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Beef Noodle Soup - The Final Product

Submitted by spicedocadmin
on Tue, 04/21/2009 - 03:30

Here are the pictures of the lovely spicy, aromatic, deeeeelicious beef noodle soup (with broth made from scratch and cooked for 3 hours). I have added a picture of an amazing product I found in the store the other day for those of you that don't have the time or inclination to cook the broth from scratch: Gia Vi Nau Pho (in Vietnamese), "Instant Beef Flavor Paste", the brand is Por Kwan and you can find it in most Asian groceries.....

Beef Noodle Soup - good for your blood & digestion!

Submitted by spicedocadmin
on Tue, 04/21/2009 - 02:07

I owe the inspiration to cook this at home to my friend Enisha - before this I always enjoyed eating Thai beef noodles, but I had never made them at home and I loved making a plethora of other noodles. Now beef noodle soup is at the top of my noodle dishes when having a noodle attack! Since the weather is still slightly cool and it's very important to eat warm foods when it's cold outside to protect your digestion, I am still making soups. In the middle of winter I'll tend towards a more hearty stew, but Thai beef noodles can be eaten in warm and/or cool weather because while they keep you warm they don't weigh you down.......

Matilda the Chili Plant

Submitted by spicedocadmin
on Tue, 04/21/2009 - 01:56

Matilda is my first attempt to grow chilies at home. She is a Thai chili plant of the C. Frutescens variety (C standing for Capiscum which is the plant genus under which the chili falls). She was born in Indianapolis and spent most of her summer in 2008 outside on our back porch, but due to moving to chilly Chicago and being kept indoors next to a heater as well as being left a few times for 2 weeks at a go, she eventually lost all her leaves. She did produce many chilies.....

Welcome to my chili-obsessed world!

Submitted by spicedocadmin
on Mon, 04/20/2009 - 15:21

So, I recently came to terms with being insanely addicted to chilies and before I delve into this realization I want to point out that chili can be spelled chile or chilli, and some people go so far as to spell it chili with one L (yep, that's what I just did). So, back to the addiction I am referring to in which I likely indulge in two if not three times a day. While I do appreciate subtle and beautiful cuisines such as the French (and being married to a half Frenchie I have to even more so!), I miss my chilies when I am there...

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