we were all quite amazed and amused
after each ordering an entree
when one of my daughter’s dish arrived
it appeared somehow very different
from all of the rest of ours
big enough to feed at least ten people.
sometimes, you just have to go with it.
—
‘your big opportunity may be right where you are now.’
-napoleon hill, american self-help author
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Sometimes you just have to ask for a doggie bag.
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or 7!)
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I must admit, when I visited America (New York and Philadelphia) and went out for dinner, I was surprised by the size of the meals.
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I do feel like we have big portions in the states, but this was waaaaaaay over and above!
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Some of the portion sizes I see in American films look crazy to English people, though the ‘doggy bag’ culture is increasing over here too.
Best wishes, Pete.
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all of the plates were big portions anyway, but this!….
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Lol!
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the whole table was laughing
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It happens at new places.
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Wow. Well that is a bit on the extreme side.
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The picture doesn’t even do it’s size justice. When we saw it, we were all stunned into silence and then we just left for quite a long time. My daughter ate what she could offered some to others and in the end she gave me the carryout, which was a giant carryout I cooked with it all week and tried mixing it with different things and making a variety of dishes. It was lovely. It was delicious, but I can’t eat it again for quite some time :-)
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Well that made it worth it! Plus it was good for some laughs…
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Holy smokes! (that comment made) my ex-husband would have ordered a carryout to make sure he would have leftovers! Oh, neglected to mention that he could eat all he wanted and NEVER gain an ounce…
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Lucky man for that. She hadn’t really planned on having that many leftovers. This would’ve easily served 12 to 15 people. She ate what she could and they packed up this giant leftover package for me to take. I cooked with it all week and made a variety of dishes it was wonderful, but I don’t think I can eat it again for quite some time :-)
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Whatever it is looks delicious.
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It was a delicious Ramen with lovely noodles, lots of vegetables and so much of it!
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Surprise family-style sounds fantastic to me, Beth!
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It was just so funny. We had a great laugh out of it. She ate what she could, and then they packed up this massive carry out which she gave to me to take home. I tried to make all sorts of things with it throughout the week. it was delicious, but now I can’t eat it again for quite some time:-)
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Good for you coming up with as many different leftover recipes as possible, Beth!
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it got funnier as the week continued on
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That bowl is big enough to take to a potluck dinner !
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Oh yes, absolutely it could feed at least 15 people
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Whoa my goodness. Now THAT — THAT is a bowl full of yum. Wowza! 😜
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It was such a riot. We were all frozen and just shocked and then we all just burst out laughing for quite some time. This picture does not even do it justice :-)
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😜😉😜
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Going big!! :)
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Right, why go with the singleserving when you can go for a dozen :-)
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That looks so delicious! And spicy! What is it? A spicy noodle soup?
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It was delicious and amazing. It was just so much food and enough for quite a large group which she had just ordered a single serving. She ate what she could and sent the rest home with me. I made it into all kinds of dishes throughout the week and now I don’t think I can eat it again for quite some time:-)
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It’s good that it didn’t go to waste!
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oh, never –
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“Would you like me to send that home with you?”
“No, I think I’ll just work on it for the next ten hours.”
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We were all shocked into silence at first and then laughed for a very long time. my daughter tried to eat what she could of it and then had this massive carryout container to take home which she gave to me. I made it into all sorts of things and ate it all week. It was delicious, but I don’t think that I can eat Chinese food again for a while.
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Hah! You’d think the server might mention that it was a family-sized “portion” :D
Guess you all had the same lunch the next day ;-)
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Not a word from her at all she just set it down and walked away. We all just gawked at it for a minute. Then our whole table busted out laughing for quite some time. My daughter ate a normal portion and then she gave me this massive carryout container to take home, which I made into different things all week. It was delicious but now I cannot eat it for a very long time again
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I can well imagine! I think my gang would have cracked up, too. And how lucky for you to have leftovers to transform all week :) And I bet! LOL
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I assume it is the bowl in the middle of the picture. It looks big.
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Yes, it was like a giant salad bowl for 10 people. We all just stared at it at first, and then we all just laughed for a really long time
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Yes I can imagine
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😃
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We all had such a good laugh out of it
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The laughs continued with your post. Thanks for sharing. Funny!
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LOLOLOLOLOL I can’t even…
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We just all laughed so hard
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No one would ever blame you. So funny. 🤣
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Um, I know the US has large portions, but wow. Ha, ha. Love the smile on her face. Ha. ha.
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We were all silent for a minute, just staring at it and then we all just busted out laughing
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That happens! Especially when the menu is in another language! :-) And sometimes even when it is not!
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Exactly!
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That looks delicious. Also, reminds me of a bowl of chili my granddaughter once got at a restaurant. Maybe not as big as in this picture, but easily enough for two.
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It was a monster!)
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That looks so good! I must be hungry! LOL! I hope she enjoyed it, because there’s enough there for lunch tomorrow! ;)
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really for all week )
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Definitely!
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I’ve had that happen…
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a nice surprise )
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That’s a whole lot of food, which looks delicious. Beautiful family, BTW.
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it was delicious, it was just so very much. thank you -)
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That’s awesome lol. Leftovers for days. :) She’s beautiful by the way and I always enjoy family time. <3
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thank you – and I do too
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That dish makes big ones look small!
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it really did
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My youngest grandchild, her mother, and I are so incompetent at ordering online that at least three times we have ordered bulk items instead of single servings. You would think we would have noticed the price difference.
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we were in person, so who knows how this one went off the rails, but it was so dramatic that we all had such good laugh out of it at least
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Haha, you never know!
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right!
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