March 12, 2005

Semi-Homemade Thai

I really wanted to make something special for James tonight since he is working so hard, but I was kind of tired myself, so I opted for a little help from "Taste of Thai." The kit comes with dried noodles and a packet of sauce, but I did the rest. I first boiled the nooodles and set them aside, leaving them somewhat firm since I was going to cook them more later. Then, I stir-fried some chicken, tofu, bean sprouts and egg. When they were done, I added the noodles to the wok. Then, I added the sauce and stir-fried everything together for about 15 minutes. I topped it all with fresh torn cilantro, crushed peanuts, and lime wedges. Basically, I got my help from the sauce, but I chose to add a little sugar to make it sweeter.

I completed the meal with some frozen shumai and some homemade Thai iced tea. Yummy! James was very pleased and is now back to work on a project for his master's degree, but I'm going to interrupt him shortly for some peanut butter M&M brownies I made earlier.

Pad Thai 1.jpg

Pad Thai 2.jpg

Check out the teaswap blog, as I posted about a tearoom I went to today and there are some yummy pictures. :-)

Posted by Hannah at March 12, 2005 10:02 PM
Comments

oo shumai is my favourite when we are at our favourite chinese place :)

Posted by: letti at March 12, 2005 10:19 PM

Oh, wow, does that ever look GOOD!

Posted by: Leslie at March 13, 2005 12:18 PM

It most certainly does look yummy. You ROCK with your cooking!!

Posted by: Michelle at March 13, 2005 01:54 PM

Okay, now I'm hungry and it is no where near dinner. Wonder if I could convince dh that we should go Thai tonight. We actually have a restaurant in town that is quite impressive. Just not in the mood to cook right now... especially if I can get someone else to do it. (Will keep my eyes open for this kit though. Never know when I will want to earn a few brownie points.

;)

Posted by: A Touch of Style at March 13, 2005 03:03 PM

It looks awesome Hannah!

Posted by: Linda at March 13, 2005 05:58 PM

YUM!!! You are so good with your cooking, girl- I am so impressed. :) Now I want some of those peanut butter M&M brownies, mmmm :)

Posted by: girl from florida at March 13, 2005 07:22 PM

good job hannah, semi homemade is still homemade :) it looks great. yum!

Posted by: stef at March 13, 2005 10:16 PM

I bought that Thai kitchen premix last week too! Looks good, babe. I am going to try it soon!!

Posted by: Penny at March 13, 2005 11:49 PM