Thai Lunch

So, Thursday was pretty bland. My little guy seemed sick in the morning so I didn't go in to work. I worked from home. This did give me the opportunity, however, to pull apart the rest of that roasted chicken and prepare it to become soup. Which is what we ate for dinner. Yup. Day 2 and we're still not quite there yet. I am seriously considering freezing the other chicken in the meat drawer though. I feel silly.

By mid-day Thursday Liam was fine, so Friday we all went back to the regular routine of work and daycare. We still had leftover chili, so I brought that in for lunch. However, around mid-morning my one coworker (we'll call her C) suggested that, due to a couple of us having rough weeks for various reasons, that lunch out might be just the right food for our souls. I agreed, as did my other coworker (H) who was in that day (Friday is a light day in the office). C came down a bit later, having spoken to H about a lunch location and said they thought that Thai Kuu was a good idea. I agreed. I don't eat much Thai food, but I was up for something different and they both have more experience so I'd be in good hands anyway.

So, off we went around 12:30. The only Thai dish I'm really familiar with is Pad Thai; but most people who only know one Thai dish know that one. Luckily C immediately offered that she'd just been there earlier in the week and that while she'd gotten something else, a bunch of the people she was with had the Massaman curry and really liked it. After looking at a few other items on the menu I decided to order that. I also got a cup of the Tom Kha soup. H ordered Tom Yum soup with tofu and Pad Thai, also with tofu I believe. C ordered Tom Kha soup with tofu and Lettuce Wraps with just tofu, no chicken. I got both my curry and my soup with vegetables.

This is probably the time to note that I don't like tofu. Okay, I tried it once made at C's house (for her daughter's 1st birthday) and liked it marinated in hot sauce and seared. But I have never liked it any other way. We had some brief conversation about this at the lunch table. I noted there was miso soup on the menu. I attended a conference in LA a few years ago and went out one evening with friends to a Japanese restaurant. I ordered the miso soup there in an effort to expand my culinary horizons. I hated it. C and H said both tofu and miso are fermented soy products. Which explains I guess why I like soy sauce and edamame, but not tofu or miso. Well, good to know. We'll see if I can get through this meatless experiment without having any tofu. Though, I guess to be fair I should try it once if I'm really going to play this game...Anybody know any vegetarians that don't eat tofu?

Ultimately my meal was a huge success. I ate every bite of both. The floral notes of the lemongrass balanced the sweetness of the coconut milk in the soup. The heat of the curry and the chilis paired nicely with the peanuts and was fantastic on my vegetables and rice. I really need to bring Nate out for some Thai food or learn to cook some for myself. Yummy.

For dinner that evening we decided not to eat the chicken breasts or have leftovers. We figured we'd make a vegetarian dish - pizza. Topped with plenty of cheese, onions, and green peppers. Liam helped to make it too. It was adorable. I took video. If you follow me on Facebook you can see it there.

Well, we're really getting ready to get into this. Tomorrow (Saturday) we plan to make our vegetarian meal list and then go shopping for ingredients!