the roundup: november 2023
Food:
If you remember from my October 2023 Round up post, I ate at Houng Viet Restaurant in the Eden Center, well, huge news to me… they deliver so I obviously ordered it while my husband was our of town. I tried some new things and everything was so amazing. including a new noodle soup call hu tieu nam vang and it was absolutely unreal.
For our 1 year wedding anniversary, we decided to try Sushi Nakazawa and we had such a lovely and delicious meal. The service was amazing, and the fish quality was event better. There wasn’t a bite I did not enjoy!
If you haven’t tried the food and hospitality from Martha Dear, you are missing out! I think Martha Dear is such a hidden gem and the food is just so so good and homey. I love their salads, sides and their pizza is just unreal. They use a sourdough crust that is so delicious and chewy and they have amazing and innovative flavors. They just put a shrimp scampi pizza on the menu and it is CHEF’S KISS.
We went to Incheon this month to try their new a la carte menu and it was unreal. I really, truly, think that Incheon is one of the best restaurants in the DMV area. I didn’t snap any pictures because I was too busy enjoying!
I made this crispy white bean, kale and parmesan skillet from Ali Slagle’s cookbook, “I Dream of Dinner” and it was quite easy and delightful. I am enjoying finding ways to incorporate more veg-only meals into my diet.
November means Thanksgiving and I made about 80% of the Thanksgiving meal this year. TBH it wasn’t my absolute best work, but I was pretty proud of my mac and cheese and the newest addition was this Salted Maple Pie that was so easy and delicious.
My friend made some pho broth with her turkey carcass and I am so lucky she shared it with me! It was super rich and flavorful and made a delicious meal as the temps in DC have just about reached zero (just kidding, I am being dramatic, they have dropped to the low 40’s).
Other Things:
November 2023 marks us as one year married! How crazy that a full year has gone by!
I bought a new candle from Anthropologie this month and it is just perfect for Fall/Winter. It is cozy, with warm nots of honey and vanilla and a bit jolly with the cedar wood.
Love Island Games started in November and I could not be more thrilled. The Love Island franchise is my absolute guilty pleasure so to see so many favorite Islanders return for a new show!!
My husband and I attended the March for Israel in Washington, DC, with 250,000+ people and it was incredibly powerful.
I ordered my Hanukkah cards as well as this very cute “brisket” bracelet from a Jewish-owned small business called Everyday Yiddish. If you are looking for some great Jewish cards or just want to spread some Jewish joy, please go check her shop out.
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