Mao For Now

It's cold out. So cold it hailed all over me as I waited for the train. Wet, cold, hungry. In need of comfort and slippery noodles, I dialed Regent Thai and ordered the remedy for my ills: Pad Kee Mao. I got a nice big box full of wide rice noodles, plump shrimp, onions, peppers, carrots and lettuce, just the right degree of oily and spicy (for me, that means not so much). I slid my dinner into a bowl and dug in, safe in my cozy kitchen. Elements, you are no match for the Mao.