Vietnamese dinner

So I made a Vietnamese dinner last night~ one of my clients is Vietnamese. I made a Vietnamese Beef Noodle Soup. I happen to follow an Asian food blog and I contacted her to ask her if there is anything else in a meal besides the soup bowl. Simple answer: no. Oh. But I made some shrimp spring rolls.
So, I used my homemade beef stock for the broth. I adapted my soup bowl dinner from Steamy Kitchen's blog and from TLC the Take Home Chef.
When my client came into the kitchen and saw how far I was into the preparation, he decided to go and get his can of mushrooms and can of quail eggs. ( I don't like mushrooms) I thought, that's ok, he likes them, this isn't for me. Surprise! He said he was going to add somethings to the stock for 'our dinner'. Oh no. My husband and I had a dinner party to attend and I was planning on getting out of that kitchen a half hour earlier than usual. He also brought in 'dessert'. It didn't look like I was going to get out any earlier than expected. And then, there was divine intervention: he received an emergency call and had to leave. Not until after dinner was finished. Oh great. But, he ate fast -HOORAY! I want to tell you more about the soup. It was sooooo good! I also made my little plate of sprouts, lime wedges, cilantro, mint and jalapeno slices. Well, he added all the ingredients to his soup and then added some Thai chilies!



Fortunately when we started eating faster, I became so full. I couldn't eat more than 1/4 of that big bowl. He was happy to have the spring rolls for later that night.
I got to the dinner party on time and by the time we were to sit down, I had an appetite! My host and hostess grilled the most delicious lamb and there was a side dish of lentils and a side of zucchini and sourcream. So pretty and delicious! For dessert, what could be more appropriate than a fruit cobbler!