Vietnam and old cars

This past week I decided to be adventurous and try out some Vietnamese food with my family.  I was inspired by Food Network's NomNom food truck to find a banh mi in Houston -- basically a delicious Vietnamese sandwich with either pork, chicken, or beef and fresh vegetables (ours had carrots, cucumber, and cilantro) on a very fresh and crunchy roll.

After some googling...success!  A Vietnamese restaurant within 10 miles.

The sandwich was great, but I was even more excited about their popular drinks: bubble Tea!

I went to high school in the China town part of Houston, so I always saw classmates get these drinks off campus, but had no idea what it was.  Alas, I figured it out -- it's basically a fruit smoothie with tapioca balls at the bottom of the drink.  It was so weird looking, but actually really good and they had a ton of flavors!

 

I thought trying some crazy asian food would be the most memorable part of my week, but my brother raised the bar.  On Saturday while I was at work he drove to Conroe with his friend and bought a new car. 

Actually, it wasn't really a car --and it definitely wasn't new -- it's really just a frame.  He and his mechanic friend are going to restore a 1929 Model A.  Let's just say it turned a few heads on the drive back to Houston.  He's so excited to have a major project to work on and build by hand.  I can't wait to see the finished product, but I'll show you the beginning stages.  If cars could only talk..

And lastly, I leave you with a random food fact I learned and tried this past week-- if you boil condensed milk in the can for 3 hours it turns into toffee.  You can then make a banoffee pie with it :)