(ELTW is a finalist in the “Best New Blog” category at the Foodbuzz Food Blogger Awards. Click here to vote for me!)
Boo! I am not well. I seem to finally have succumbed to being exposed to kid germs for a month after three months in summer where I came into contact with nary a germ. My head feels like it’s about to explode and I have a horrendous cough. My voice is not sure whether it’s coming or going. Fantastic, as I am currently blogging on a Greyhound bus (yay free wifi!) en route to Buffalo, NY, to present at a conference. But then Neil is coming to join me on Saturday and we’re going to the Anchor Bar for real Buffalo wings and then we’re off to Vineland, Ontario for a yummy meal and a night in a B+B. No turkey for us this Thanksgiving but surely some great eats – stay tuned!
We ate noodle soup pretty much every day for lunch (and sometimes for dinner). It’s a basic broth with whatever vegetables were available, sometimes chicken (for me) or other meat (for Neil) and rice noodles. Each place gave you their version of chili paste to make it spicier (errr… that would be for Mr Neil!) but I was content to eat it as is. Just look at how beautiful it is:
Sometimes the soup would be pretty plain:
you would get the option to add extras:
Greens.
and chilies:
One day, en route to Phonsavanh, the weather outside looked like this:
and we stopped in a tiny town for lunch. I had this:
and it totally brightened the day!
We missed our daily soup so much that we had to go on a hunt for it a few weeks ago! And boy, could I go for a bowl of it right NOW!
(Edited to add: The Hyatt Buffalo had a poor selection of soup on their room service menu so I ended up with a Cobb Salad. Nice but didn’t quite cut it for me when I was craving soup!)
I love soup in this weather! Have a wonderful trip, and feel better soon.
salut !
j'espere que tu vas mieux en tous cas ces petites soupes sont extra !
tu connais mon blog, aors viuens faire un petit tour tu es la bienvene ! à bientôt Pierre
ps je t'écris en français car je crois que tu l'enseignes ! Ciao !
Unplanned – Well I still have not had my soup yet but having a good time anyway!
Pierre – c'est un plaisir de lire ton petit mot en français! Oui je l'enseigne et j'ai aussi vécu à Parie pendant près de 6 ans dans les années 90 (2ième, quartier Montorgueil). Cette ville me manque…. J'irai faire un tour de ton blog…
Take care and enjoy your trip.
You poor thing, feeling sick on a bus… get well soon! And good luck with your presentation 🙂
We hope you feel better soon and are able to enjoy your trip and the B&B. We felt the same way here – yesterday was a soup day for us too!
Lovely soups. Get well soon. Warm hugs to you from the Philippines. 🙂
Hope you feel better soon! The soup looks yummy.
Congrats on your nomination. I've already voted for you. Hope you feel better soon.
I love that clear broth noodle soup. It's just the perfect meal to have on a cold fall day.
I am feeling sick as well. Yes, I need some comfy soup to perk me up.
Taste Hong Kong – thanks!
Conor – well at least I got two seats to myself on the bus! Noone wanted to sit next to me when I strategically coughed!!!
Steve, Divina, High/Low – thanks! Soldiered on to do comprehensive wine tastings today…
Cathy – thanks for the vote!
Fresh Local – it's the perfect meal for anytime, I think!
Penny – feel better! Virtual hugs!
Oh this looks so perfect and comforting!
Get well soon. You obviously need your Mum's chicken soup.
Have a good weekend.
Hope you hv fully recovered. Soup is always so comforting and warming. As long as there's soup, cooking noodle soup can be very easy and quick. This dish look very inviting. I do need one now to keep me warm.
Mmm, soup is wonderful!
I love soup so much! I was looking at my blog and how many recipes I have — half of them are soup or braises!
Simply Life – it was!
Mum – obviously!
Mary – getting there!
Janet – yup!
Whineaux – I think I could live off of cereal and soup for the rest of my life I love them so much!
Wow, funny the Daring Cook's challenge hit close to home from your last trip. Feel better soon. i am the end of that cld too.
Cheap Ethnic Eatz – I just joined DC so look forward to participating next time hopefully!
i crave soup this time of year, sick or no. we had a soup dinner with friends over the weekend with potato, leek and cheddar (my friend jill's) and apple butternut squash (steve's) – yum!
Where can i find the recipe for those wonderful soups.
The beef noodle soup you had in Lao looks so much like the Vietnamese Pho soup. Do you know if that is the Vietnamese soup or something uniquely Lao’s?
It’s very similar to Pho.