Thursday, April 05, 2007

Completely unrelated side note, Beau just took Jesse into the nursery to change his diaper after feeding him a bottle. I’m enjoying listening to them talk* to each other through the monitor.

* Beau does the talking; Jesse does the cooing.

OK, back to the topic of Thai cooking. I like Thai food, but we’re on a budget so I’ve been wanting to figure out how to make things at home. While at Wegmans on Sunday, I spent some time inspecting the A Taste of Thai seasoning packets and bottles of sauce. I knew I wanted Pad Thai, but I wanted to try some other things, too. I bought the Chicken and Rice Seasoning - the packet promised a one pot meal in 30 minutes and that is exactly what we got. It was delicious! I also bought the Peanut Sauce Mix and a packet of something spicier that I’m not finding on their website found it - Spicy Peanut Bake.

It’s tempting to try one again tonight, but I don’t want to wear out our enthusiasm for the flavors, so I’m probably going to do salmon instead. That also depends on how the afternoon goes work-wise.

If you like Thai food but have been nervous to try making it at home, give these seasoning packets and sauces a try.