Milk & Cookies

Another stop at Milk & Cookies

This was a tad deceiving because it's beautiful out, a lot of the neighbors walked instead of drive.  So I thought there weren't a lot of people judging by the number of cars in the parking lot, but when in fact, lots of folks took advantage of the beautiful weather and walked over. 

Hooray, you see this sign, you know you're near the ordering window.

Morning goodies... there are croissant, scones, danish, donuts...

Ok, here's really what all they have in the morning.

Yes, we come back in the afternoon too. I'm telling you, living close by is not doing my waistline any favors.  Don't worry, I did not have the lemonade and the ice cream at the same time. 

The ice cream is chocolate flavor but it's made with coconut milk so there's no dairy in it, in case there's any allergies.  It taste just as rich, the texture is a tad lighter than ice cream made with milk but there's no shy of flavors. 

The lemonade is the mint lemonade.  It's nice and refreshing when the sun is shining straight down at ya.  I usually grab this and take the kiddo to the playground nearby and hang for a bit.  Totally worth it!

Milk & Cookies

3636 Rice Blvd

Houston, TX 77005

713-352-3086

https://www.tinyboxwoods.com/location/west-university/

 

The Alley Milk Tea

Another I'll try it so you don't have to...

I saw this in the Asian grocery store in the drinks aisle.  Thought that it looked interesting, so I thought I'd give it a try.

So, that cup comes with all these packaged packs and you're supposed to put them in and fill up with water.  It comes with a top, straw, red bean (aduki bean), syrup, and instant milk tea pack. 

They even have a line to tell you where to fill your hot water to.  

So, what does it come with?  An instant Milk Tea mix, make sure you put that pack in the cup first before filling up with water.  Once it starts to melt, I then put in the syrup and the red bean to give it a good stir.  

Here's what I think about this: if you're in a pinch say on the road out West Texas and craving a bubble tea, then use this.  The texture and the red bean gave you the feel of a boba, it's not the real thing, of course.  There's no real order of what goes in first, but I will warn you that the instant mix is pretty big and put that in first will make your life easier.  I don't like to put a straw in hot water, but do feel free to mix in some cold water to make it drinkable immediately.

 

Crumbl Deliveries

Another wonderful surprise.  A delivery man showed up at my front door and I was curious.

Curious because I didn't order anything, turns out that Crumbl does deliveries too.

This is the Peanut Butter cookie, pretty rich I'll say.

Chocolate Lava Cookie - if you bake it before enjoying it, it does feel like the chocolate is oozing out.

Classic Chocolate Chip Cookie - again warm it up first.  It warms your belly.

Here's the new flavor: Andes Mint Chcocolate.  

This one is to eat chilled, and I agreed.  The mint serves as a coolant, it is very refreshing for a stuffy humidity day.  

Sadly, they just changed their menu again.  But keep your eyes peeled for the return.  Right now I see Cinnamon Apple and Pumpkin in rotation.  So, next round!

Crumbl Cookies

5103 Bellaire Blvd

Houston, TX 77401

281-937-2100

https://crumblcookies.com/bellaire

 

Craft Boss Lemon Tea

I'm having all sorts of technical difficulties... so this is another I tried it so you don't have to (unless you want to) category.

Found this one at Japanese Grocery store.  They are pretty funny, have logo that looks tough and manly as though that will dictate whether you'll spend the money or not.  I got it out of curiosity, since I like Lemon Tea.

First of all, the entire flavor palette is super light.  It's like tea brewed for the second time light.  Then it comes with a hint of lemon.  Definitely not tart or sweet.  No wonder it's suitable for men, it's not sweet.  Which is a very strong stereotype in Japan, that men likes savory and women likes sweet stuff.  While it's not untrue, but that is definitely how they're marketing it.  Bottomline, I see why it's a manly tea now.

 

Bao Shi Yi - Drinks

As Summer ends, I crave mango more than when it was truly summer.

 

I'm on a mango mission!

Sadly, they did away with the cute bottles.  But according to the lady at the drive thru, they will bring it back hopefully by the end of the year.

This is the first time my mom tried this.  She thought she was going to get chunks of mango, but instead she gets some sago (tapioca-like) and grapefruit.  Overall, still a very good drink/dessert.  It is on the expensive side, but don't have it enough to be a pain point - pretty luxurious, right?  I know. LOL!

Bao Shi Yi

3819 Kirby Dr

Houston, TX

346-867-3941

https://baoshiyibunhouse.com  

Hong Kong's Cafe

Went back to Hong Kong's Cafe for another take-out.

In the name of supporting local mom and pop shops, I will sacrifice my waist line.

First up: egg tarts.   I like theirs besides ECK's.  But since this is outside of my diet, I'm grateful to even get to have one.

This is the char siu and chicken over rice.  The oily chicken goes with the ever-so-addicting ginger sauce.  It is one in the same as the one came with Nainanese rice from last time.  LOVE IT!

I asked for Chinese Sausage Fried Rice.  It has eggs, peas (forgot to ask the to hold those), carrots, eggs, rice and Chinese sausage.  I love those growing up.  It pack a lot of flavor for small little bite.  The difference between Chinese sausage and other cultured is that it's pretty much the same process with the addition of them drying it out in the sun before it is ready.  So, the fat and meat - cured already - in the casing and it get shriveled up in that casing and the flavor comes out when you cook it.

Great news, the cafe now accepts Zelle's.  There's a rumor that they take PayPal as well, but I did not see a sign for that.  I did see a sign for accepting Zelle.  Of course, they still do cash, just not credit card.

Hong Kong's Cafe

9108A Bellaire Blvd

Houston, TX 77036

713-772-9633

 

Thai Cottage

Time to expand our take-out.  This time we got lunch from Thai Cottage.

We got lunch specials.  This is their Yellow Curry.  It is lunch portion but it hit the spot just right.  Yellow Curry from what I understand is the least spicy of the colored curries.  You can choose chicken, beef, tofu, or shrimp.  I picked chicken, and as you can see, there's carrot, potato, chicken.  

The lunch special comes with 2 sides, I had the veggie egg roll and a small soup or salad.  For $9 it's pretty good deal.

I cannot skip the Mango Sticky Rice dessert.  Summer is over and mango will be harder to come by, well good ones anyway.  I just love the coconut milk with the sticky rice.  Do eat it while the rice is warm and the mango is cold, it is best that way.  Highly recommend.

If you order online ahead of time for pick up, they throw in 1 free drink.  Worth doing.

Thai Cottage

5206 Bissonnet

Bellaire, TX 77401

713-838-0707

https://www.thai-cottage.com/location/bellaire-thai-cottage/