I've decided to start a blog, mostly due to the nudging of a few friends who like to hear and see how my fiddling around in the kitchen turns out. I also haven't found Facebook to be a particularly good medium for posting photos along with running commentary. So, here goes!
Today, I went out to lunch with Gautam and Steph. We went to Nam's Noodle and slurped down lots of Pho. Delicious! I think I might have to try my hand at making it myself in the near future. I've gotten my chicken and veggie stocks down pat, so I think it's time to move on to the challenge of beef. Anyhow, an hour or so later I step back out into the warm sunshine and find myself leisurely walking back to the car, belly full of broth and beef and noodles and basil and bean sprouts and . . . yum. I thought about going home to take a nap, but, since I was already pretty close to Park street, I decided instead to jaunt on over to the Korean grocery.
I crave kimchi on a regular basis, probably because it is one of the best things ever invented. How can you go wrong with fermented cabbage, hot sauce, and garlic? The reason I went into the Korean grocery the first time on Park street was to feed my kimchi addiction. Out of curiosity, I also happened to pick up a bag of loose tea, Genmaicha--a mix of green tea and roasted brown rice. Guess what else I'm addicted to now? What a fantastic mix of flavors, not to mention how wonderful it is when paired with kimchi! This time around, I went into the Korean grocery for a Genmaicha refill. I also found something else, corn tea. I remembered that David had mentioned having some at a local Thai restaurant and really liking it, so I picked some up. If you could have seen David's face when he saw what I found! I think it made his day.
I also was out of Basmati rice, but the Korean market didn't have any, so I drove on over to India House, my Indian grocery store of choice. They recently moved into a newer, larger location, and this was the first time I've been in the new place. After finding everything I needed, I headed towards the register, whereupon I was offered a large slice of mango from the guy behind the counter, who was cutting one up. Man oh man, was it fantastically ripe and delicious! All the mangos at the whitey grocery stores are green and stone-hard, and would probably rot before ripening. It didn't take much convincing me to add a couple to my basket. He offered to sell a whole box of them (for a really great price), but I didn't think I could go through that many mangoes that quickly. Boy, was I wrong!
The first mango, "before":
and, about 5 minutes later,
"after":
I made the second mango into a lassi (a yogurt-based smoothie drink), which I'm drinking now. It'll take me a few more tries to perfect the recipe, so I won't post it yet. I believe I'll be going back soon to buy a whole box!
Until next time~
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