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Thai Stir Fried Chopped Beef With Basil

June 7, 2010 By Laura 9 Comments

Thai basil might be one of the top 5 smells in the world for me. Spicier and mintier than Italian basil, with anise undertones, it is heady and intoxicating. It is crucial to the success of many red curries and takes on a starring role in a family of stir fries. In Thailand, many of… 

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Thai Influenced Stir Fried Pork & Vegetables With Kaffir Peanut Sauce

April 6, 2010 By Laura 5 Comments

To think that 3 years ago this week the Cleveland Indians’ home opener was canceled for snow–as were the subsequent 3 games. Not this opening day– the Midwest is experiencing shockingly wonderful early April weather. The last week has seen more hot days than we had in all of July last year (I exaggerate but… 

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Filed Under: coconut milk, Creek in Ohio, molasses, peanut butter, pork, Thai dishes, zucchini

Scallops and Shrimp Poached in Chu Chee Curry

January 13, 2010 By Laura 12 Comments

For several months now I have quietly, wait, no, not quietly, quite vocally in fact, lusted after the Preethi Wet/Dry Grinder Mixie. It was at the top of my wish list, bolded and astricked, it was mentioned casually to my parents and not so casually to my husband. Come Christmas or Christmas money spending after… 

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Thai Red Curry With Roasted Chicken

July 9, 2009 By Laura 10 Comments

Thai Red Curry with Chicken, Grapes and Pea Eggplants: Homemade frozen red curry paste means amazing meals are just 30 minutes away on any given night!

Really in an ideal world it would be roasted duck, but around here finding duck to roast would be a pain–and more of an undertaking than I felt like. So roasted dark chicken meat makes a pretty good sub. I have previously shared some recipes for and using green curry paste–which is kind of ironic… 

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Filed Under: chicken, coconut milk, curry, grapes, pineapple, Thai dishes, zucchini Tagged With: chicken, coconut, coconut milk, curry, curry paste, grapes, pea eggplants, pineapple, red curry, rotisserie, Thai

My Delayed But Intense Love Affair With Tom Ka Gai

June 29, 2009 By Laura 4 Comments

Tom Ka Gai (Thai Coconut Galangal Soup with Cilantro and Lime)

Tom Ka Gai (sometimes spelled Tom Kha Gai) is a delicious and fresh Thai coconut soup, flavored with galangal, cilantro and lime. I updated these photos in December 2016; they look a little different, because I let each person add their own nam prik pao, which means the photos were taken before it was added,… 

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Filed Under: chicken, coconut milk, lime, mushrooms, soup, Thai dishes, zucchini Tagged With: chicken, cilantro, gai, galangal, lime, soup, Thai, tom ka, tom kha

The New Seafood Chowder: Thai Green Curried Seafood "Chowder"

April 5, 2009 By Laura 13 Comments

You have probably noticed a dearth of seafood on this blog. When I was growing up I hated all seafood except the fish fry we had down south on the Gulf coast–but you know anything tastes good breaded in cornmeal and deep fried. Similarly I discovered that I liked calamari as well. Then after getting… 

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Filed Under: curry, pea pods, rice, scallops, seafood, shrimp, Thai dishes

So You Think You’ve Had Sweet And Sour?: Thai Sweet And Sour With Pork

February 1, 2009 By Laura 11 Comments

Thai Sweet and Sour with Pork

Do you associate sweet and sour Asian dishes with heavy, almost gloppy stir fries served with breaded and fried, sometimes greasy, chicken or pork? I am not claiming I did not once enjoy that Chinese American restaurant staple, but I promise once you try the Thai version you won’t look back. The sauce should be… 

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Filed Under: cucumbers, pineapple, pork, stir fry, Thai dishes, tomatoes

Yam Neua (Thai Grilled Beef Salad)

November 4, 2008 By Laura 5 Comments

Happy Election Day! I hope you all got out and voted for your candidate of choice. If you live in the northern U.S., welcome to Daylight Savings and short days and long nights. It is now officially quite dark before I get dinner on the table–I am hoping to either get a photo box for… 

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Filed Under: beef, lime, salads, Thai dishes

Tried & Tasted: Monsoon Spice’s Sweet Chili Lime Glazed Tofu Served With Broccoli and Thai Red Rice

September 30, 2008 By Laura 6 Comments

I meant to participate in Zlamushka’s Tried and Tasted last month, but with the surgery it just never happened. This month I am sliding in at the last moment with a recipe from this month’s T&T blog, Monsoon Spice. Speaking of being busy, before I proceed with the recipe and post, let me share a… 

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Filed Under: lime, rice, Thai dishes, tofu

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Hi! I’m Laura and I am a recovering history major who has re-channeled all of my passion for learning about the history of different countries to learning about their food culture. That doesn’t mean every dish on here is strictly authentic, but it does mean that even my adaptations are not undertaken lightly. My goal is to show you–by doing–that these dishes are possible in your kitchen. Including desserts because I have quite the sweet tooth! Read More…

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