Noodle and Curry Heaven

Heaven. Heaven. Thai-food heaven.

Siam Thai in Pensacola. Holy-moly this place is amazing. I'm not a Thai-food afficianado by any means. I've had pad thai before and it was okay. But this? Whoa.

Siam Thai looks like your average strip-mall, server of undistinguished gelatinous food, but do not be fooled. Embrace it. The chicken satay was perfect. Pad Thai was so good I wanted to bury myself inside it and live there for the rest of my life. My husband had basil rice with beef. That dish had no less than seven different kinds of basil in it. Basil I didn't even know existed.

Apparently, I'm not alone in my adoration of Siam Thai. Lots of people much more Thai-saavy than me rank its food among the best they've ever tasted. Yes. I will be going back. The price is roughtly $10 a plate, and I ate it Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights. Tonight I'm making dinner, but you know what tomorrow's lunch is? That's right. Pad Thai leftovers. That, my friends, is a lot of food.

Fresh ingredients. Perfect spices. I cannot stop raving about this place. I may be in trouble here... By the time I move, I won't be able to fit through standard sized doors anymore. It would be worth it.

I was lax

Bourbon Street, but not bourbon

I've been lazy. I haven't updated since our anniversary. So here's what's happened: we went to New Orleans for the weekend to celebrate one year. Yay. We didn't think we'd be able to afford to go anywhere, but it was surprisingly cheap. Blake came home Thursday and said, "do you want to go to New Orleans this weekend?" So, after I got over being peeved because of his last minute nature, the trip was pulled together in a snap.

We had SO MUCH FUN! My legs hurt from so much walking, but the French Quarter was so beautiful and atmospheric. Amazing music everywhere, inside, outside, day and night. Absolutely delicious beignets and cafe au lait at Cafe Du Monde. Seriously, I have rarely had a meal I enjoyed more... and it was like, $8. We spent a couple hours on Bourbon Street and man alive, everyone was tanked. We weren't there late enough to witness any dangerous/insane shenanigans, but it was interesting nonetheless.