thai food

[daisy]

at an imported food market
buy frozen fish cakes (product of thailand)
(one brand is distributed by eastland food corporation)
fry fish cakes in a little oil until browned
eat them with a sliced cucumber soaked in a little bit of vinegar
you can also dip them in sweet thai chicken sauce if you want
you can eat them with cooked rice too if you want
spicy thai fish cakes taste so good !

[daisy]

thai coconut milk
chaokoh 5.6 oz, price around $0.89
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hot curried meat
open a can of thai coconut milk
use a tbsp to dip out the thick top=gelled together part of the coconut milk
into a frying pan
leave the thin liquid coconut milk at the bottom in the can
for later=last part of this recipe
add 1-2 tbsp of thai green curry (or use thai red curry if preferred)
stir ingredients together while frying on low heat for around 10-15 minutes
after some of the oil=oily look is cooked out of the curry
then add sliced meat=can use beef or chicken
stir meat in curry and cook just long enough to get the red out of the meat
the less time you cook the meat the more tender it will be when it is added
to the sliced bamboo shoot soup part of this recipe
hot curried meat with sliced bamboo shoots
pour your curried meat out of the frying pan and into a boiling pot
add the thin liquid coconut milk at the bottom in the can
left over from curried meat recipe
add one drained can of sliced bamboo shoots and 1-2 cups of water
add a little sprinkle of msg accent if you want and
definitely add fish sauce
you do not have to but you can
add thai lemon leaves or kaffir lime leaves for more thai flavor
(later remove them because you can not eat either of these leaves)
boil all these ingredients together for 15-20 minutes
or until bamboo shoots are tender enough
you can also use small round egg plants
in place of bamboo shoots
in this recipe if you want

the curry is spicy hot so serve with cooked rice
i like white rice the best with thai food
it just taste better and with more flavor to me than brown rice does
i do not like brown rice with thai food
spicy flavorful thai food makes brown rice taste too plain

[daisy]

thai food ingredients

fish sauce, squid brand
25 oz bottle
importfood.com/sasq2501.html
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coconut milk
coconut trees thrive in thailand’s tropical climate, and the thai people have learned to make full use of this natural resource. from its fruit to its fronds, in thailand every part of the coconut tree is of value. but
in thai cuisine, it is mainly the milk that is featured.
coconut milk is used as a sauce and thickener, or simply added in order to give a coconut flavor to soups, curries, noodles, vegetables, fish and meat dishes, as well as deserts.
though authentic thai chefs use milk wrung out of fresh, ripe coconut flesh, canned coconut milk may be purchased as an excellent substitute.
for good quality and flavor, look for ‘thick’ as opposed to ‘thin’ coconut milk (‘thick’ is obtained from a first pressing, while ‘thin’ is produced from further squeezings).

kaffir lime
is a dark green fruit distinctly different from the limes we commonly see in north america, easily distinguished by its knobby skin.
in thai cuisine, it is mainly the leaves that are used, adding a unique lime flavor to soups and sauces. these leaves are available at most asian specialty stores, and can be purchased either dried or frozen.

coriander (also called cilantro or chinese parsley)
is a herb commonly found in thai cuisine.
all parts of the coriander plant are used, including the root, stem, leaves, and even the seeds (both whole and crushed).

lemongrass
provides a fragrant and distinct lemon flavor to many thai dishes.
chefs use the lower, bulbous part of the lemongrass stock, usually pounding or crushing it first before adding it to spice pastes that form the basis of many fish and noodle dishes, as well as salads.
whole bruised lemongrass stocks, cut into lengths of three or four inches, are often added to soups and then removed just before serving.

galangal is a type of ginger
used in the thai kitchen as well as other southeast-asian cuisines.
also referred to as siamese ginger,
it has a slightly milder taste than the north american variety, and can be distinguished by its reddish skin. look for galangal at your local asian market
(fresh or frozen) or grocery store.
thaifood.about.com/od/thaicookingessentials/a/date_article_2.htm

[daisy]

i will add more recipes later when i have more time
my next recipe will be lemon grass and chicken
so check back soon
if you try these recipes you might love thai food like i do

[daisy]

it is called the import food store
yet since i only buy thai food there i call it the thai store
they have alot of thai spices
they have lemon, lime, mint leaves
one of my favorite thai leaves is called holy basil leaves at the thai store
they are hot leaves though

i pick my lemon leaves off of a thai lemon tree plant
yet it is kind of a dangerous plant because it grows tall bryered stems
i wear gloves when i pick lemon leaves off
to keep from gettting stuck by the bryers
you can buy a plastic bag of thai lemon leaves at the thai store
you are not suppose to eat any of these thai leaves
they are just for flavor
once while i was eating curried meat with eggplants
a mint leave stuck to an eggplant and i accidentally ate the mint leaf
it just came out whole the next day when i used the bathroom
i was suprised it was still whole just like new
lol my stomach did not digest it any at all

thai people call msg accent
and thai people put msg=accent and fish sauce in every recipe

[daisy]

well i cooked lemon grass chicken soup tonight for dinner
i have a full stomach now so i will write the recipe on here
lemon grass chicken soup
buy a pack of chicken wings
set the chicken wings one at a time on a cuttting board and use a sharp cleaver to chop the chicken wings in half
thai people usually chop them into three peices yet i do not like my chicken pieces too small so i just chop each chicken wing in half

boil a half pot of water with lemon grass in it for 15-30 minutes
then drop the pieces of chicken wings into it
add accent and fish sauce
and boil it for around 20-30 more minutes
it is a good lemon chicken soup
you can not eat the lemon grass stalks
so you can remove them out of the pot if you want
especially if you have children so they do not accidentally eat them

serve with cooked white rice
you can buy the lemon grass at the thai store
it comes shaped in hard dry stalks
about the size of asparagus spears yet it is clear yellowish not green
yet it turns the color green after it is cooked

if you do not want to mess with chopping chicken wings
you can use whole pieces of chicken in this recipe
like example whole thighs

