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  1. My cousin took me out for a Thai lunch. Everything was amazing. He ordered cashew shrimp, beef with kailan, but I was completely blown away by this steamed fish. The flavor and presentation was spectacular. It came to the table bubbling hot from the charcoal in the lower pan. The succulent tender fish was bathed in a fragrant spicy sweet sour broth.

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    I'm still in a blissful mood after the wonderful Thai iced coffee we had to end our meal.

  2. Oh my word, aliwaks!! Burned, poked & choked (potentially)... :sad:

    No mention of dessert fondue. Anyone partake in the Franklin Mint as Sandy recommended? Can you go just for some chocolate fondue, and/or would it be worth it?

  3. Hi Wendy,

    Last year for my birthday, I made these cuke cups...they've got cream cheese & tuna seasoned with Old Bay.

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    The labneh and tobiko sounds wonderful, gus_tatory! And, I love your idea of tuna tartare, Wendy!

  4. prasantrin, yes that's the chocolate in the cream colored triangular box.

    Lorna, I don't have fleur de sel, but I did a taste comparison with what I do have.

    I found that the Hawaiian pink and Cerulean Seas salts had a very sharp, clean saltiness. No distinct difference between the two, whereas the Baleine was smooth. All three tasted good with the chocolate, but the crunch of the larger crystals of the Hawaiian pink was most pleasurable.

    You might be right about the color, too. It's just pretty.

    How does fleur de sel taste?

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  5. What's the difference between hashbrowns and homefries?

    I think fifi's post (the third post in the topic) on the Hash Brown topic sort of answers this.

    Oooh, grated hash browns, cottage fries, pressed potatoes, and even radish hash browns.... they all sound delicious. Thanks so much for the link, Susan!

    I just noticed people are posting their Dinners! and here we are just finishing up breakfast on the other side of the world!

    This morning we had slow cooked oatmeal with fried apple topping. The apples were cooked in french butter and have cinnamon, walnuts and almonds.

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    Percy, I want a bite of your breakfast, splendid that! :wub:

  6. We had a whole bunch of bananas, so after making loaves of banana bread, muffins, and fritters, I decided to make barongko. Sort of a mousse/souffle made of pureed bananas blended with coconut milk, eggs, sugar, vanilla, cardamom and cinnamon. Steamed in banana leaves, it's very light and kind of like a banana tamale?!

    Sometimes served for dessert, but we had it for breakfast this morning.

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  7. One time I whipped up some butter with Sriracha sauce to put on some grilled chicken and fish. No one could figure out what this delicious, complex concoction was. I don't remember if I ever 'fessed up. :biggrin:

    Oooh, that sounds really good. I'm gonna try that tonight! Thanks, Linda!

  8. I like to make up a batch of garlic, ginger, soy sauce butter that goes really well with grilled fish and chicken. Sometimes I'll throw in some chopped cilantro, too.

    My family likes cinnamon honey butter for fresh out of the oven breads/buttermilk-baking powder biscuits and pancakes/waffles.

  9. Pein, heheh...I knew what you meant, also remember that I'm in Java, therefore, I drink real coffee...none of that nonsense stuff! :wacko:

    SB=Starbucks...which we happen to have here, as a matter of fact, down the street from my office. But you didn't hear that from me, ok? :wink:

    So, should I try the Chik Kut Teh, yea or nay?

  10. Danger danger Yetty...

    for some, and I don't count myself amongst them anymore, though I once was... chik kut teh can be like asking for a double de-caf triple skinny soy latte-mocha-cino....

    I don't even know what that is, (some SB concoction? :wink: ) and that's a good thing! :laugh:

    I promise not to THROW OUT THE SOUP, so can we talk just a little about chik-kut-teh?

    Since you promised not to TOTS....

    Yes, you can cook with chicken instead. Some brands have a different combination of spices for Chik Kut Teh. Will check out the difference during the weekend's grocery run.

    Thanks, Tepee. There were some packets for Bak Kut Teh, and since I don't do Bak, wasn't sure if the herbs could be used for Chik.

    I'm right there with you on the aromatherapeutic effects of a chinese herbal/medicine shop. We've been frequenting our favorite sinshe lately, and I always look forward to spending some time in there. Sometimes invigorating, sometimes mellowing...always pleasurable.

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