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We just came back from Hua Hin. Really good and fresh sea food. Very yummy with a nice rounded soft taste.
 
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BIG thanks to ExpatOilRetiree who proved his exquisite taste not only by marrying a beautiful girl but also by siring a beautiful daughter and last not least by suggesting what excellent mushrooms are locally available.

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5 hours ago, Naam said:

BIG thanks to ExpatOilRetiree who proved his exquisite taste not only by marrying a beautiful girl but also by siring a beautiful daughter and last not least by suggesting what excellent mushrooms are locally available.

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Your are most welcome and thanks a lot for your kind words. The wife is forever beautiful and the little girl you met is fast growing up, shining as a little Christmas star in her own happy way. She just turned 3 years old a few week ago.

Thanks to you sharing your financial wisdom we can now live happily ever after and I can add retiree as the last line on my CV.

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in celebration of new products at my local makro tonight we have bean salad with artichoke hearts...inconceivable at one time with limited resources and now here's uptown tutsiwarrior with canned garbanzos, artichoke hearts and everything, locally sourced...

 

get canned garbanzos and artichoke hearts from makro...I had a 500g bag of dried red kidney beans (at local talat and at tescos) and used those (canned red kidneys are also available at makro), used about 2 - 3 cooked handfuls and put the rest in the freezer fer future use in chilli or in a bean curry (rajma)...get the long green beans from the market, use about half a bunch, steamed...then inna large mixing bowl mix the beans and a drained jar of quartered artichoke hearts with green onions and a green bell pepper (also at makro, hurrah! my local talat veg vendor has them sometimes but I think that she gets them from makro) to give about a kilo of salad...

 

inna separate bowl whisk equal parts of ex virg olive oil and red wine vinegar with a handful of mashed garlic...splash some bottled lime juice and add cumin, pepper, local dried flaked red pepper and salt (tsp of sugar if desired) and let sit fer a bit to have the flavors mix...

 

pour the dressing over the vegetables and mix...a prelim taste before refrigerating indicates that this one will be a monster...

 

back in the 'old country' bean salad preparation was always easy as all sorts of cooked canned beans are available...useta be over here only dried beans were available with lengthy soaking and cooking and then, despair...but, not anymore...I really love a nice bean salad; sooo good and so good fer ye...excellent bowel movements among other significant benefits...

 

 

 

 

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and a monster bean salad it is! I keep eating mouthfuls to try and get what it was that makes it so special...and I can't put my finger on it, looks like the dressing ingredients came together just right...no measuring, just eyeballing...them artichoke hearts give things a boost...

 

looks like I'm gonna finish that kilo of bean salad with artichoke hearts before anything else...reheated flour tortillas on the side...

 

with an artichoke tattoo...'born to be wild'...

 

 

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On 12/18/2017 at 12:41 PM, Michaelaway said:

"...sooo good and so good fer ye...excellent bowel movements among other significant benefits..."

 

TMI... :sleep:

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have I got a bowel movement fer youuuu!

 

still workin' on that bean salad...can't be beat...real nice with any kinda flatbread ye got...

 

looks like I'll make a red kidney bean curry (rajma) with the left over frozen beans...

 

 

 

 

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made that kidney bean rajma last night and quite nice...but ran outta cooking gas right when I was with the onions, garlic, ginger and spices...'poof'...

 

as usual tutsi has been with the vodka all afternoon and is afraid of the stairs in the best of times, a steep shop house ascent...the 19 y.o. niece to the rescue: 'darling! help 'ol uncle tutsi!...' and she grabs the hot pot and runs up the stairs to the upstairs kitchen...amazingly agile these youngsters...

 

later with the simmered beans she grabs the pot and runs down the stairs...tutsi wants to hug and genuflect with appreciation but she grins and sez: 'get outta here uncle tutsi, ye just want an excuse to grab me bum...'

 

agile and remarkably aware...

 

 

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cauli, potato and chick pea curry...use any standard aloo gobi recipe but add whole fenugreek and ground sweet paprika (both at makro) to the mixture...heavenly...

 

check out the canned beans at yer local makro specially the red kidneys and the garbanzos (chick peas)...makes the easy preparation of a splendid bean salad now a real possibility...

