Sometimes, what feels more often than not, it's just easier to order lunch. Today was one of those days, only it took until about 4:30 PM for me to realize I was not going to be fixing myself a sandwich. Lunch today was delivered at 5:17 PM by a woman named Barbara who is an Uber Eats driver (because I'm all about that found money). In my default notes, I offer the gate code to our neighborhood and a request to not ring our doorbell. Barbara followed these instructions, making my very late lunch a little easier on my nerves.
I ordered Chinese, from a place in a strip center near my house that I've never felt compelled to order from before. I opted for something that could be delivered fast, as I had barely grazed throughout the day. With my hunger aiding my decision making, I ordered a combo plate of sweet and sour shrimp, which was to come with rice, an eggroll or fried wonton and a cup of soup. I chose the fried wonton and a cup of wonton soup. I also ordered a cup of hot and sour for my husband, knowing he would likely come home from work hungry, and an order of vegetarian steamed dumplings.
This is more food than I thought I/we would consume, but I figured I'd take the leftovers for lunch tomorrow. Well, my soup didn't make it into Barbara's car, and the fried wonton was filled with a very dry meat (flip a coin for beef or pork, I genuinely couldn't tell). It wasn't terrible, because I was starving, but I wouldn't order it again if given the chance. The steamed veggie dumplings were fantastic, they had water chestnuts in them, giving them a surprising crunch that redeemed the order entirely.
I was interrupted whilst inhaling my sweet and sour shrimp, with a hungry, crying baby, so I ended up eating two separate sittings and before I knew it, my 8 shrimp and scoop of rice were gone. My husband came home during said inhalation and as predicted drank the hot and sour soup on the spot. He said was so good that he wants to order it for dinner, I'm still starving so I'm game. Plus I need something to take for lunch tomorrow.
All this to say, order something extra when you order out. Plan on knowing it will be used to make all or part of a second meal. I always order extra sides or appetizers, knowing I can cook it into a larger meal, or at least make a meal from leftovers. I didn't know my soup wouldn't make it to our house, but I could honestly care less now that I'm well fed and back to getting shit done around the house.
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