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I made a delicious thai curry (technically a "lam") with coconut cream, lemongrass, ginger, brown sugar, garlic, fish sauce and this funky shrimp paste. I also simmered some bok choy in coconut milk. Surpisingly, the sweet yummy goodness in curry comes more from the ginger and lemon grass. Coconut milk by itself has texture and a sort of taste I ( Read more... )

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So over the weekend I stopped at the farmer's market and picked up some baby bok choy and, according to the vendor, asian greens.  I've never worked with these before (well, except for regular-sized bok choy) and was looking for something to whip together for a dinner.  Stir fry would probably be the easiest way to go, but I was hoping you creative ( Read more... )

So it's been a while since i posted on this community, but I thought I'd share.  I started an epicurial documentation of my study abroad experience with a kitchen of my own for the first time, and adopted the persona of Rachael Jay, after my favorite dining diva. So... I hope you enjoy! (note: pictures are all of what was actually made)


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Homestyle Chinese foods are some of my favorite dishes in the world, and so it is natural that when presented with the time and the place to cook after three weeks of eating out, that I should cook something Chinese.

Since I had access to some great fresh Asian vegetables from the local farmer's market, I decided to make a meal of some Sichuan Red- ( Read more... )