 

 

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redneck upcountry Thailand nachos...

 

crumbled Haitai saltine crackers (at tesco), cover with any grated cheese (a processed slice or two would do) and top with naam prik complete with sliced hot chiles...pop in the microwave fer a minute...and enjoy...

 

haven't tried them meself but sounds like a great idea...

 

 

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new year's day bean salad...

 

stumble outta bed about 2pm to find that there's not much in the cupboard...fergot to go to the talat before the holiday and stock up...but the corner shop has always got plenty of gilbey's vodka and marlboros...

 

and then noticed that there was a bag of red kidney beans and a can of garbanzos and a jar of artichoke hearts and I was in business...

 

boiled the beans after a short soak...took about 2 hours to get them right, drain and rinse...then drain and rinse the chick peas...toss in the mixing bowl with the quartered artichoke hearts and a withered green pepper from the bottom of the veg bin in the fridge and a chopped yellow onion...spring (green) onions are preferred but on new year's day ye gots to make do with what ye got...

 

then the dressing; olive oil and red wine vinegar and half a head of smashed garlic...ground cumin, salt, pepper, and dried flaked red chile...shake inna big mayo jar and let sit fer a few mins then dress the vegs and pop in the fridge...that'll do me for supper tonight...gonna havta make some more chapattis...

 

happy new year and bon apetit, everyone!...no one shall be a slave to the local cuisine! check out yer local ingredients and make what ye want when ye want it! I'm gonna get me a tow truck and a couple of pit bulls and open Tutsi's Ribs, Chicken and Burgerlandia!!!

 

 

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2 hours ago, MaeJoMTB said:

Been perfecting toffee over the Xmas period. With and without chocolate.

 

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Toffee can be made by boiling a tin of condensed milk I think.

 

My Nan used to make it in trays and then smash it up. We used to love going to Nana's.

 

Your toffee looks great, but how did it taste?

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12 hours ago, grollies said:

Toffee can be made by boiling a tin of condensed milk I think.

My Nan used to make it in trays and then smash it up. We used to love going to Nana's.

Your toffee looks great, but how did it taste?

Tastes exactly like the stuff we bought when we were kids, the bar that came with a little hammer.

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I have just had a disgusting McDonalds signature double burger -I do this maybe once a year and think why did I eat this disgusting food.
This will be the last time .
Did the same mistake.
If I go to McDonald's which happens maybe once a year I eat a Big Mac.
At least you know what to expect
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1 hour ago, CLW said:

Did the same mistake.
If I go to McDonald's which happens maybe once a year I eat a Big Mac.
At least you know what to expect

when ye go to macdonalds ye gotsta stick to the basics...2 regular cheese burgers will do me...if I start with the big macs and etc then the digestive problems begin...

 

tonight: chilli with the frozen left over red kidney beans not used in the new years day bean salad...with 500g of ground beef from makro and fresh tomatoes, onions, loadsa garlic, dried flaked red chile and a little bit of cumin (tons of recipes on google)...a perennial favorite/comfort food, excellent with any homade flatbread...

 

 

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1 hour ago, masterpasser said:

I have just had a disgusting McDonalds signature double burger -I do this maybe once a year and think why did I eat this disgusting food.

This will be the last time .

Had a Burger King XT burger last month. The one with the fried onions is fantastic. Best franchised burger I've ever eaten. McDonald's, forget it.

 

Going to Chon Buri this weekend, might treat myself again :smile:.

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38 minutes ago, vogie said:

I cure my own bacon, just invested in a slicer. Delicious.

 

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@vogie I've cured bacon three times, once using a dry rub, second time a wet cure and third time back to dry rub. I found the dry rub best but I'm struggling with the right cut of meat. I've used belly pork type cut previously.

 

I dry cure with salt, ground pepper, honey and, tried once, celery (for preservative properties).

 

Last time the bacon cooked a bit hard and salty. Soak well after dry cure maybe....? 24 hours...?

 

What cut do you use and do you order it especially if not a standard cut? I have a pork supplier who can give me different cuts of meat maybe.

 

Yours must be good if you've invested in a slicer.

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