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The house is finally cleaned up from the holidays and I just couldn’t bring myself to get the cutting boards, pots, pans and dishes back out. Exhausted from getting the house this way and with no energy to fix up and go out (Fix up? Yes, you can’t go out looking too bad in the Sandhills as you are always guaranteed to see 5+ people that you know!). 

My mother-in-law, Carolyn, taught me an important method for exactly this type of evening. Call your husband shortly before he gets off work and say, “Well, what would you like for dinner tonight?” And after he replies, you simply say: “Sounds great, just pick it up on your way home!” Thanks mom. No cooking, cleaning or make-up tonight.

We like to see all of our options before we decide. Check out the sandhillsDig.com restaurant guide to help you make your dine in or take out choices.

Tonight’s take out choice = Vito’s Ristorante & Pizzeria
• One large “Vito’s Special” pizza
• Salads with creamy Italian dressing (also good for dipping your pizza crusts)

Last night, we decided on Ten-Ya in the Village of Pinehurst.  Ten-Ya has a new menu so we took our time to see what would catch our eye.  We started by sharing Edamame and for our meal, I went conservative with the authentic Hibachi Chicken and Anna picked out a roll from their new sushi menu which has a motto: "Never Try, Never Know." Our server recommended the Kabuto Roll which was delicious - spicy tuna, white tuna, cream cheese & caviar flash fried with spicy sauce.

Our favorite thing?  Enjoying creative sushi rolls (like a meal you might find in Raleigh or D.C.), and then stepping out the front door into the quaint Village of Pinehurst - home.

Ten-Ya is running a sushi special for the month of November - Buy one, Get one half off.  Enjoy any sushi roll at the regular price and get a second roll of equal or lesser value for half price. 

FYI - Ten-Ya has another location in downtown Southern Pines