When I started this blog I had no idea where I was going with it. And I still don’t. Apparently best practice dictates you have a theme. And you stick to it. So you get food blogs. You get travel blogs. Photography. Films. Books. Politics. And so on. I started by trying to be funny. That didn’t work.
So then I did a post where I made a chicken curry using a Chinese curry paste. And I got loads of likes and comments. So I carried on. But food blogs are dangerous. You eat what you make. And I don’t really do exercise posts.
So the Happiness Stan Blog has turned into a kind of food blog liberally sprinkled with observations about what is going on in the small world it lives in. It’s not an Epicurian’s delight. I cheat and cut corners where ever possible. Take Thai Curry for example. You can (and I have) create the curry paste from scratch – chop the chillis, peel the lime grass etc. Or just buy a jar of ready made and be done with it:
So to create Red Thai Curry you’ll be needing:
- One jar Red Thai Curry Paste
- Red Peppers
- Shitake mushrooms
- Onions
- Coriander
- Coconut Cream (and milk)
- Big Prawns
- Soy Sauce
First off get your brand new, copper-bottomed wok and heat up with some oil:
Chop up the veg with a nice big sharp shiny knife:
Now get a couple of spoons of red curry paste and fry gently in the wok:
Now add the veg and fry up for a few minutes:
Add the coconut (cream first, then the milk):
Once its all stirred in add the prawns:
Cook for a few mins until the prawns go pink and then serve with plain rice:
So there you go. Its not too hot (the Green Thai paste you can buy is much hotter) and it takes about 15 minutes to make (if you concentrate). Happy munching!
yum!! I tend to think red curry is too hot, so i always go for green curry.
I think the green is hotter than the red but its all personal taste I guess.
Yum, that looks delicious! Thanks for stopping by my blog.
The best concepts are those that happen organically. Forced never reads well. Cheers to your food-life-funny stuff blog!
HAH! about the exercise blog! Feel free to ramble, because I love your humor.
Wow, that curry looks great! Almost as good as that shiny beautiful wok! 😊
Since you remodeled the kitchen it sounds like you have no choice but to keep the food blogs coming.
You’re right, of course!
Love curry, and I have made it from scratch but it is labor intensive, and you also need a lot of ingredients. So much easier to keep a jar of it in the fridge. It’s definitely one of the corners I cut when cooking.
Yes there some food blogs where they get it right every time (Frugal Feeding et al) but I just try and stay within the comfort zone!
Like the look of your new wok. And I agree, bought sauces are often just (well, almost) as good as homemade, and so much quicker.
Love that wok – its got a copper bottom – not sure why that’s good but it does like nice and shiny!
I think it doesn’t matter if you’re not a food purist… most of us don’t have the time or the interest in starting every single thing we eat from scratch. Love the shortcuts and the point of view. I especially love your blog title — we need to hear more from happy people!
Haha – people I know would be surprised to hear me being described as happy – more like Eye-ore…
Hey, when you put it in the title, what are we supposed to believe? No matter, I still enjoy your posts.
LOL I will promise to keep going….
I enjoy the recipes but I love your observations
Observations – I like that I never really think of myself as taking much notice of what is going on but this blog does help!
Looks delicious and I’ve never tried a red Thai curry before so it is a must for me. Thank you for the suggestion.
Much easier on the tongue than the green version – just go easy on the paste!
I’ve never tried the green one either, but people over here love that too. Must have a go. Is it heavy on garlic?
I am about to head home to cook the evening meal. This is leaning me in a direction I had not planned….
Well glad to help – keep the meaty dishes coming…
Love your images and your food, but I especially love your general take on life. Keep it up!
Cheers! Its all pot luck over here…