Category: Miscellaneous

I’ve written about Episode 1 before and I still unequivocally love the film. So last Fridays drive-in was very special:

This was the sixth time I saw the film in a ‘cinema’, and while I have watched it (from disc) more than once since the last time in 2012 I was overjoyed they brought it back again to the big screen to celebrate the 25 year anniversary:

Look at that beautiful new poster!

I discovered I still knew all the lines, all the characters names (yes even obscure ones like Sio Bibble and Oppo Rancisis) and all the shots and musical cues. It’s possible I know this film even more than any of the originals.

I was pleased to see how popular the screening was. This was at the bigger drive-in with four screens, and given the film was up against three new releases I was amazed that it was the second most popular. And it was clear that many of the other cars were full of super fans (like the guy above)! Particularly wonderful was the young kids – not even born when the recent trilogy was released! – dressed as Jedi and wielding their own tiny lightsabers.

We both loved watching the film again on the giant screen. Sitting in our car eating fries and candy made it even sweeter. I just read it was #2 at the box office this past weekend so the audience is clearly still there for there for big screen Star Wars rereleases. Let’s hope this isn’t the only one 🙂

Time for another Japanese candy food kit:

This is very much like the hamburger steak we made six months ago and preparation is very similar so I won’t show every step here.

Start with the (melon flavoured) beans:

And then prepare the (pudding flavoured) omelet section, which needed both microwaving and refrigeration:

And then the (chocolate flavoured) ‘rice’ portion:

Much like other similar kits we have made, the ‘rice’ is a strange breadlike material, very fluffy and to be honest not looking too much like rice!

By the way, ‘omerice’ is a Japanese dish where rice is topped with a runny – sometimes almost liquid – omelet. Usually the rice is plated first, then the omelet is made somewhat like a balloon of egg, placed on top, and then cut so it spills over and covers the rice. Here’s a typical photo:

It was time to complete our version. Even after 40 minutes of refrigeration the omelet was very runny and it was a challenge to get it atop the rice without losing its integrity:

Here’s the finished product:

Yes, it’s all candy. Melon, pudding, chocolate and strawberry flavoured candy! We of course tried it and…. it looked better than it tasted 🙂

I’d say overall a success, although not as tasty or as much fun to make as the steak was.