Lunch Week 29: Pad See Ew

So every Sunday, I head over to the kitchen to whip up a big batch of food for lunch the next week. Yes, I brown bag. And I almost always do it every week unless I become too busy to even buy cold cuts from the deli. I do it for several reasons being health, finance, and laziness. Now, you may think that spending hours on a day off to prep and cook five meals at once is hardly lazy. But let me remind you, I hate it when the time comes to decide what to eat for lunch every day. I work in Midtown so the choices are endless. My problem, the more choices, the harder it is for me. So it's much easier for me to have my lunch ready and already decided.



So my lunch for the week: Pad See Ew

Who knew that Pad See Ew was so simple to make with such little ingredients? But you know what they say about simple recipes, right? Well, it's even more difficult to perfect since there's very little one can do to hide mistakes. You really only have one shot to do it right. So while I was excited to make this sweet salty rice noodle dish with pork and Chinese broccoli, I was also a bit scared to screw it up big time. Lucky for me, Mr. M&P is much less critical than I am.

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Independence Day Party

Shortly into the Spring and Summer, I realized that most of my big family parties are based during the winter months. So much time passes by before I have people over for a big feast. Sure, I'll have dinner parties here and there but nothing like a big spread to impress. So for this year's Independence Day, I decide to host a party. The really difference was that I made it a lunch instead of my normal dinners.

So here is what I made for my beloved family: lobster rolls, make your own pulled pork sandwiches with cole slaw, corn, Korean spiced chicken wings, and potato salad.

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