have to put a limit of 10 per person if not they buy them like they'll never see them for the rest of their lives, even though the bon dance the follwing weekend will probably be selling them as well.

People stand in line for an hour or more even to get some.

Here is the stash for the "slow night" and this is only half since they have to precook as early as they can since they sell soooooo fast!

Rows and rows of pre buttered bread and stuffed with the filling.

This is how they are cooked.

In special made molds that are held over a fire and tuned back and forth till they are toasted just right. You cannot miss the unmistakeable clacking of the molds as they are open and closed and flipped over and over.

So here's how they do it. They put the sandwiches in the middle of the molds and then the edges are cut off with a butter knife.

Then over the fire they go, flipping and clacking.

See one peeking out below.

They are slipped into little paper envelopes and are sold individually.

Sorry I dont have a picture of the actual flying saucer, I had to get busy working and they sold out in 2 hours!!!

If you ever get a chance to try one, its a MUST!

I think I'll have to make some and share it with you... hmmm project?

O Bon Food

In Hawaii everything is celebrated with food.

It's not a celebration without a ton of food.

And where is the best place to get simple celebration food?

(I'm not talking luau food... thats a whole seperate post... another time)

At a Bon Dance of course!

Mochi is a Japanese rice cake which is pounded into a paste or you can use mochiko flour.

It is slightly sweet and very sticky and this version is filled with black beans.

Maki Sushi here is vinagared rice, tuna, egg and dried shrimp wrapped in nori.

My fellow food booth workers prepping the food for sale.

Pronto pops are every kids fav! We even had this at my son's first birthday party, made from the batter from this very church. Pronto Pops are just like Corn Dogs but the batter is slightly sweet and more cake like.

Saimen! Gotta have saimen, with noodles and home made soup.

Gandule rice, not a japanese tradition but a crowd favorite.

Sticky rice flavored with achiote and mixed with pork, olives, cilantro and gandule beans.

My son's favorite is the saimen.

Here he is dressed in his hapi coat.

Now when he gets older, I'm signing him up for taiko lessons!

O Bon Festival

O Bon is a Buddhist tradition that honors one's deceased ancestors.

It has been celebrated in Japan for over 500 years, I remember this for nearly my entire life. Friday and Saturday nights during Bon Season would be spent at the Bon Dance.

The temple decorated for O Bon.

My son was so excitd with all the lanters linned up.

This is the name of the church. They had it displayed in the hall where they set up for people to eat and the dancers to rest and eat as well.

The festival about to begin.

People start to line up infront of the food booths, dancers getting ready in their kimonos and the taiko drummers setting up inside the ring.

 

I love seeing all the women and men dress up and dance.

When I was young, they would go all out and dress in full kimonos.

Nowadays, you usually find them using only hapi coats.

What else do I love about O Bon?

The food!

Stay tunned for more on O Bon food!

I suck but, I'm back with Monday Music Moves Me!

 

Hi, my name is Rhiannon and I've been a sucky blogger recently and I'm sorry.

There's been so much going on between work and home and my husband's new schedule, I've still been busy doing small projects here and there and getting ready for our big project ripping out the flooring in our entry way and kitchen.



I have a lot to share so just bare with me please!

Today is Monday and I'm getting back on the train!

This week is freebie and this is my newest fav song

O Bon ~ Wordless Wednesday