5 non thai Recipes

olive oil, cm fresh gingerroot, peeled and cut into thin matchsticks, garlic cloves, thinly sliced, thai red curry paste, coconut milk, light brown sugar, lime , juice of, light soy sauce (or thai fish sauce for non-vegetarians), vegetable stock (or chicken stock for non-vegetarians), basil , cut into strips, prepared pumpkin , roasted and cubed (butternut or jap), fine green beans, trimmed and halved, baby corn , halved lengthways, red capsicum, stalk and seeds removed, cut into strips

chicken breasts, cubed, coconut milk, soya sauce, brown sugar, salt, rosemary

cilantro, fresh salmon fillets, salt (optional as the fish sauce is quite salty ), asian white pepper (you can substitute black pepper if you can tsp find it), extra-virgin olive oil ( peanut oil can be substituted as well, but i like the rich flavor of the non-traditional olive oil), green curry paste, garlic, shallot, kaffir lime leaves, lime, fish sauce, white wine (the drier the better, i am not married to any particular vintage or variety), chicken or fish stock (you can substitute a dreaded or fish bouillon cube if you re in a pinch), cooked jasmine rice , for serving (optional)

carrots (sliced or julienned), bell pepper, sliced into strips, stalks celery, sliced, onion, chopped, vegetable broth (or water + boullion), head broccoli, chopped, stalks lemongrass , bruised with meat tenderizer, potatoes, diced (no peeling necessary), dried shiitake mushrooms or 3 cups fresh shiitake mushrooms, in strips, chickpeas (non-tofu protein) (optional), fresh ginger, grated, vegetarian fish sauce (pad thai sauce works), thai curry paste, soy sauce, tamarind paste, coconut milk (don tsp mess with low-fat), fresh basil, chopped, limes , juice of, lime zest, vegetarian chicken pieces (optional) or 1 cup tofu, chunks (optional)