The International Market

Susan and I took the babies to the "Emart", an international (mostly asian) market that was huge in Newport News today. It was worth the trip because I found those really delicious and thin lumpia wrappers. Lucas enjoyed looking at all the bright animated packages, and so did we! Fun trip. Olivia was laughing so hard because Lucas was slapping the head of cabbage I bought. :)


These colorful candy/cookie/cracker snacks reminded me of working in Canoga Park CA at the Sam Ash...It was right next to an Asian market and all us guitar salespeople would buy wierd stuff and try it out. I remember lots of jokes about 'Pocky'





Mexican Candy! but no mango pops..

Then we got to the REAL interesting part of the store:

Hmm...Noodle Road. Sounds like a drama:



Susan's a bobblehead :)

SOLD!


I also bought special rice noodles to try and make pansit with. It's a delicious filipino noodle dish with whatever meat (or egg) you like in it, stir fried with soy sauce and cabbage and carrots. I am going to L + O's godparents house in Toano on thursday to learn the real way to make it, as well as Vikki's, (Eileen's mom) recipe for lumpia. But I had to make some lumpia tonight, so mom came over and we made it with ground turkey, cabbage, carrots, water chestnuts, and I even tried some of the rice noodles in it--after soaking them. They were pretty good in them! I gave some to my neighbors, and I hope they like them. They are delicious with this sweet chili sauce.





Norman brought over his electric drums and Lucas whined that he couldn't play them as soon as he got up from his nap. Then we let him have a turn to drum to what else..Jonas! lol. He was so excited. Guess we have another drummer in the family. Then Olivia was almost crawling---she was holding herself up on her toes and hands--strong! Any day now...



" Bye Nommie!" (he picked up a phone once and said "hewo? nommie?"

By the way, Lucas LOVED the Lumpia!

Sorry you couldn't be here daddy--we'll make you some lumpia and pansit when you come home! :)