[daisy]

o.k. i guess my next recipe will be a thai salad
they are so good i will make one soon
and i will write the recipe on here soon

[daisy]

yeah sometimes i used to think anima eternae at vnnf should have at least tried to make friends with me some
because i could have taught him how to cook asian thai food
lol i sometimes used to think
i act more asian than anima eternae
because i eat thai food alot
yep they don't never know what they are missing
some act like albinos are just freaks that do not know anything
and that albinos were unworthy of any friendships

[daisy]

oh that reminds me since i was a little nausea this morning
i made a small pot of egg drop soup
egg drop soup is what i often eat when i am sick or after surgeries
egg drop soup
* boil a small pot of chicken broth
either broth leftover from chicken or canned chicken broth
* add a little accent and fish sauce to the chicken broth
* crack two or three eggs into a small bowl
* add a little accent and fish sauce to the eggs
do not stir the eggs any while they are in the bowl
* use a small spoon and just stab the eggs three or four times
* when the broth is real hot and boiling good
dump all the eggs into the hot broth
* use a fork to stir the eggs a little in the broth
* cook 3-5 minutes
* take the pot off the burner, let it cool some and eat it

sometimes you can add sliced green onions or other stuff
for extra flavor to this recipe

egg drop soup cured nausea or illness feelings in me
especially right after i got out of the hospital
after a surgery or a colonoscopy

[daisy]

i have a nervous stomach and i felt too sick to eat today
yet i still ate egg drop soup and lemongrass chicken soup
so i feel alot better now
tomorrow i might start back eating more whole foods again
instead of just soups
i believe
thai food is alot more healthier for me than some american foods

my body was craving calcium today so i drank some milk
and took two calcium pills
now my body is craving fruit
so i am going to eat a small can of pears
i need to buy me some apples soon

[daisy]

sometimes when my body is craving calcium
i eat this:
chocolate milkshake
i put chocolate ice cream and milk in the blender and make a milk shake
grilled cheese sandwich
i put butter on both sides of two pieces of bread
and sprinkle galic powder on both the pieces of bread
put a little butter in a frying pan to fry a grill cheese sandwich
i only use one piece of cheese
because i just can not eat alot of cheese at one time

[daisy]

some of my friends went fishing and gave me some flounders
i know most people clean fish outside yet since i have 2 dogs
and grandchildren that come and visit me
i do not want fish scales in my yard
i scaled these fish inside the sink
good thing i have deep sinks
because only a little bit of the scales got on the counter
* scale fish=scrape all the fish scales off the fish skin with a knife
* cut the fish stomach
and clean all the fish guts out of the fish stomach
and run water over all the fish including inside guts to rinse fish clean
* dip the fish in stirred up egg yolk
* dip the fish in white cornmeal (sometimes i use yellow cornmeal)
* let the grease get hot in the frying pan
* drop the fish in to fry
cook fish good and brown - the browner the crispier
hot thai fish topping
if you have a pestal like i have you can beat garlic and peppers in it
if you do not have a pestal
* on the cutting board peel, crush, and slice up 5 pieces of a fesh garlic clove
* on the cutting board slice up 5 thai chili peppers
and throw away their stems
* put a small amount of grease in a frying pan
* dump garlic and thai chili peppers into the grease
and stir while frying for just a second
* when it is good and hot and smoking with strong fumes that almost burn your eyes add 1 cup of water
* add a little accent and fish sauce
* add alot of thai black soy sauce
and stir it into the water alot in the frying pan
* remove frying pan from burner, let cool
and use this sauce to pour over top of the cooked fish before serving
this thai fish topping is hot from the thai chili peppers
* serve with cooked white rice

fryed fish really taste the best deep fryed
in one of those butane gas deep fryers
yet i do not always feel like getting it out of the garage and firing it up
to deep fry everytime, only sometimes and usually on a weekend

[daisy]

one of my friends kept telling me that i eat white rice too much
once he gave me a bag of brown rice and told me it was healthier for me

so for about 8 years straight
i stopped eating white rice and thai food
and started eating american food again and i gained weight
now that for 2 years straight
i have been back to eating white rice and thai food alot again
i have lost weight and most of my pants are loose now and falling off me
white rice and thai food helps keeps me and asians a little bit skinnier
and i need that because
my prednisone steriod medicine makes me fatter yet stronger
those steriods really do make me stronger
once right after hurricane fran
my doctor gave me two 100size needles of steriod shots
when i went home i saw about 6 of my neighbors trying to lift a big boat off of the top of a car (from hurricane fran)
they could not lift it and gave up and walked off back toward their homes
i walked over there and lifted the big boat off the top of the car
all by myself
most of my neighbors had walked off and went back home yet
the man that owned the boat was so amazed when he saw me lift that big boat off the top of that car all by myself
he ran up to me and said how did you do that
i told him because i just got back from the doctors office and
the doctor gave me 2 big steriod shots
lol those 2 big steriod shots made me stronger
like the incredible haulk that day

i do not take steriods just to make me stronger than others though
because of my stomach problems
sometimes i have to take steriods just to stay alive

[sandra]

chef daisy whats cooking
i'm cooking cookies today for the kiddies

[daisy]

sweets sandra
yeah i like making cup cakes for the kids too