i'm starvin' like marvin.

wenchlette · **Posted:** Wed Feb 15, 2006 2:44 pm

I just ate a banana. I don't know what lunch will be yet.

d · **Posted:** Wed Feb 15, 2006 2:45 pm

ugh, dunno.... brought a can of soup. Was supposed to ride my bike during lunch hour until I got roped into a meeting at 1 today. Will probably still ride my bike. Will I eat? That remains to be seen. Just hoovered down some apple/cinnamon instant oatmeal. Hope it holds me til 3 pm!

Timis · **Posted:** Wed Feb 15, 2006 2:49 pm

DayStar Wrote:

my 1pm lunch hour can't come fast enough.

we're going to hit up the ruby tuesday's salad bar.
best. salad bar. EVER.

what are you having for lunch?

they freakin closed ours.......BOOOOOO....i miss that place...

daystar · **Joined:** Sun Apr 17, 2005 10:14 pm **Posts:** 3298

timmyjoe42 Wrote:

DayStar Wrote:

yes. they sell the frozen white castles. but they aren't the same because there are no pickles on them.

1. I Keep a jar of pickles in the fridge.

Quote:

as for thai....i've never had it. but i've been meaning to try it but i want to have it with someone knowledgeable about thai food...and none of my friends here have had it.

2. This is incomprehensible to me. You need to be changing that stat. It's like chinese food, except less greasy and more vegetables, with way better flavorings and spices. I'll pencil you in for some crash course dining cuisine before our pencilled in marraige.

see. you're just so full of good ideas. pickles in the fridge. great idea. (i know. it seems like a no-brainer....but i never buy pickles.)

wait. i did buy one of those little thai food bowls once to try it.... and it tasted like spicy peanutbutter over noodles. i didn't really enjoy that....and figured that it simply couldn't be indicative of all thai food.

please tell me that is true.

shaMoxie · **Posted:** Wed Feb 15, 2006 2:53 pm

Just destroyed some wicked good Matzo Ball soup and kugel for dessert.

timmyjoe42 · **Posted:** Wed Feb 15, 2006 2:54 pm

you can't tell me you are letting an instance of eating frozen food keeping you from eating it?
Those rice bowls or whatever, never taste anywhere near as good as when you get it freshly made.

daystar · **Joined:** Sun Apr 17, 2005 10:14 pm **Posts:** 3298

no. no. it's not keeping me from trying it.

it's just my only experience with thai.

seriously, the only reason i haven't tried it is because i wouldn't know what to order....which is why i wish i knew someone who could introduce me to it.

however, there is a thai place that recently opened up here....maybe i'll just venture in by myself.... if you're telling me it's THAT worth it.

Kabob · **Posted:** Wed Feb 15, 2006 2:57 pm

Panang Curry....

Senator LooGAR · **Posted:** Wed Feb 15, 2006 2:58 pm

Turkey on Wheat with Mustard and Sweet Pickles
Can of Soup (Garlic Chicken)
Glass of Water

Kabob · **Posted:** Wed Feb 15, 2006 3:00 pm

DayStar Wrote:

no. no. it's not keeping me from trying it.

it's just my only experience with thai.

seriously, the only reason i haven't tried it is because i wouldn't know what to order....which is why i wish i knew someone who could introduce me to it.

however, there is a thai place that recently opened up here....maybe i'll just venture in by myself.... if you're telling me it's THAT worth it.

You should try out the Phad Thai for your first step into the brilliant world of Thai cooking. It's hard to mess up and is a good stepping stone for people that aren't real adventurous. A really good phad thai is breaktaking...

gawd, I love Thai.

timmyjoe42 · **Posted:** Wed Feb 15, 2006 3:02 pm

Best dishes to eat:

Pad Thai (Noodle with some peanuts) (good for beginners, I ate that exclusively for a log time, and then got adventurous)
Panang Curry (soupy and good with white rice)
Basil Fried Rice (Nice and spicey, and I don't eat the peppers)
Garlic Chicken (served with white rice)
Pad Woon Sen (Glass noodles in oyster sauce) [Personal favorite with soy sauce]
Cashew Chicken (usually a really good sauce do not eat the spicy peppers in it)

ok, I'll stop now, because I want some.

daystar · **Joined:** Sun Apr 17, 2005 10:14 pm **Posts:** 3298

ok. noted.

it'll be my assignment for this weekend.
i will try thai.

and i'll be sure to report back.

christ. is it 1:30 yet? i want my damn salad!
soooooooo hungrrrrrrrrrrryyyyyyy.

