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I am on a roll when it comes to trying new restaurants in my home neighborhood of Dorchester, and on Valentine’s Day, we decided for a low key evening of local takeout.

As I mentioned in past posts about Dorchester (banh mi and a day in Dorchester), my neighborhood has a very diverse population which results in a great variety of restaurants and food stores. Always a lover of the flavors in Vietnamese food, we decided to order from Pho’s Asian, a restaurant with a huge menu that features Chinese dishes in addition to Vietnamese specialties.

The bad part about living in Dorchester is that there are not a ton of restaurants that deliver. We always use GrubHub, an easy one-stop-shop for us to figure out which restaurants will deliver, and when.

On this particular evening, we decided on classic Pad Thai which was topped with fresh vegetables, crunchy peanuts, and crispy bean sprouts. The flavors in the dish were fantastic, the only problem was that some of the noodles were a little gummy and stuck together in clumps.

Pad Thai

Always a sauce-lover, I ordered several sides of peanut sauce, and this did not disappoint. I added a little to my Pad Thai and saved the rest for dipping my fresh rolls.

peanut sauce

Again, the fresh rolls had some great flavors, but they were lacking in vegetables. I would have loved to see some carrots in here.

fresh roll

The final dish we ordered was the sweet and sour soup with shrimp. It had a really tangy broth with tender shrimp, crunchy vegetables, and big chunks of sweet pineapple. With the addition of a side of vermicelli, this soup was enough for a meal for two, and it was really comforting. In fact, I could go for some of this soup for my sore throat today!

sweet and sour soup with shrimp

Overall, I have mixed feelings about Pho’s Asian. I definitely liked most of what we ordered, but I wonder if their menu is just too big. Large menus always make me wonder if a restaurant can do ALL of the dishes well.

Do you have a favorite takeout restaurant?

Tags: Boston, Dorchester, Food, fresh rolls, Pad Thai, sweet and sour soup, takeout, Vietnamese food

That’s right.  On the first day of my Eat from Home Challenge, I cheated. The day started out well. Since I was working from home, I had a big old spinach and strawberry smoothie for breakfast along with lashings of Lyon’s tea as my sore throat from last week has turned into a full on chest cold.

Lunch was the best salad ever, a mixing bowl filled with an entire heart of romaine, an entire avocado, a sprinkle of crumbled blue cheese, 15 grape tomatoes, 4 pieces of Morningstar veggie bacon, and an English cucumber. Topped with Frank’s hot sauce, this was enough to full me up until the Morton’s event which was close to 5 hours later.

Cobb salad

All was well. The Morton’s event was something I was invited to as a blogger, so it did not count in the challenge. But what I had for dinner did. Yes my friends, I ate takeout, BUT it’s not my fault! My friend was visiting from Western MA, and she offered to bring me Bueno y Sano, which from this post you know is the food that got me through college. I had 2 bean soft tacos, wicked hot, with yogurt, cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, and cilantro. And I dipped them in burn your face off homemade hot sauce which actually burned my skin! But it tasted soooo good! I am a Bueno y Sano addict, and since I only have it a few times a year, I cheated and jumped at the chance!

I am back on track and on Tuesday enjoyed a Fage Greek yogurt with honey, another giant best salad ever, and some almonds at the office. Since I was forbidden from buying snacks, I also had 2 free office hot chocolates because I was pretty hungry! Tuesday’s dinner was a delicious Mediterranean dish that I will be posting as part of Oldways’ Mediterranean Month. And I have lots more planned for the week including a yogurt marinated chicken.

And since it is Wine Wednesday, a wine review of a bottle I just picked up, a Sicilian red made from the Nerello Mascarese grape. This bold and slightly spicy wine had a hint of very ripe fruit and a nose that reminded me a little of that sweet, dry leaf smell of autumn. This is the 3rd Sicilian wine that I have purchased lately, and I love the spice and warmth in these reds. Add another grape to my count!

Sicilian wine

Nerello Mascalese

The challenge has been difficult, but I am committed to being on track, at least until Friday night 🙂

What is the most challenging thing you have ever done?

Tags: challenge, Food, salad, Sicilian wine, takeout, wine

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