Cooking
Yes, I am here. With things to blog about.
First up; a really fast and easy recipe from Rachel Ray, Thai Glazed Chicken Lettuce Wraps.
I'm not kidding. Once everything is chopped, which is often the case with Asian food, it was mere minutes from stove to the dinner table.
First, cook chicken in really hot oil. Add all the veggies, except for the basil and cucumber, and cook for a couple of minutes. Add plum sauce, coating everything, followed by fish sauce (since I'm veggie and Matt's not crazy about fish sauce, I substituted soy sauce). Spoon into lettuce leaves (this is one of those rare times I allow iceberg lettuce; it's strong and crunchy enough to hold fillings like this), and top with cucumber.
This dish came together amazingly fast, and had a really good taste. Matt was quite pleased, taking the remainder of his chicken mixture to work the next day for lunch.
I, having very little experience with Thai food (see the above fish sauce comment), thought it had a good flavor, with the vegetables coming out just right. Yes, I know that's what stir frying is supposed to do, but I'm very picky about the texture of my veggies!
Matt made it clear he'd like to have this again. Since it really was so darn easy, I don't see that being a problem.
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Cooking
I'm Back!
Yes, I am here. With things to blog about.
First up; a really fast and easy recipe from Rachel Ray, Thai Glazed Chicken Lettuce Wraps.
I'm not kidding. Once everything is chopped, which is often the case with Asian food, it was mere minutes from stove to the dinner table.
First, cook chicken in really hot oil. Add all the veggies, except for the basil and cucumber, and cook for a couple of minutes. Add plum sauce, coating everything, followed by fish sauce (since I'm veggie and Matt's not crazy about fish sauce, I substituted soy sauce). Spoon into lettuce leaves (this is one of those rare times I allow iceberg lettuce; it's strong and crunchy enough to hold fillings like this), and top with cucumber.
This dish came together amazingly fast, and had a really good taste. Matt was quite pleased, taking the remainder of his chicken mixture to work the next day for lunch.
I, having very little experience with Thai food (see the above fish sauce comment), thought it had a good flavor, with the vegetables coming out just right. Yes, I know that's what stir frying is supposed to do, but I'm very picky about the texture of my veggies!
Matt made it clear he'd like to have this again. Since it really was so darn easy, I don't see that being a problem.
- Banh Xeo: Recipe
On vacation in Vietnam I kind of missed being in the kitchen. I especially missed cooking for myself and tinkering around. In Hoi An I got a chance to dabble a bit when I took a cooking class at the Red Bridge Cooking School. The class combined demonstrations...
- Thai Kitchen Disaster!
Disaster strikes. Sometimes things do go terribly wrong in the kitchen. I started out simply looking for a recipe for Thai peanut sauce online. I usually just mix peanut butter and coconut milk and add some soy sauce, fish sauce and brown sugar to taste....
- Worth The $5.75
Summer vacation starts early here, and Alex was getting bored. This meant it was time for a trip to the big used book store. So, he and Matt stopped in one day, coming home with a huge stack of thick books (Arabian Nights, Richard Burton translation,...
- Wonton Noodles With Chicken & Thai Peanut Sauce
Oh hey...look! Another Asian noodle dish. What are the odds... This is a recipe that called for spaghetti (heck, it's in the name), but I have issues with thin pastas so we opted to use a wonton noodle instead. Turns out, it wouldn't have mattered....
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My online cooking club seems to be dissolving...we all lead such busy lives, and many of the gals involved just couldn't find the time. I'm going to be reposting a few of my entries here. One of our themes was Asian (it could cover any cuisine,...