Pad thai, Red Chicken Curry, & Spring Vegetable Rolls
By eileenleyva
@eileenleyva (27555)
Philippines
August 17, 2021 4:43am CST
Would have wanted to get out and buy some nourishment but my ill daughter prohibited the idea saying we are 'high risk' and could be potential carriers of the virus.
So we simply ordered a 'not so healthy' Thai street food. Of course, it's not really from a Bangkok street but a reputable Thai Cuisine in Metro Manila.
The Pad thai is a stir fry with soft rice noodles, crisp shrimp, crunchy peanuts, chicken strips and egg. The tamarind sauce makes the sumptuous humble dish palatable to taste.
The Red Chicken Curry is super spicy but my daughters crave for the mouthwatering chili dish.
The Spring Vegetable Rolls is a childhood favorite. The peanut sauce with garlic is a perfect yum mix. Philippine spring rolls uses 'ubod' or coconut palm julienned core. Thai spring rolls has bean sprouts. No matter the filling, I can eat as many rolls with gluttonous satisfaction. Yaiiks. I am so full!
Let's eat!
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@m_audrey6788 (58468)
• Germany
17 Aug 21
Your meal looks so good. Enjoy. Get well soon to your daughter 
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@eileenleyva (27555)
• Philippines
17 Aug 21
Thai street food is really good. My elder daughter went to Bangkok just to experience real thing. Toink!
Thanks for wishing my younger daughter speedy recovery. She's preparing for her research presentation right now.
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@m_audrey6788 (58468)
• Germany
17 Aug 21
@eileenleyva It is nice to experience it in real thing. How I wish that travelling is easy these days but can`t travel due to pandemic. 
You`re welcome. Good luck with her research presentation
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@eileenleyva (27555)
• Philippines
17 Aug 21
@m_audrey6788 We have to restrain ourselves from travelling. It's not correct to gallivant while the virus is mutating. My daughter is also a wanderlust and longs to see the world. But now, she has to shelter-in-place.
Thanks again for the well wishes on the research. It's my daughter's cup of tea. She's very good at research.
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@rsa101 (40962)
• Philippines
18 Aug 21
Nice one that your appetite is quite good. A good sign for everyone there. Hoping that your daughter is doing well too. I think that this time you should pamper yourselves with food since the appetite for those that are stricken by the virus can be very hard to come by. It took me several days before my appetite came back to me and l could not enjoy food for a couple of days in the hospital.
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@rsa101 (40962)
• Philippines
20 Aug 21
@eileenleyva Yes, unfortunately, appetite can be severely affected when you are sick with it. I was given yummy foods with desserts but they are simply not appetizing to me and no matter how I encouraged myself to eat it just didn't work. One thing maybe is because I lost my sense of taste and smell. But one thing I noticed is that there is only one food that has taste on me Orange and Mangosteen. That is why I just let the nurses peel it for me since I was too weak to do it.
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@eileenleyva (27555)
• Philippines
18 Aug 21
You are correct again. My daughter barely touched her food. A little sip every now and then but the appetite ain't back. I keep on giving her juices, yakult, milk and ice, ice, ice.
My elder daughter and I are scheduled for a swab tomorrow. Though I know I am in no way infected. I am eating like a cow!
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@eileenleyva (27555)
• Philippines
20 Aug 21
@rsa101 Thank God for the nurses! That's not their job, you know. Yet this health crisis made them do the extra mile. Have you given them gift packs also for nursing you back to health?
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@allen0187 (59699)
• Philippines
17 Aug 21
The spring veggie rolls are my favorite.
Hope you enjoy your meal.
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@allen0187 (59699)
• Philippines
18 Aug 21
@eileenleyva a small sacrifice for the time being. Things will get better soon enough.
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@eileenleyva (27555)
• Philippines
18 Aug 21
@allen0187 Adding the melancholy to my offerings - remember the morning offering prayer - includes joys and sufferings...
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@eileenleyva (27555)
• Philippines
18 Aug 21
I did enjoy to food because all were tasty and delicious. But there's an empty feeling when one eats alone knowing your daughters are also munching alone.
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@RebeccasFarm (91299)
• United States
17 Aug 21
Lets eat is right. Your food is so yummy. Enjoy that now.
I am missing family feeds.
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@eileenleyva (27555)
• Philippines
18 Aug 21
Yup, very yummy that ordinarily I'd have enjoyed every bite. Just that something is missing when one eats alone. My daughters are just upstairs and I am missing them.
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@eileenleyva (27555)
• Philippines
20 Aug 21
@RebeccasFarm Nothing like the company of family. Truly. Glad your son keeps you company. The dinner table is really for the family to be together.
We are fine. My daughter is playing the piano right now.
Our good God bless you always.
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@RebeccasFarm (91299)
• United States
18 Aug 21
@eileenleyva Oh yes of course I understand Eileen. I do not like to eat alone. I always have my son with me too. Hope everyone is doing fine, God bless you all.
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@Laurakemunto (13787)
• Kenya
17 Aug 21
Lovely meal ,do enjoy it. Wishing your daughter quick recovery
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@eileenleyva (27555)
• Philippines
17 Aug 21
Very filling.
Thank you. My daughter's on her way to recovery.
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@Laurakemunto (13787)
• Kenya
17 Aug 21
@eileenleyva that's good to hear I pray she recovers fully
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@eileenleyva (27555)
• Philippines
18 Aug 21
@Laurakemunto From the heart, thank you.
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@eileenleyva (27555)
• Philippines
18 Aug 21
Will eat the left-overs for snacks today. I love spring rolls and pancit.
@eileenleyva (27555)
• Philippines
21 Aug 21
Plus you can eat without guilt feeling.
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@eileenleyva (27555)
• Philippines
17 Aug 21
Truly wish I could share, there's too much for us to consume in one sitting. Kept the left-overs in the ref for tomorrow.
@eileenleyva (27555)
• Philippines
17 Aug 21
Belly's full. I think stir fry is my forever comfort food.
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@eileenleyva (27555)
• Philippines
20 Aug 21
Friends also sent messages asking me for pad thai. Toink! It's really a favorite that makes every mouth water. Hope I can share with you. I still have a food container of the dish.
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@nzlz123 (6473)
• Indonesia
20 Aug 21
@eileenleyva i can never say no to pad thai tho, you still have lots of it, wish you could give me through our laptop screen
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