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songbird wrote:

> Julie Bove wrote:
> ...
> > I may have to get this stuff online. Have never seen the leaves in
> > a store but then I never looked for them. Do you use dried or fresh?

>
> fresh, but you can leave them out or use some lime
> juice instead or a little lime zest. they're different
> than keffir leaves but still acceptable IMO.
>
>
> > I do see some
> > curry that is GF online.

>
> i've not seen any that weren't. not many spice
> blends include gluten.
>
>
> > What kind of coconut milk? The canned kind or the
> > box?

>
> i have always used canned. i don't even know what
> you mean by box. i'd assume that coconut milk in a
> box would still be liquid and taste the same.
>
>
> > Not sure how I would season this though. I could not do it by
> > taste.

>
> how did you do the Pad Thai? if you aren't going
> to eat it you'd have to ask the person who would
> be eating it what their preference might be and
> that may give you answers.
>
>
> > This is something I would not be willing to taste. We had a Thai
> > neighbor in CA. She had parties almost weekly. Only thing she made
> > that I liked was some kind of corn fritters. Probably not the right
> > name for them. But that's what they looked like.

>
> you don't like hot or spicy foods?
>
>
> songbird


You add water to the boxed and it doesnt take up much room. Often used
for soups and such.