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Thai Event - The Winners!!

posted August 16, 2010 in My Easy Cooking

Finally we are ready to announce the winners of the Thai Blog Event. It was my first blog event and I have to  be honest I did not even expect to get 1 entry, but I got 8 entries and they were all so good that I refused to make the final decisio (read full article)

Number 10, Earl’s Court

posted August 15, 2010 in Tamarind and Thyme

It all started with an email from An American in London – General Tso’s chicken could be found in London and it was to be found at No. 10, a Chinese restaurant in Earl’s Court. My first and only taste of it was at a cheap Chinese re (read full article)

Spicy Tomato and Vegetable Rice

posted August 15, 2010 in Chow and Chatter

This is a simple and great way to Jazz up rice, my Mum in law made something similar I really like the way she added the mint. I added less Indian recipes this time as most are in archives. I love eating a different countries food every day so you wi (read full article)

my thai

posted August 13, 2010 in cooking4carniovres

The carnivore and I both love Thai food. Unfortunately, I am not the greatest Asian food chef. Sure I can do a quick stir fry. And I have even managed to make a sesame recipe that tastes like take out, but that's about it.  Needless to say my advent (read full article)

Chicken Satay with Indonesian-style salad

posted August 09, 2010 in Dairy Diary Chat

Succulent, nutty chicken served with a bowl of crunchy finely chopped vegetables. Time 25 minutes Calories per portion 325 Kcal Fat per portion 13.6g of which saturated 7.5g Serves 4 Skinless chicken breasts 4 large, cut into strips about 1cm (read full article)

Flavors of Thailand at Marriott Hotel!

posted August 06, 2010 in Recycle Bin of a Middle Child

If you haven't been to Thailand, well, no need to be sad, because Marriott Hotel Manila now offers a gastronomic adventure that you'll surely love!  Visit Marriott Hotel's Marriott Cafe and experience a wonderful and tummy-filling dishes that made (read full article)

Varity of eggplants and beef green curry

posted August 04, 2010 in A flavor of Thai

 This fantastic Thai green curry recipe features tender, thinly-sliced pieces of beef simmered together with Varity of eggplants and red pepper (green pepper can be added too).  This curry is very sumptuous - wonderful on a chilly night! Th (read full article)

Fresh Garden Vegetable Fried Rice

posted August 04, 2010 in Chef Tom Cooks

I’ve had a surplus of fresh veggies in my refrigerator, so I decided to use them all today in my fried rice recipe. Of course you can use frozen vegetables, but nothing compares to the taste of fresh ingredients. I didn’t use any egg in (read full article)

Fresh Garden Vegetable Fried Rice

posted August 04, 2010 in Chef Tom Cooks

I’ve had a surplus of fresh veggies in my refrigerator, so I decided to use them all today in my fried rice recipe. Of course you can use frozen vegetables, but nothing compares to the taste of fresh ingredients. I didn’t use any egg i (read full article)

Orange Sorbet

posted August 03, 2010 in lisa is cooking

This dessert started with eggplant. That is, if it weren’t for the eggplant, I never would have made orange sorbet. I had a couple of varieties of eggplant to use, and I started craving a Thai eggplant curry. I knew I had seen an eggplant curry in (read full article)

Pasta, pasta, and more pasta.

posted August 03, 2010 in Bok Choy Bohemia

There’s definitely been a trend lately….I’ve been making a lot of pasta.  First the breaded seitan made a repeat appearance as chicken parm: Next I decided to break into a jar of Thai Kitchen pad thai sauce that had been sitting (read full article)

Rick Stein

posted August 03, 2010 in haddock in the kitchen

Last week I took part in a Guardian Word of Mouth web chat with Rick Stein. Despite my surname, I don’t make a lot of fish dishes, so I asked him for a good thai fish cake recipe. Ever the gentleman, he sent me this. Many thanks, Rick THAI FIS (read full article)

Grow Your Own Roundup #43

posted August 03, 2010 in Kitchen Gadget Girl

Welcome to the roundup for the 43rd Grow Your Own event. Created by Andrea of Andrea’s Recipes, Grow Your Own is now in its fourth year! It was wonderful to host in July, I received submissions from all over the world and met several bloggers n (read full article)

Shanghai 2010 - Xin Tian Di

posted August 02, 2010 in CW\'s Food & Travel

Xin Tian Di in Shanghai was one of the first lifestyle districts to be developed in China. It is located near the first conference of the Communist Party of China – at South Shanghai near Huaihai Zhong Lu. Since its launch, this project has been tr (read full article)

Event #1 - Thai - Roundup

posted August 02, 2010 in My Easy Cooking

I was so excited to host my first blog event, My Easy Cooking Event #1 - Thai. For those who do it on a regular basis, I am sure your first event was also nerve racking. What if no one bothers to take part. Well I am ecstatic with all the entries I r (read full article)

Thai Green Beans

This recipe from Simply in Season makes a great side dish – or add chicken or tofu and serve over rice for a main dish. FOR PRINTABLE VERSION CLICK HERE: Thai Green Beans 5 cups green beans 2 tsp sesame oil 1/2 onion (chopped; I also added a (read full article)

On the road again…

posted August 01, 2010 in Danica\'s Daily

We started Saturday off with another Road Trip   I told The Husband we needed to have a little fun after busting our booties for the past 3 weeks to get our rental ready for our new tenants. I whipped up a fast breakfast to ta (read full article)

My Garden Overfloweth...Tomatoes!!!!

Well, it's finally happened- my little beauties are ripe and ready to be gobbled obsessively. I happen to have little cherry tomatoes that are ripe at a golden-orange color, sweet but still complex; but the those big, bad boys are still my favorite. (read full article)

Chicken in Red Curry Sauce

posted August 01, 2010 in The Backyard Southern Gourmet

This is one of my favorite quick dinners to make. It’s great for guests because it’s so tasty and easy, but it also has an exotic flavor that makes people think you slaved all day in the kitchen. The hardest part of this recipe is cooking the (read full article)

How to Define Gourmet Vegan Food

posted July 31, 2010 in Recipes for the Family

It is difficult to define gourmet vegan food as a particular type or style of cooking, as there are so many different dishes from various regional cuisines that can be made suitable for vegans. The uniqueness of gourmet vegan food i (read full article)

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