I first found a recipe for this simply delicious , soul nourishing , great cold day soup in a William’s Sonoma cook book, but ,as always had to change the recipe. As I am a vegetarian and love food with texture I altered a few of the recipe suggestions , this is my perfect snuggle [...]
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Strawmushrooms grow abundantly in Thailand. However substituting with canned or thinly sliced white mushrooms works very well. I use a home made Asian vegetable stock and substitute Fish sauce for soy sauce, however if you wish you could use chicken stock and fish sauce ,both ways work equally well. Source Wendy Hutton 1 to 2 [...]
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I must confess my love for these noodles. Black beans paired with garlic and chilis sends an aroma wafting through the home like no other. Chef Hom who created this recipe envisioned them with cold noodles , which is delicious, but my personal preferance is to toss the sauce ,hot with the noodles and enjoy [...]
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These fish cakes have a great kick from red curry and spices. I love the ease of preparation making it ideal for an appetizer or part of a weeknight meal. Seve with a simple mixed green salad and perhaps a bowl of soup or noodles. Source THE BLUE ELEPHANT makes 8 Fish cakes 7 oz [...]
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Black bean sauce is pungent and robust. I love the saltiness of it coupled with the freshness of the vegetables. Originally ,this recipe ,from famed chef Ken Hom, had somewhat of a novelle take by only using Asparagus. Now while I love Asparagus ,I love to include other vegetables ,such as black mushrooms ,snow peas [...]
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This dish is typical of Portugese -Indian cooking from the beautiful coast of Goa. It is an incredibly spicy dish ,but, has been modified greatly here by Madhur Jaffrey,she reduced the chilli powder from 4 teaspoons to half a teaspoon, so ,really ,the chilli powder addition is completley up to your family’s tolerance. serves 3-4 [...]
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I was just reminded of this soup by my son,Rahul,currently away in college. He was feeling under the weather and was craving a good bowl of soup. As you can guess this is family comfort food,it is spicy and despite the addition od coconut cream ,not heavy. My contibution to this recipe is just the [...]
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Tofu or bean curd is a vegetarian’s best friend.It is a great source of protein to replace the absence of animal protein in the diet.I love this recipe with Seitan or Mock Duck,other sources of non animal; protein. Here I have omitted Fish Sauce and replaced it with salt and “maggie “seasoning,widely available in Asian [...]
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I really do not like any canned food,but,here,canned black beans are great. But,feel free to use dried,soak overnight and then boil for 11/2 -2 hours till tender. No canned works for me,just be sure to drain and rinse very well to remove the briny taste. 3 cups dry black beans or 3 cans 1 teaspoon [...]
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