Billzebub · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 10:26 pm **Posts:** 6459

Sticky rice :rawk:

Kabob · **Posted:** Wed Feb 15, 2006 3:06 pm

Spring rolls

:nugene:

Kabob · **Posted:** Wed Feb 15, 2006 3:07 pm

Nugene makes me laugh.

daystar · **Joined:** Sun Apr 17, 2005 10:14 pm **Posts:** 3298

ya'll have to tell me what this stuff is.....
so i know....

what is pad thai.
what is sticky rice. (do i even want to know? :lol:

)
spring rolls? like veggie egg rolls?

timmyjoe42 · **Posted:** Wed Feb 15, 2006 3:19 pm

they have 2 kinds of spring rolls

one is fried like an eggroll but better (can be veggie or meat)
the other is served cold, with some good dipping sauce, recommended of you like veggie stuff.

pad thai is a flat rice noodle with a sweet sauce, and vegetables and a choice of tofu, beef or chicken. it has peanuts on the top

any dishes can be made spicey with usually a scale of 1 to 10

fickerson · **Posted:** Wed Feb 15, 2006 3:20 pm

you know, i did not see pad thai on a single menu while i was in thailand.

fickerson · **Posted:** Wed Feb 15, 2006 3:22 pm

but mmm sticky rice. sticky rice with mangos, mmmm...

timmyjoe42 · **Posted:** Wed Feb 15, 2006 3:22 pm

were the menus written in english?

fickerson · **Posted:** Wed Feb 15, 2006 3:23 pm

timmyjoe42 Wrote:

were the menus written in english?

almost everything there is written in both thai and english.

Dusty Chalk · **Posted:** Wed Feb 15, 2006 3:27 pm

DayStar Wrote:

wait. i did buy one of those little thai food bowls once to try it.... and it tasted like spicy peanutbutter over noodles. i didn't really enjoy that....and figured that it simply couldn't be indicative of all thai food.

please tell me that is true.

That is true -- it is not indicative of all Thai food.

You guys have me hankering for some Thai, damit. I love Thai, my favourite kind of food.

timmyjoe42 Wrote:

It's like chinese food, except less greasy and more vegetables, with way better flavorings and spices.

You forgot that the gravies aren't as heavy (in a good way). But otherwise, this is a really good description.

Sometimes more vegetables -- depends on the restaurant, and the dish.

What is this Garlic Chicken? Not available at any Thai restaurant I've been to...perhaps it's a Chinese/Thai hybrid dish?

daystar · **Joined:** Sun Apr 17, 2005 10:14 pm **Posts:** 3298

alright. i'm inspired to try some thai. maybe even tonight.

4 minutes to lunchtime. tick tock tick tock

can't wait.

i'm going to be out of here like.....like..... fred flintstone down the back of the dinosaur tail when the clock hits the 6.

(yeah i make no sense. i'm delirious from hunger.)

shaMoxie · **Posted:** Wed Feb 15, 2006 3:29 pm

fickerson Wrote:

you know, i did not see pad thai on a single menu while i was in thailand.

Maybe you stayed on the beaten path or dined their equivalent of 'upscale' restaurants, but it's practically on every menu. All joints (seedy or proper) I ventured offered a version of phad thai. Pretty much a staple appetizer or side dish, to be sure.

<-- Spent three months 'exploring' Ray Lay to Chang Mai.

fickerson · **Posted:** Wed Feb 15, 2006 3:29 pm

really though, vietnamese food trumps all.

i'm starvin' like marvin.

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