FoodFash

Adventure Begins in the Kitchen

Thai Temple

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Between wedding season, races, and Healthy Living Summit planning, Meghann has been a busy little chickadee.  We hadn’t hung out since Rasa-Lila in April and a meet-up was long overdue.

A Thai Temple Sunday for a couple of foodies = an almost perfect plan!

We headed to the flower/veggie tents right away.  I think she and I were both on the same ‘flowers are fun to take pictures of’ page.  I also think we both wished we had greener thumbs and were capable of sustaining such pretty plants.

When we approached the food tents, I was sooooo hungry.   I wanted to order coconut custard right away, but Meghann suggested we walk around and look at everything before diving in.  That idea may seem like common sense to you, but to me, it was genius!

I’m often guilty of food buying remorse in situations like today, but walking around most definitely prevented me from spending entirely too much money on stuff that didn’t taste nearly as cool as it looked.

It only happened once.  I’ll give you a hint, it’s green.

We spread out our Thai smorgasbord and dug in.  And… within ten minutes , we were defeated by full bellies and June heat.

We chatted about how nice it would be to come back with a large group (i.e. larger smorgasbord) when it cools down – cool enough weather that it wouldn’t be torture ordering soup!  But we later established that if we are craving Thai Temple any time soon, that bathing suits are a must so we can dive in the pool the second we get home.

A Happier Hour

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Robbie, Val, and I had happy hour on the brain since mid-morning.  We headed to Mad Dogs & Englishmen after work and scooped up an outdoor table.  It seemed like such a great idea, but it was a tad on the swampy side – even our drinks were sweating!

Our drinks went down super easy and the hummus went down even easier.  Mad Dogs serves their hummus with warm naan, which is never a bad thing.  It hit the spot, for sure.

Val and Robbie ordered some meaty sandwiches that were served with ridiculously tasty  sweet potato fries.  And amongst the meaty menu choices, I was able to find some veg-friendly dishes.

I ordered the Crisp & Fresh salad which was shredded cabbage, jicama, apples, asian pear, basil, pecans, and apple cider vinaigrette (i.e. perfect salad).  But the side of toasted almond and golden raisin basmati, although photogenic, was a little on the dry side and overall so-so.  I wasn’t too disappointed though, because the hummus and salad filled me up quite nicely.