I've decided for the next six months I'm going Asian food, something we didn't get enough of at culinary college.....;)

I'll be shopping here today: Lee Lee International Supermarket

They say international and they are, but mostly Asian products. (They even sell live fish from a huge tank in the store.)

Someone pick a dish I need to learn and I'll prepare it with photos!

be very careful with that. My very good friend and neighbor owned a thai restaurant for 16 years (he's half thai and his mother is from thailand). He won't buy meats or fish from the asian markets because of the quality.

I'll see if I can get him to share his coconut soup recipe. It's one of his best dishes (along with his curry).

Pad Thai or Nam Tok are good starter dishes to get into the swing of thai foods.

Two facts:

I'm a culinary professional and I lived in Asia for years.....

(and mother didn't raise a fool)

I only go there for spices, herbs and produce you cannot obtain from a regular grocery store. ;)

And my language was Thai....

I had a bad experience with Chinese food growing up and had sworn off all things Asian for 15 years.....Until I got to Bragg. I was forced to go to Asian Express by some friends and have since fallen in love with Asian food, particularly Thai. We have experimented and come up with a few favorite dishes over the years.

Try some Gaeng Ped Neur (red curry with beef-similar with this, but we use beef Milanese, not chuck eye steaks). Start out with Ka Nom Jeeb (or Jeep, how ever it's spelled).

Also, thai chicken noodle soup (chicken broth, coconut milk, green curry, etc) is worth perfecting!

Brother, if you think Asian Express is good Asian cooking you are in need of some serious culinary intervention........

Nope, but that was my gateway back into the fold. Have refined my pallet since then (a few trips to East Asia have solidified my love of Asian food). Having said that, if you*forced* me to an intervention, I wouldn't say no. :p

HOLY F**K!!!!
 

I looked up the cost of those cooking pans and almost fainted...:o

Here are some innovative ideas in Asian cuisine for you to try out...:D

http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2015/...ntcmp=HPBucket

Bon appetit!

They will not be the rage until they are mass produced here in the USA. The only bugs produced here are for feeding animals.

I've had fried grasshoppers, crickets etc, you can't really taste them, unless you eat them raw. ;)

And when they do start producing them here the government will step in I'm sure.......

First Smoke of 2015
 

Wife's birthday today so while she was at work I smoked dinner for her. These were baby backs and they were really meaty. And tasty.

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They look fantastic ! (Did you save me any?) :munchin

Saved you about a rack and a half ! :D

Made a German Chocolate Cake and frosting, from scratch, yesterday. Wound up using shredded coconut since some people seem to have a dislike for flaked coconut. It was most excellent!

On St. Paddy's Day! :eek::eek::eek:

Patrick

Technically I made it on Sunday for a coworker's birthday which was Monday. :p