#tom yam

[pickingupspacetrash]

[askwhatsforlunch]

Tom Yam Kung

Spicy and fragrant, this hearty Tom Yam Kung make a deliciously comforting dinner on a chill night, and also brings back fond memories of visiting our parents in Laos a few years ago! Happy Tueasday!

Ingredients (serves 2):

500 grams/1.10 pound fresh prawns

1 1/2 tablespoon toasted sesame oil

1 thumb-sized piece fresh ginger

1 large stalk fresh lemongrass

1 large shallot

6 leaves kaffir lime

1/3 hot chili pepper

1 heaped teaspoon tomato paste

1 lime

1 tablespoon nuoc mam (fish sauce)

1/2 tablespoon soy sauce

1 cup coconut milk

1 cup water

1/2 tablespoon demerara sugar

Peel fresh prawns, and rinse them under cold water. Drain thoroughly in a colander; set aside.

In a large pot over medium-high heat, heat toasted sesame oil.

Peel ginger, and cut it into very thin slices. Add ginger to the pot, and fry, a couple of minutes.

Cut lemongrass stalk into large bits, and slit each with a sharp knife. Add to the pot, and cook, 1 minute.

Peel and finely chop shallot. Stir into the pot, and fry, a couple of minutes more.

Finely chop hot chili pepper, and add to the pot, along with kaffir lime leaves.

Then, add reserved prawns, and cook, stirring often to coat in spices and oil, until the prawns turn a bright pink colour.

Stir in tomato paste, and cook out, 1 minute.

Thoroughly squeeze in the juice of the lime, and add nuoc mam and soy sauce, to deglaze. Cook, 1 minute more.

Finally, stir in coconut milk and water, and bring to the boil.

Once boiling, reduce heat to low, cover with a lid, and simmer, at least 30 minutes.

Stir in demerara sugar until completely dissolved.

Serve Tom Yam Kung hot.

[55madworks]

ワイフと新百合ヶ丘まで歩いて行き、

塾のテストを終えたムスコに会い、

そのままお花見をしつつ麻生川沿いを歩いて柿生へ。

お腹をしっかりすかせてからコォアターウォンでランチ。

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[nathandulce]

Bangkok 2024

The one and only time I visited Bangkok was in 2012 when I did an excessive amount of shopping, while Joan kept revisiting the Naraya boutique, and I thought I was being very adventurous when I tried a live shrimp salad from a street vendor only to become very sick and come down with a viral fever for an entire week.

So when I decided to revisit Bangkok this year, I was all sorts of nervous, I mean, could you blame me?

I made sure I had packed sufficient amounts of first aid like my charcoal pills, paracetamol, etc and refrained from eating anything from the street stalls... But I am no way hinting that Bangkok is a dirty or unhygienic place; I just happened to figure out that I have a very sensitive stomach as I coursed through the river of my adult life in my 20s.

My very first meal in Bangkok: a simple bowl of Thai boat noodles at MBK shopping centre. Needless to say, it was delicious.

There was a pet fair going on at Siam Square which I happened to pass by when I was walking around aimlessly. Tortoises are one of my favourite animals.

Snakes are my favourite animals too! This is a giant anaconda and he was just curious about the outside world (all the humans walking around must have smelled delicious to him).

Siam Center at dusk.

Went to a small local bar located in one of the Bangkok Suburbs where they didn't have an actual menu, but the attentive bartender was more than happy to make drink recommendations or serve us drinks of our choice. My partner and I spent quite a few hours here sitting at the outdoor bar (they have indoor seating as well with a live band on some nights) just chatting and enjoying the warm night breeze.

Stayed at this cute boutique hotel called Nine Design Place which was located on a very quiet street away from the hustle and bustle of downtown BKK, and yet within walking distance to MBK Centre (less than 10 mins) and to train stations. The owner of the hotel was a former flight stewardess who takes great pride in her business and it really shows in the quality of the rooms and services. She insisted that my partner and I try their mango sticky rice dessert before we left the premises for the day and it was pretty good!

Typical BKK traffic in the middle of the day. And also, the weather was 38 degrees (celcius).

Delicious Thai food @ Somtam Bangkok located at Siam Square.

Thailand doing things right. Yes to marriage equality!

Thankfully I made it through the trip without getting sick, but also because I was a little more careful about where I was eating. I even ate a local chicken rice shop located in a back alley and was expecting my stomach to churn, but I was actually alright.

I guess I was just being paranoid.

Bangkok is cool. I'll love to visit again.

[theramenrater]

shrimpy!

[scenesandscreens]

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life (2003)

"I'm not leaving you because I couldn't kill you. I'm leaving you because I could."

Director - Jan de Bont, Cinematography - David Tattersall

[sillyautisticsoftshell05]

Haven’t posted any art in awhile so, here you go.

[im-goin-mad]

period cravings this, pregnancy cravings that... what about ovulation cravings?? why do i want scrambled egg

[blak-pawed-stuffed-lion]

Meggitron

Taste salty

[featheredneststudio]

spicy prawn tom yam soup

[pickingupspacetrash]

[isabob]

Xander glazing at Tom, his skin that's almost pale as the moon, hair dark like the night sky, eyes brown as coffee beans. And my merlin his smile, Xander felt like melting right in the spot. Don't get the white haired boy wrong he saw Tom as a friend, he just thinks he's pretty.... Like an angel, he was an angel.

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What a foolish boy.

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[hoghvnter]

my tummy hurts

[cassettestoredayde]

spicy prawn tom yam soup

[legitprick]

Tom Yam Campur

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