Thai on a Truck

I love this little vacation I'm on. I've been staying with Kayla since Sunday night. We had our fun mini day trip to LA yesterday and have been going to the gym and making dinner for ourselves in the evening. It feels just like it used to when we lived together. She had to work this morning so I've been hanging around town today. One item on my to do list was to go to the CHP office in Goleta to get information about the hit and run for my insurance company. Some idiot hit me on the freeway Sunday afternoon and tried to flee the scene. I followed him and got his license plate number so they were able to track him down. There were only minor scratches on my car. The best part of this whole thing was that the cop informed me of an independent witness who made a call to 911 and also followed the guy for a few blocks. It makes me happy to know that there are such nice and caring people out there in this world. 

Since I was driving to Goleta, I checked on twitter to see what food trucks would be in the area. Thai on a Truck was super close to where I needed to go. I recently discovered them from following other food trucks on twitter. After my stop at the CHP office I made my way over to what is now my new favorite food truck. This place has such good energy. It's a husband and wife team who run this truck. The wife, who is so incredibly sweet, manages the ordering and the husband cooks up delicious Thai food. As I was snapping pictures of the truck, a man waiting for his order asked me if I was taking photos. He ended up being the father of the chef. I had a nice conversation with him while I waited for my food. He even let me take a photo of his Pad Thai. I need to order this on my next visit.

I ordered the green papaya salad and chicken stir fry with basil. I also got a Thai iced tea. Drinking a Thai iced tea or iced coffee should be mandatory when eating Thai food. 

Green papaya salad

This was so spicy but oh so good.

Chicken stir fry with basil... So yummy!

I drove up to the Mesa and had myself a little picnic overlooking the ocean. Today turned out to be such a lovely day.  I enjoy my days off so much but also love going back to work which is what I get to do tomorrow morning. 

Happy Birthday to my Mama!

Happy birthday to my mom! The most amazing woman I know. She worked so hard to provide for my brother and me growing up and still always puts us before herself. She's not only my mom but my best friend. 

This is one of my favorite pictures of her. Circa 1975. She's on the right and my aunt is to the left. My friend commented and said this photo looks like my cousin and me.

 Some birthday cuppies and wine. Thanks Amber : )

 My brother and I took my mom to a lovely dinner at Olio Pizzeria. This is our favorite place to eat in Santa Barbara.

Lunch at Adama

Today was lovely. I met up with a friend I haven't seen in over a year... I really missed her. We met for lunch at Adama in Santa Barbara. She and I are big lovers of food so we were both excited to eat here after hearing great things about it. Adama offers vegan comfort cuisine. Everything on their menu looks delicious... and their bakery case is amazing! I wanted to try everything. Once I'm able to include sugars back into my diet, I will go there to pick up a treat.  We ordered the sweet potato fries to start with. They were crisp and crunchy on the outside and mushy on the inside. When I say mushy, I mean it in a good way. You could feel the texture of the potato and tell how fresh they were. We also ordered the salads below. I will definitely be going back here to try more yummy food.

Sweet Potato Fries

 CAESAR

cajun-spiced tofu, pumpkin seeds, parmesan, croutons

BABY GREENS
tomatoes, avocado, sprouts, red onion,
carrot, sunflower seeds with a lemon vinaigrette

A Day of Indulgence

Yay for food trucks in Santa Barbara! Thank you O Street Truck for gracing Santa Barbara with your delicious food. This truck offers French, French-Vietnamese, and French-Mex inspired dishes using locally sourced ingredients. I had read about them in the Independent a few months back and couldn't wait to try them. Yesterday I finally did. My mom and I had to go down to Santa Barbara in the morning so for lunch we found them parked in Goleta and enjoyed their delicious fare. With the prices being so reasonable and everything sounding so amazing we ordered almost half the menu. It was definitely a day of indulgence but was well worth it.

 

Everything tasted so yummy and fresh I can't wait to go back. The quality of ingredients they use is quite impressive.

Pesto French Pastry Pizza

Pommes Frites served in a cute newspaper cone. The rosemary-garlic sauce was absolutely amazing. My mom had the wasabi-mayo and that was really good as well.

Chicken Banh-Mi Taco - This was my favorite out of everything. My mom ordered the sandwich version of this. It was served on a fresh baguette.

Birthday Dinner

Yesterday for my birthday, I spent the afternoon and evening with my favorite person, my mom. We had a lovely and delicious dinner at Olio Pizzeria in Santa Barbara and went to see the new Sofia Coppola film, Somewhere. If you ever get the chance to eat at Olio Pizzeria do it! It's the most authentic Italian food I've ever had. Here is what we dined on.

cavolfiore frilte with lemon aioli

(fried cauliflower)

favorite chopped salad 

romaine hearts, julienne salame, mozzarella, garbanzo beans, red onion, red wine vinegar

 crostini ai fegatine e guanciale

(crostini with tuscan-style chicken liver and a type of prosciutto made from pig cheeks)

margherita pizza d.o.c.

budino di zucchero di carina

(butterscotch pudding)