Cooking Pad Thai

Yesterday, I was the only one who was at home for the afternoon, so I was the one who was going to cook dinner. We decided that tonight we were going to eat Pad Thai. In the afternoon my friend Ezra and I went out for a food shop to buy the necessary ingredients. We had to go to three different markets to get all of the ingredients, over a span of two hours. Once we got back we stepped in the door, and almost immediately outside it started to rain so hard that within the time that it would take you to walk five steps, the entire porch was completely wet. After a minute or so of rain, it started to hail, so we called Max because his favorite weather is hail. Once the excitement was over we realized that we were starving judging by the way our stomachs continued to growl, as neither of us had eaten much lunch and were very hungry, so we decided to have some cereal.

Once we had eaten our fill, we removed the tofu from its container and put it on a plate covered with napkins. We then put more napkins on top of the plate and put another plate on top of that. Then we half filled a pot with water and put it on top of the tofu sandwiched between the napkins and plates. We did all of this in an attempt to squeeze all of the water from the tofu, to make everything less soggy.

We then put the tofu in a hot pan with some olive oil and salt until it was fully cooked.
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Once we were done cooking the tofu, we started cooking up the langostino and the vegetables, then put them all into the same pan and let it all simmer together. Then we started to set the table and call people up to eat.

Comments

  1. Lynn NadeauJune 15, 2017 at 10:47 AM

    How big were the hailstones? Hail is my favorite too ... it's so unusual. I think I can only remember experiencing it twice. Once in Tel Aviv with your family and once in Marblehead. Love the way the hailstones bounce.
    As for the Pad Thai it would be nice if you put the recipe in here for the reader. (I saw it on your kitchen counter). Or you could photograph it ... that would probably be easier. Some of the ingredients were extremely exotic if you ask me. I don't have siracha nor white miso in my home. Do you think another recipe would be more yummy? What about the procedure for making the rice noodles? Did you put them in boiling water or hot water and for how long?

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  2. Suzanne in the DesertJune 15, 2017 at 1:26 PM

    Ha! Yes, you left us hanging, Charlie! I'm interested in what you used to give it flavor. I'm so impressed that you were in charge of dinner for the family. Maybe you can have a little chat with Ella and Finn this summer. Ella is looking forward to some cooking classes next week, so maybe she'll surprise us. Also, that
    bamboo paddle in your photo is my favorite kitchen tool. :)

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  3. UnknownJune 17, 2017 at 10:32 AM

    It was a delicious dinner, and an extra treat that you and Ezra prepared it. I agree that readers would enjoy both the recipe and more detail about the preparation. We didn't talk about how you and Ezra felt about prepping dinner for the crowd or if you were proud of the outcome. Keep cooking and keep writing - we love you and reading about the intricacies and reflection in your life.

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