So today we were out and about in the Norcross\/Duluth area and decided to hit up a few places like Super H-Mart. We stocked up on stuff like Korean\/Japanese ramen, frozen gyoza, shrimp chips, and Pocky. I even found some new bento boxes (like I need more) and grabbed a few more to give away or sell.<\/p>\n

It’s such a nasty cold rainy day today that when we spotted some pho restaurants nearby we decided to go.\u00a0 Hot noodle-y soup is made for days like this.<\/p>\n

For those of you who haven’t had pho, think beef or chicken in a broth with tons of rice noodles and green onions.\u00a0 It also comes with sprouts, cilantro (blechh!), limes, jalapenos, and some other stuff you can use to customize your bowl.\u00a0 I usually add a few sprouts, some lime juice, and a ton of hot chili sauce.<\/p>\n

I get a kick out of the names of some of these pho places – What the Pho, Pho 96, Pho 79, etc. Now I can’t tell if today’s place was supposed to be punny or not. We ended up at Pho Mimi Noodle House because it was in the same shopping center as H-Mart and I didn’t want to be stuck in the crazy rainy suburban traffic.<\/p>\n

I usually get pho ga, which is pho made with chicken, but was in the mood for beef and decided to get one with eye of round and flank steak.<\/p>\n

Excuse the crap quality of the picture, was playing around with my new iPhone.<\/p>\n

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(Did you know there’s a WordPress app for the iPhone? I was also playing around with this post in there but couldn’t figure out pictures and all that so I’m finishing it up the old-fashioned way, on my laptop.)<\/p>\n

Anyway, this hit the spot.\u00a0 I didn’t even make a dent in this bowl.\u00a0 We had ordered medium-sized because the waitress said the small bowls were really small.\u00a0 I don’t know, but I think next time I’m ordering the small so I don’t waste so much.<\/p>\n

And now I’m off to do some self-study CPE (continuing professional education).\u00a0 Yes, it really is as boring as it sounds.\u00a0 In order to remain a licensed CPA I have to have a certain number of hours each year, and of course I procrastinated.<\/p>\n

Don’t forget about my Winter Ho-ho-holiday giveaway<\/a>!\u00a0 Monday is your last day to enter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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