Finding Good Food

This was an busy weekend for us. On Saturday, I had training in Mount Vernon for a literacy volunteer program that I'm interested pursuing. Afterwards, we stopped by the Yonkers Cross County Center for a respite of retail therapy before furniture shopping. We starting in Yonkers and then headed over the Tappan Zee Bridge to Spring Valley. Our venture was definitely successful as we found the items that were in line with our taste and vision. Tired from a busy day, we decided to take advantage of being in Indian neighborhood by ordering some take out from Ponmony Indian Cuisine, a small restaurant adjoining the Maveli Cinema. The menu offered a range of Kerala cuisine at very affordable prices. The service was great and our food was ready within 30mins. Though I'm new to Kerala dishes, they turned out to be quite similar to Sri Lankan rice & curry and I throughly enjoyed the meal.

On Sunday afternoon, we headed to East Brunswick, NJ to visit a friend, who just moved into her first home. It was about a 1.5 hr drive each way but we had a great time catching up. They treated us to authentic Sichuan Chinese food at a restaurant in Highland Park, a neighborhood close by. We enjoyed the opportunity to be introduced to food that is considered good by Chinese natives. The fish and the string green beans were my favorites out of the several hot and cold dishes we consumed.