Monday - Take out from Golden Duck
Today was the first day of class for me and the last day of prep before the first class for M. M didn't quite finish and so there was some to do at home, thus, take out seemed called for. Golden Duck remains our favorite Chinese place in the area so far (though there's a new one on Maple we want to try). The food is SO flavorful. The sauces are light and not at all greasy and EVERY dish is packed with veggies. This is the perfect Chinese for us :)
Steamed dumplings
Hot and sour soup
Shredded pork in garlic sauce
Shrimp and broccoli
Vegetarian fried rice
Hot tea
What a great way to relax after the big kick off day!
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Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Wednesday - Canceled out to dinner
Today was supposed to be another date night - we even had a sitter lined up, but my cold has morphed into laryngitis and so chatting together at a restaurant seemed like less fun than usual :) So, we canceled and ordered Chinese take out. I have a true love of Chinese take out, but much of it is pretty disappointing. We like places with sauces that taste very different, aren't greasy, have enough heat (spice), and serve main dishes with LOTS of vegetables. This seems hard to come by. We loved our Chinese place in Ann Arbor, but have found one nearly as good in Buffalo, Golden Duck. It's telling that as we ordered tonight none of the dishes we've tried on the menu had negative comments by them and many have two stars! On tap for tonight:
Steamed dumplings
Egg drop soup
Pork with broccoli garlic sauce
General Tso's chicken
Vegetarian fried rice
We had previously had the dumplings and fried rice (both are truly excellent). The egg drop soup was fine, but not M's favorite version. The pork with broccoli garlic sauce was INCREDIBLE - truly hard to beat. The General Tso's managed to be good chicken with excellent batter (not greasy or limp), but we both agreed that the sauce was too sweet for our taste. While this sounds a bit mixed all of our complaints stem from our personal take on dishes (rather than true recipe flaws) and we both remain convinced that this is overall a good Chinese place. One more thing that makes Buffalo feel like home...
Today was supposed to be another date night - we even had a sitter lined up, but my cold has morphed into laryngitis and so chatting together at a restaurant seemed like less fun than usual :) So, we canceled and ordered Chinese take out. I have a true love of Chinese take out, but much of it is pretty disappointing. We like places with sauces that taste very different, aren't greasy, have enough heat (spice), and serve main dishes with LOTS of vegetables. This seems hard to come by. We loved our Chinese place in Ann Arbor, but have found one nearly as good in Buffalo, Golden Duck. It's telling that as we ordered tonight none of the dishes we've tried on the menu had negative comments by them and many have two stars! On tap for tonight:
Steamed dumplings
Egg drop soup
Pork with broccoli garlic sauce
General Tso's chicken
Vegetarian fried rice
We had previously had the dumplings and fried rice (both are truly excellent). The egg drop soup was fine, but not M's favorite version. The pork with broccoli garlic sauce was INCREDIBLE - truly hard to beat. The General Tso's managed to be good chicken with excellent batter (not greasy or limp), but we both agreed that the sauce was too sweet for our taste. While this sounds a bit mixed all of our complaints stem from our personal take on dishes (rather than true recipe flaws) and we both remain convinced that this is overall a good Chinese place. One more thing that makes Buffalo feel like home...
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Tuesday - Take out from the King and I
Thai steamed dumplings
Tom Yum soup
Salad with tofu and peanut dressing
Green curry chicken
The King and I noodles with beef
Hot tea
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We didn't manage to get a babysitter for our typical out to dinner this week, so we decided to do a take out meal. We both love Thai food and really love The King and I. They have a ton of vegetables in their dishes and very little grease. I especially love their dumplings and the green curry. The noodles (a first time order for us) were not our favorite, but we both agree that was our personal taste and that someone else might like the dish better than we did. Otherwise, it was a perfect dinner and who can pass on that prep time?
Thai steamed dumplings
Tom Yum soup
Salad with tofu and peanut dressing
Green curry chicken
The King and I noodles with beef
Hot tea
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We didn't manage to get a babysitter for our typical out to dinner this week, so we decided to do a take out meal. We both love Thai food and really love The King and I. They have a ton of vegetables in their dishes and very little grease. I especially love their dumplings and the green curry. The noodles (a first time order for us) were not our favorite, but we both agree that was our personal taste and that someone else might like the dish better than we did. Otherwise, it was a perfect dinner and who can pass on that prep time?
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