One Summer Never Ends

A Smash Burger Share for dinner of two different choices, both look a bit unappealing from this angle but there is enough salt in all of this to be highly addictive.  After eating, a ton of water is needed to rehydrate but I think it's worth it.  

Chili Rice Bowl leftovers

Earlier a Chili Rice bowl was more satisfying with brown rice and a biscuit. 

In the summertime, the appetite is fickle.  Fresh, cool food sounds best much of the time and your body gets replenished but then suddenly it's ravenous for something fried and salty.  That's when take-out can satisfy, although much of the time it can leave you feeling heavy, wanting more or worse, like you just might catch a heart attack and die. 

Two Tickets to Paradise

I had a sick puppy in the form of a 60 year old dude on my hands, and since just the suggestion of a virus gets me feeling queasy, I opted out of all my usual meal prep and did the unthinkable, ordered take out for both lunch and dinner.  You know, because it feels like the world just might end sooner than expected and hey, wouldn't it be horrible if I never had a local Smash Burger before we bit it?

The first indulgence was Smash Burger delivery with fries and tater tots.  Slightly less than our corner burgers but more fun choices and toppings.  This is only a couple of blocks away so we can walk to get them in the future, if there is one, when we're feeling better.

Deniz Chicken Kebab platters with tabbouleh and another with chicken soup.  This is enough to save for a small lunch the next day.  Even though the waiters are surly old fucks in this place, the food can be highly special and tasty.  But don't go ordering American food (and why would you?) because I learned the hard way, it is not their expertise.