So, I tried to make Tom Kha last night. I went shopping for ingredients yesterday and I didn't find galangal or fresh lemongrass (and I didn't want the stuff in the tube) so I substituted ginger (worked out fine) and lime peel (made it a little bitter). All in all, however, it was yummy! It was spicy, coconutty, and citrusy. I will continue to refine the recipe and go to the Asian market next to get the lemongrass next time.
Tonight, C has her first school dance (Festival of Awkward Social Interactions). I look forward to her account of the evening when I pick her up at the late, late hour of 9 p.m. Do you remember the straight-arm slow dance? The inevitable "crying girls" in the hallway? The bad punch doled out by members of the PTO? The creepy DJ trying to whip all the under-14 set into a musical frenzy?
Cue "The Way We Were"...
No comments:
Post a Comment