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Last meal for our house guest, who returns to Maine tomorrow. Andrew's Goa curry, with salmon, shrimp, and Thai eggplant. Spice paste was garlic, dried red chiles, coriander and cumin seed, black peppercorns, and turmeric. Curry had fried onions, coconut milk, and tamarind. Basmati rice with spinach, fried shallots, and cinnamon stick. Interesting recipe - the spinach is cooked really dry. Cucumber and ginger salad with lime juice, ginger, and mint leaves. Parsi green chutney, with grated coconut, cilantro and mint leaves, jalapeno, garlic, cumin, lime juice, and a little sugar.

Yeah, I'm sure brisket chile would be good, but it does seem like you would lose a lot of what makes smoked brisket special. I have had fantastic smoked brisket tacos, though. Perhaps that would be another option. . . . and chile con carne has its origins in carne con chile colorado.

Hope to see more of your cooking, @akp! Welcome!

Vietnamese grilled chicken (ga nuong): Chicken was marinated with lemon juice, fish sauce, oil, black pepper, salt, and sugar. I fried plantains in butter and oil, and Mrs. C air-fried broccolini (feta on mine). Dipping sauce of lemon juice, fish sauce, rice vinegar, sugar, garlic, and sliced long red chiles (not pictured).

Breakfast concoction. Sauteed sliced cabbage and onion with fermented black beans. Added in sliced jalapeno and long red chile, roasted Poblano chile, cilantro, cumin seed, black pepper, Mexican oregano, and fish sauce. Lowered the heat and then stirred in two eggs and feta. Would make again. Fermented black beans add a special something.

Welcome @KWCC!

Char siu pork, stir-fried baby bok choy, and coconut rice House guest who used to own a bakery made carrot cake. Absolutely fabulous.

Perhaps it would have been more clear to say that a Thai recipe using white peppercorns rather than chiles has ancient roots. Clearly, as you point out, such recipes persist. In his chapter in 'Curry Cuisine', David Thompson writes, "The peppercorn is indigenous to this region and was the main spicing component before the arrival of the chili in the 16th century."

Bean sprout pork and jasmine rice. This has been a staple weeknight meal for a long time. Brown ground pork with garlic, add fish sauce, white pepper, and a little sugar, and then finish with bean sprouts and scallions. I added minced jalapeno and ginger with the pork, and forgot to add the sugar. ETA: This is probably an ancient recipe since it uses white pepper rather than chiles for heat.

Stopped by our local H-Mart this afternoon and it has a whole Peruvian section with lots of aji amarillo (mild or hot!). Sadly, not close to where you are.

Shame about the aji de amarillo, but that is a lovely mural.

House guest made chicken Marsala with shiitake mushrooms. I sautéed thinly sliced zucchini with garlic and oregano. Sauce sopped up with the last of the sourdough bread.

I was craving something spicy and sweet and this was the resulting concoction. Sequentially seared or sauteed shrimp, oyster mushrooms, zucchini, and ripe plantains. Roasted Poblano chiles. Blended a sauce of long red chiles, shallot, garlic, ginger, and a little brown sugar. Fried the sauce, adding in fish sauce, white pepper, cumin, and turmeric. Mixed everything else in and then finished with cilantro. Would make again, in the unlikely event I remember what I did.

We served dinner guests a lovely meal, and I had very little to do except eat. 😉 House guest made halibut cheeks and blackened salmon salad with beets, berries, and nuts. She also made the halibut cheeks for our holiday meal, and we liked it so much we requested a repeat. Mrs. C made sourdough bread. All I contributed was cucumber salad.

Welcome, @linsen7

You have just described most of my favorite foods. 😉 But hey, what one likes is what one likes. De gustibus non disputandum est.

Tuna salad with kimchi, spicy pickles, and cucumber

Shrimp, zucchini, and Poblano chile breakfast tacos with habanero chile, onion, garlic, and Mexican oregano

Have you tried the RV Parky app? That’s what Mrs. C uses

Teddy Roosevelt National Park is spectacular. We stopped there last summer. Glad you were able to get roadside assistance, and I hope you have safe and happy travels for many years to come.

In the spirit of travel, here was our latest adventure. Blew a rear tire on the van, which immediately fell down onto the rim. Mrs. C was driving and did a great job of bringing the van to a controlled stop. The tire explosion blew off the rear quarter panel, and we saw pieces of tire fly out the front of the van at 70 mph. 🤯 After 4 hours on the shoulder of I-65 we were back on our way. Had both rear tires replaced today, and the spare is back in place for the trip home. Van projects when we get home: 1. Get a 10-ton cylinder jack and attach it securely. 2. Practice tire changes in the driveway.

We stocked up on Gulf seafood from a local market. BIL made the most delicious fried oysters. Apparently the key is to take your time drying up the liquid before coating and frying. Just a thin coating of spicy rub. Best fried oysters I’ve ever had. I made Gertie’s crab cakes with lump crabmeat. Mayo, mustard, Old Bay, Worcestershire sauce, crushed saltines, and an egg. We were short on oil so I shallow-fried in a mix of oil and butter. Spicy tartar sauce with mayo, mustard, S&P, Old Bay, Tapatio salsa, and spicy pickles. Rather than bread we ate the crab cakes in iceberg lettuce wraps. I will do that again. Edit: Oh, and baked sweet potatoes with butter. Apologies to the local seafood joint, but I liked our homemade (VRBO-made?) meal better. Sorry, no pics.

I am so glad to see your travels continue. I hope you continue to enjoy roaming to your heart’s content.

Nice! Do the shelves have a lip on the front edge? I think I would want that for open shelves.

Sorry to hear that, @SLB. Our Bluestar range top is still going strong after 20 years or so. The igniters need replacing every once in a while, but that is just one screw and a plug-in. A couple of burners have needed adjusting but that is also easy - just pull off the knob and adjust with a thin screwdriver.