I have this little list tacked up on my fridge (sadly there's no photo, not even a crappy blackberry photo). It lists all the dishes I had hoped to attempt (and dare I say...perfect) over the course of my "no eating out" edict during Lent. Off the top of my head, I remember: waffles, pancakes, biscuits, patatas bravas, and drunken noodle.
Embarrassingly, I only attempted (and in the case of biscuits, I'd say nearly perfected) the first three. If you search for a patatas bravas recipe, the wide array you'll find is, in my mind, overwhelming. I typically check a few different recipes each time I'm trying something new to get a handle on possible variations, but there were just too many in this case. I decided I'd just have to visit Jaleo often to devise my own approach.
I can't recall what my excuse was in the case of the drunken noodle dish. It's my favorite Thai dish, and one of the things I probably missed most during Lent. I suspect sheer laziness likely won out in this battle.
BUT, great news. Well, great for me anyways. Allie decided to try and make it, and it was amazing. She found this recipe, and we made a trip to the local H Mart to round up supplies. We didn't find everything we were looking for (looking at you, mini corn and young green peppercorns), and spent a lengthy amount of time contemplating the overwhelming plethora of soy sauce/oyster sauce options. Following many "oh what the heck, let's try it" proclaimations, we found ourselves facing one of the area's more tenacious storms this summer. The lightning/thunder were seemingly right on top of us, and I've literally never seen it rain harder in my life. We made a run for it, and subsequently looked like we had showered in our clothes. The soy sauce, however, was fine.
While the ingredient list looks daunting, I think I speak for Allie accurately when I say it was fairly easy (if a bit heavy on the prep work), and really delicious. We used regular Thai basil and skipped the mini corn and green peppercorns with no real impact (in our opinions). We did a soy sauce taste test, though, and we're here to tell you that the recipe calls for different varieties for a reason. It definitely gets the LKTC seal of approval, and I'll hopefully try making it myself soon.
For dessert, I brought the chocolate red pepper gelato that I made a while back. I already knew Allie would love it, but Alicia was a fan, too, and couldn't get over the tickling sensation the red pepper left behind.
Never one to be satisfied for long with any singular kitchen success, tonight I tackle the "jacked up cookies and cream" ice cream recipe...
Embarrassingly, I only attempted (and in the case of biscuits, I'd say nearly perfected) the first three. If you search for a patatas bravas recipe, the wide array you'll find is, in my mind, overwhelming. I typically check a few different recipes each time I'm trying something new to get a handle on possible variations, but there were just too many in this case. I decided I'd just have to visit Jaleo often to devise my own approach.
I can't recall what my excuse was in the case of the drunken noodle dish. It's my favorite Thai dish, and one of the things I probably missed most during Lent. I suspect sheer laziness likely won out in this battle.
BUT, great news. Well, great for me anyways. Allie decided to try and make it, and it was amazing. She found this recipe, and we made a trip to the local H Mart to round up supplies. We didn't find everything we were looking for (looking at you, mini corn and young green peppercorns), and spent a lengthy amount of time contemplating the overwhelming plethora of soy sauce/oyster sauce options. Following many "oh what the heck, let's try it" proclaimations, we found ourselves facing one of the area's more tenacious storms this summer. The lightning/thunder were seemingly right on top of us, and I've literally never seen it rain harder in my life. We made a run for it, and subsequently looked like we had showered in our clothes. The soy sauce, however, was fine.
While the ingredient list looks daunting, I think I speak for Allie accurately when I say it was fairly easy (if a bit heavy on the prep work), and really delicious. We used regular Thai basil and skipped the mini corn and green peppercorns with no real impact (in our opinions). We did a soy sauce taste test, though, and we're here to tell you that the recipe calls for different varieties for a reason. It definitely gets the LKTC seal of approval, and I'll hopefully try making it myself soon.
See, isn't it pretty? (don't mind the awful phone photo)
My contributions were small, but complimentary (of course I'd say that, but you're going to either have to trust me here, or make all of it yourself to test my assertion). I made Asian slaw with ginger peanut dressing, which was light but spicy, and a good starter for the drunken noodle. I actually cut the honey and oil quantities in half, and we didn't notice any impact on flavor or quantity of dressing. Luckily I realized last-minute that I accidentally bought parsley instead of cilantro at H Mart, and managed to correct my novice error. Not only do I loathe parsley, but it would've tasted awful in this dish.
it was also a bit chopping intensive...
but overall, worth the effort!
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