http://www.crumblycookie.net/2008/01/02/prepping-and-chopping-and-prepping/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:56:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.crumblycookie.net/2008/01/02/prepping-and-chopping-and-prepping/#comment-68 suzy Mon, 19 Jan 2009 18:52:20 +0000 http://crumblycookie.wordpress.com/2008/01/02/prepping-and-chopping-and-prepping/#comment-68 i read your blog 'cover to cover' (i'm sick and in bed, which explains the free time) and i love your recipes and photos. food photos are the one thing i still struggle with, i love how you improved on that 100% (no offence:), the most recent pictures are simply amazing! as to the pad thai, i love it and always order it in restaurants but was always scared of making it at home...that is untill i came across a recipe from one of my 'asian' cook books. you're right, it takes time to line up the ingredients, but man it's worth it! i made mine with chicken, browned it in a wok with some garlic and lime juice, then i added the noodles, then a dash of thick soya sauce (didn't have any fish sauce), lime juice, ground cashews and the eggs. served with more peanuts and some fresh coriander. i've made it before with some sort of 'ready to use' bottled 'pad thai' sauce and it absolute crap, so i was pleasantly surprised that this version turned out so yummy! i'm looking forward to making it with tofu and prawns! i read your blog ‘cover to cover’ (i’m sick and in bed, which explains the free time) and i love your recipes and photos. food photos are the one thing i still struggle with, i love how you improved on that 100% (no offence:), the most recent pictures are simply amazing!
as to the pad thai, i love it and always order it in restaurants but was always scared of making it at home…that is untill i came across a recipe from one of my ‘asian’ cook books. you’re right, it takes time to line up the ingredients, but man it’s worth it! i made mine with chicken, browned it in a wok with some garlic and lime juice, then i added the noodles, then a dash of thick soya sauce (didn’t have any fish sauce), lime juice, ground cashews and the eggs. served with more peanuts and some fresh coriander.
i’ve made it before with some sort of ‘ready to use’ bottled ‘pad thai’ sauce and it absolute crap, so i was pleasantly surprised that this version turned out so yummy! i’m looking forward to making it with tofu and prawns!

]]> http://www.crumblycookie.net/2008/01/02/prepping-and-chopping-and-prepping/#comment-67 not a chinese burrito « Fri, 18 Jan 2008 13:11:23 +0000 http://crumblycookie.wordpress.com/2008/01/02/prepping-and-chopping-and-prepping/#comment-67 [...] shrimp off the shelf for me is a mystery. Then, as I was checking out, she asked if I was making pad thai. Apparently little white girls have one use for dried shrimp and one use only. I said I was, and [...] [...] shrimp off the shelf for me is a mystery. Then, as I was checking out, she asked if I was making pad thai. Apparently little white girls have one use for dried shrimp and one use only. I said I was, and [...]

]]> http://www.crumblycookie.net/2008/01/02/prepping-and-chopping-and-prepping/#comment-66 Bexxie Wed, 02 Jan 2008 17:53:20 +0000 http://crumblycookie.wordpress.com/2008/01/02/prepping-and-chopping-and-prepping/#comment-66 I love pad thai and this recipe looks really good! I will have to try it out. I love pad thai and this recipe looks really good! I will have to try it out.

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