Tag Archives: take-out

Chinese take-out 8/26 and 8/27/25

Sometimes things do not go quite as I expect. It has gotten hot again and no one wants the oven on to cook chicken enchiladas. We buy enough Chinese take-out for tonight and tomorrow when John is having his eye … Continue reading

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Banh mi take-out. 8/8/25

Friday was a conserve-energy day which means that between 4pm and 9pm you are supposed to turn off the A/C and other electricity. PG&E made this easy for us since we had a power outage twice during that period. So … Continue reading

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Wild card Sunday and new menu. 7/8/18

I decided to give my days of the week new names like Veg Monday, Chicken Tuesday, Red meat Wednesday, etc.  We also decided we needed at least one day a week where we might get take-out or go out or … Continue reading

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Hot and sour soup – 4/14/17

Granted I did not make this myself but it fits the bill (mostly) with my new way of eating. There is pork in it but just a bit.  Mostly the soup consists of vegetables in a flavorful broth. The crispy … Continue reading

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Take-out strategy – 12/21/16

When we get take-out from our local Chinese restaurant we frequently order more than we are planning on eating that night. So last week we ordered our usual moo shu and Mongolian beef but we also got a container of … Continue reading

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