A slacker am I...
Sep. 3rd, 2003 01:18 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
thistlechaserI always feel like a slacker if I don't make at least a post a day. I know this is silly, but hey. I'm a silly person (mentally, at least).
I saw Monsters, Inc for the first time yesterday. Luckily it was wonderful and beautiful to look at, because I disliked the storyline. Actually, I didn't like the voices much either, which is a bad thing for an animated movie. The fur was beautiful though, so I just stared at that and watched it move for the 1.5 hours of the movie.
Got some new anime all/nearly downloaded. One series (13 eps) finished downloading this morning, the other will likely be finished by the time I get home (unless Hooch crashed sometime today...). It'd be nice if I knew the titles to post with this bit of info, huh? I *think* one was called The Twelve Kingdom (in English; A-something Something in Japanese), and the other one was something like 'Shadow of the Sun, Shadow of the Moon' in English. Both came highly recommended, so I'm looking forward to seeing them.
Food is... blah. Got an egg and cheese sandwich for breakfast (which is more than I usually have, but I was hungry), then had to get lunch on the run (because I had to return software as well), so ended up with a cheese sandwich. Too much cheese. I had only a couple bites of lunch, the rest is in the work fridge. I'll probably end up eating it for dinner... Good thing it has lettuce on it, otherwise I'd just kill myself at my continued poor veggie intake. (Yeah, lettuce isn't much, but it's better than nothing. Barely.)
When I have time, I want to find somewhere to have stirfry. I'm not sure where they have it though. Chinese? Japanese? Both? Other?
And anyone have experience with a "noodle bowl" restaurant? Is it just like... noodles? With broth and veggies in a bowl? Does it tend to be very or oddly spicy?
Lastly, Mongolian Barbecue? I know it has 'barbecue' in the name, but I think I heard that it's really just a type of stirfry?
I saw Monsters, Inc for the first time yesterday. Luckily it was wonderful and beautiful to look at, because I disliked the storyline. Actually, I didn't like the voices much either, which is a bad thing for an animated movie. The fur was beautiful though, so I just stared at that and watched it move for the 1.5 hours of the movie.
Got some new anime all/nearly downloaded. One series (13 eps) finished downloading this morning, the other will likely be finished by the time I get home (unless Hooch crashed sometime today...). It'd be nice if I knew the titles to post with this bit of info, huh? I *think* one was called The Twelve Kingdom (in English; A-something Something in Japanese), and the other one was something like 'Shadow of the Sun, Shadow of the Moon' in English. Both came highly recommended, so I'm looking forward to seeing them.
Food is... blah. Got an egg and cheese sandwich for breakfast (which is more than I usually have, but I was hungry), then had to get lunch on the run (because I had to return software as well), so ended up with a cheese sandwich. Too much cheese. I had only a couple bites of lunch, the rest is in the work fridge. I'll probably end up eating it for dinner... Good thing it has lettuce on it, otherwise I'd just kill myself at my continued poor veggie intake. (Yeah, lettuce isn't much, but it's better than nothing. Barely.)
When I have time, I want to find somewhere to have stirfry. I'm not sure where they have it though. Chinese? Japanese? Both? Other?
And anyone have experience with a "noodle bowl" restaurant? Is it just like... noodles? With broth and veggies in a bowl? Does it tend to be very or oddly spicy?
Lastly, Mongolian Barbecue? I know it has 'barbecue' in the name, but I think I heard that it's really just a type of stirfry?
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Date: 2003-09-03 01:33 pm (UTC)Stir frys are usually found in Chinese restaurants. The Chinese cuisine has wonderful vegetarian entrees. I am particularly found of spicy eggplant. Yum! Udon soups are sometimes vegetarian. You should see if you can steal a taste of the broth first. Some places use chicken broth, but most use sea weed.
Mongolian BBQs have an "assemble it and we fry it" methodology. You pick the veggies and meat (or no meat), put the combination of sauces you want into the bowl and then they quick fry it on a large hot surface.
There are good Italian pasta dishes that are veggie, too.
And Mexican! Chilies rellenos are wonderful. Huevos Rancheros (since you eat eggs) are old favorites of mine.
A lot of Indian cuisine is vegetarian. Samosas, daal, loads of the curries, saag...
Noodle houses vary a lot. You can usually find something to match every taste in then. Always be very specific about how spicy you want something. If you're not into spicy food, ask for not spicy. You can always add something to kick it up a notch.
Mediteranean features stuff like babaganoush (eggplant), hummus, and other stuff that my brain isn't supplying.
Go forth and try stuff!
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Date: 2003-09-03 01:45 pm (UTC)Very, very. Once I ate nothing but PB&J sandwiches (on white) for two years straight until I got bored of it. That's about the story of my dietary life thus far -- I find one thing I like and just stick with it.
Thanks for all the info! We have so many different restaurants around here, but I worry at going into them because I don't know what to expect. First up: Mongolian! Probably Friday night.
Thank you!