Tuesday, February 23, 2016

Amanda Panda Has Officially Arrived in Ecuador...Bodhi's Here We Come!

 
Heather Getting Ready to Head to the Airport in Guayiquil, Ecuador to Pick Up Amanda





Amanda Panda Has Arrived For Her First Visit to Ecuador, South America!!! She even brought us some OMGosh  awesome items to help make meal time more fun over the next 2ish months before we return to the United States.

American Goodies...Love You, Amanda :-)


For the last few weeks we have been trying to think of fun things to do with Amanda during her visit. One of the top events we wanted to do was Bodhi's Thai Lunch. This was and remains one of the best things we have done since arriving in Cuenca. The food, the view, and Bohdi's Family are wonderful. So last week, Heather e-mailed Bodhi to see if the Thai Lunch was an option for this week. We were so thrilled, it was available.


The Freezer We Sold
 
Well today was the day...it was an amazing day from start to finish. We started the day with selling one of our bigger ticket items for the move. We sold our freeze that was less than a month old for $300. Then our friend Roman picked us up and drove us to Bodhi's for his AMAZINGLY YUMMY Thai food. We arrived a little early (30 Minutes) and enjoyed some white wine, red wine, and Coca Cola drinks before everyone else arrived. I was able to spend a few moments talking cooking with Bodhi. I also brought one of my knifes for Bodhi to try out. He had never used a Japanese Nakiri before and he said he loved it. I even left it with him so he could use it to prepare all the salads.

Bodhi's
Organic Salad
Chicken Satay with Cucumber Salad with Peanut Sauce
Chicken Satay
Peanut Sauce and Cucumber Salad
Salty Hot, Vinegar Hot, and Hot
Pad Thai with Chicken
Bodhi's Cookie Monster Ice Cream with Ecuadorian Chocolate Sauce
It had been almost a year since our last visit and we regret that we did not make it there more often. The entire meal was delicious!

Amanda Panda and Mama
Red Wine
 











In our first review of Bodhi's Thai we really only had one negative thing to say about the experience. And I am really glad to say that Bodhi improved that issue! Bravo on the bigger glasses Bodhi! We were very impressed not only with the generous sizes of the portions, but he read our previous review and he acted to correct the only issue we had found. It is so impressive that he listened. So many restaurants and chefs refuse to grow and learn. Bodhi listens and continues to seek improvement. Very impressive!

Amanda and Mama
Heather and Dan
This time we all decided to have extra satay chicken and the Pad Thai. Good decisions, we enjoyed everything immensely! The salad was delicious, as well. There is no negatives for eating here. Not one! Well, maybe one, We wish we could pack up Bodhi and drag him all over to wherever we live so we can always have his delish food!



Even Amanda Panda who flew in from Florida, USA is in love with Bodhi's food! We believe this is the best restaurant in Cuenca, Ecuador. Our rating stands...5 shamrocks!


After our outstanding day we asked Roman to show Amanda Panda Cumbe, Ecuador.  He headed toward town and we stopping at his families Tia.  Then he drove us all up to an overlook above town to get a beautiful panoramic view.  At the overlook, we also met a sweet Andean Family and they let us into a quaint Catholic Church up on the mountain.

Roman's Families Tia in Cumbe, Ecuador
 





Dan, Heather, Amanda, and Mama


Roman, Heather, Amanda, and Mama




Roman's Truck

Amanda and Mama

Roman and Dan











The Bowen's <3


 All in all we would give this entire day an A++++++!

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