giddyup Posted February 6, 2017 Share Posted February 6, 2017 Just now, Acharn said: Yeah, takes a little practice but you can even cook macaroni in the microwave. I suppose you could with spaghetti, too, but you'd have to break the noodles into smaller pieces, and I hate that. It used to be, when you could buy rice out of the big bags, the shop would have five or six different species, different prices, and they all had different flavors. I haven't seen that kind of shop for a long time, but I would suppose they still exist in small towns. Ask your wife about potatoes -- mon farang. I used to see them in the market in Phanat Nikhom, but there was a refugee camp outside the town and foreign workers were important to the local economy at the time. I remember missing them very much my first few years here, but now I prefer rice. Plenty off those shops around us in Pattaya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deepinthailand Posted February 6, 2017 Share Posted February 6, 2017 30 minutes ago, Ron19 said: I've never seen Brussell Sprouts over here. I grow them exellent taste and very easy to grow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gillyflower Posted February 6, 2017 Share Posted February 6, 2017 You have been given SO much good advice above. Follow it!! Or get on some cooking sites.....there's Taste.au, or Best (both pretty awful, but if you are Aussie you will think they are wonderful. BBC Good Food and a load of other Brit sites. The best are American......All Recipes, Epicurious and so on. Just Google...... I loathe rice and manage to eat it only once or twice a year. I was married to a man who was born in a British colony and had Indian nannies. For twenty or more years I had to put up with the daily "where's my rice?" And that from an elegant. sophisticated. well travelled man. Sometimes I told him where it was. Good luck, old stick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DKNY77 Posted February 6, 2017 Share Posted February 6, 2017 52 minutes ago, Ron19 said: I've never seen Brussell Sprouts over here. I think Rimpling has them...but very $$$ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanukjim Posted February 6, 2017 Share Posted February 6, 2017 Quit being a Cheep Charlie and go shopping at Villa or other stores that sell proper western or European type food. If you can not afford to do that then go home and get a job Charlie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron19 Posted February 6, 2017 Share Posted February 6, 2017 I grow them exellent taste and very easy to grow.I used to grow them in Australia but haven't even seen the seeds over here. You have been given SO much good advice above. Follow it!! Or get on some cooking sites.....there's Taste.au, or Best (both pretty awful, but if you are Aussie you will think they are wonderful. BBC Good Food and a load of other Brit sites. The best are American......All Recipes, Epicurious and so on. Just Google...... I loathe rice and manage to eat it only once or twice a year. I was married to a man who was born in a British colony and had Indian nannies. For twenty or more years I had to put up with the daily "where's my rice?" And that from an elegant. sophisticated. well travelled man. Sometimes I told him where it was. Good luck, old stick.Sent from my iris 755 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deepinthailand Posted February 6, 2017 Share Posted February 6, 2017 2 minutes ago, Ron19 said: I used to grow them in Australia but haven't even seen the seeds over here. Sent from my iris 755 using Tapatalk I buy the seeds via a FB selling page will dig out the details if you want them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khon Kaen Dave Posted February 6, 2017 Share Posted February 6, 2017 Acharn My dear friend,if i wanted Potatoes,there is no man,woman, or force on this God given earth that would stand between them and me.back home i loved new pots and Jersey Royals.God help the person who would buy the last of these delicacies and prevent me from enjoying them Boiled,cold,or even lightly roasted.New potato chips are to die for. When i lived in the USA, Idaho Reds were my potato of choice.but i was not as fanatical about then as i was the good old English old or new spud.When i am suffering from potato withdrawal,i am best left alone.Ive never seen a new pot over here,has anybody? I did find some easy scrapers in lotus in Patts a few years ago,they were good,but Ive never seen them since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duanebigsby Posted February 6, 2017 Share Posted February 6, 2017 Why don't you learn to cook? Are you 12? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smotherb Posted February 6, 2017 Share Posted February 6, 2017 On 2/4/2017 at 2:50 PM, colinneil said: Lazy sod cooking for myself inst an option. I live in the sticks, cook myself every day, and i am confined to my wheelchair. Get up of your backside and get cooking. Better yet, get your wife to cook Western food for you. On 2/4/2017 at 2:58 PM, zorro1 said: Buy a bread maker Trouble with that, most are too lazy to use it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickudon Posted February 6, 2017 Share Posted February 6, 2017 Other options ..... Make mousaka with Aubergines, Easy, I did it without even a recipe, Wife can do it now (with help for the cheese sauce). Taro, sweet potatoes also are starchy veg, Many bakery items such as small meat filled puff pastry (makes a great breakfast or lunch), or sausage stuck in a bun. 7-11 have a range of snack items, like burgers and toasted sandwiches, not brilliant, but good for a quick bite. Pasta as already mentioned an option (bulk buy in Makro, much cheaper) Finally, do you have a garden? I sometimes grow potatoes during winter. Maybe not an economic, high yielding crop in the hotter areas, but i do get some lovely newish potatoes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smotherb Posted February 6, 2017 Share Posted February 6, 2017 2 hours ago, sfokevin said: Have your wife grill some sticky rice... put some pepper corns, toasted garlic and salt in a mortis & passel... then bread the sticky rice with it and grill!... great with grilled pork or chicken and somtam!... Bake your potatoes, scoop out the white and mash with hot broth and cheese; then put the mix back into the skin and re-bake it--beats the hell out of any rice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHolmesJr Posted February 6, 2017 Share Posted February 6, 2017 How about buying a bread maker? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destiny1990 Posted February 6, 2017 Share Posted February 6, 2017 Still remember how to make a sandwich? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron19 Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 I buy the seeds via a FB selling page will dig out the details if you want themThat would be great if you could do that for me please. Sent from my iris 755 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallGuyJohninBKK Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 On 2/6/2017 at 6:47 PM, Khon Kaen Dave said: Acharn My dear friend,if i wanted Potatoes,there is no man,woman, or force on this God given earth that would stand between them and me.back home i loved new pots and Jersey Royals.God help the person who would buy the last of these delicacies and prevent me from enjoying them Boiled,cold,or even lightly roasted.New potato chips are to die for. When i lived in the USA, Idaho Reds were my potato of choice.but i was not as fanatical about then as i was the good old English old or new spud.When i am suffering from potato withdrawal,i am best left alone.Ive never seen a new pot over here,has anybody? I did find some easy scrapers in lotus in Patts a few years ago,they were good,but Ive never seen them since. The Villas near me in BKK pretty regularly have good sized Russet potatoes from the U.S., and the price isn't too bad, I wanna say, around 50-70 baht per kilo. Also, the Radiance WholeFoods delivery service in BKK have some pretty nice organic white potatoes that I've had before, and they cooked up very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khon Kaen Dave Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 tallGuy John in BKK Thanx for the info John.Dont get up to Bkk often,but when we do i shall have a look. We live in KK and the pots are the same in Lotus as they are in the market.You can mash them and put them in the microwave for a baked pot,not bad.I havent tried to make chips with them,'cos i get the frozen American ones. Would die for a nice cold Jersey Royal with a cold boiled egg salad though, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youreavinalaff Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 On 2/6/2017 at 6:34 PM, Deepinthailand said: I buy the seeds via a FB selling page will dig out the details if you want them Yes, please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rice555 Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 On February 6, 2017 at 6:31 PM, Ron19 said: I used to grow them in Australia but haven't even seen the seeds over here. Sent from my iris 755 using Tapatalk I saw a shop that had the unholy stinking rotten little cabbages on a thread on the farming forum, won't say what thread other than one pertaining to hydro and was posted in the last few weeks, there was a link to a site. I was shocked to see them. rice555 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron19 Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 I love them and Broccoli steamed rather than boiled. Sent from my iris 755 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckamuck Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 My wife cooks for me maybe two or three times a week. She's a great cook, but I have been here too long to want Thai food every meal. I cook for myself and do my own shopping, that way I get what I am hungry for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giddyup Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 5 minutes ago, canuckamuck said: My wife cooks for me maybe two or three times a week. She's a great cook, but I have been here too long to want Thai food every meal. I cook for myself and do my own shopping, that way I get what I am hungry for. Fortunately my Thai missus likes to cook (and enjoy) things like liver and bacon, lamb shanks, spag bol etc, as well as her own Thai dishes, most of which I enjoy as well. Some I do draw the line at though, especially anything with that pickled stinky fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckamuck Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 1 hour ago, giddyup said: Fortunately my Thai missus likes to cook (and enjoy) things like liver and bacon, lamb shanks, spag bol etc, as well as her own Thai dishes, most of which I enjoy as well. Some I do draw the line at though, especially anything with that pickled stinky fish. Too be fair, she can cook any of the dishes that I cook for myself and she does a great job. But she doesn't prefer them over the stuff she makes, except maybe lasagna. So we both just eat what we are wanting, and usually that is two different things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rijb Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 10 hours ago, Ron19 said: I love them and Broccoli steamed rather than boiled. Sent from my iris 755 using Tapatalk Cooking Broccoli in the microwave is faster. I like to put sliced cheese on top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metisdead Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 A troll post with intentional misspellings which resulted in grammar police posts have been removed. An inflammatory reply was removed as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Fixit Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 On 2/6/2017 at 5:22 PM, Ron19 said: I've never seen Brussell Sprouts over here. They are about but you do have to look hard. I found some excellent ones in Hua Hin market and sometimes in the better supermarkets like Villa or Tops, but only in ex-pat areas. I have also seen them at branches of the Home Fresh Mart chain of supermarkets (but there aren't many around). Thais often have something similar but they look like blown sprouts. It's a sort of mini-cabbage they call 'Khanaeng' They re not too bad, but just a lot looser than Brussels sprouts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron19 Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 Yes, I've seen and bought them in the local markets around here. Not bad but still like Brussels Sprouts over them. Sent from my iris 755 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tutsiwarrior Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 yeah...I've seen khanaeng at the market as well and when available I always throw a handful into a chicken or tofu stir fry...but I wouldn't compare them to sprouts as they taste completely different, more bitter and the leaves are coarser much like the other leafy green veg available locally... btw nice to hear that others have wandered down to their local traditional market...many times they got stuff that never appears in the supermarkets and better overall freshness and quality as well...makes fer an interesting variety...you can spot something that you like and plan yer supper accordingly... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Fixit Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 1 hour ago, tutsiwarrior said: btw nice to hear that others have wandered down to their local traditional market...many times they got stuff that never appears in the supermarkets and better overall freshness and quality as well...makes fer an interesting variety...you can spot something that you like and plan yer supper accordingly... I m often down my local market and most stallholders know me now. I can speak reasonable Thai and get on well with them. They seem to like the farang wandering round and always chat. The veg are always fresher and not individually wrapped as in the supermarket either. I often get my beef from there as the beef in my local Tesco is rubbish. I made a lovely pot roast 2 weeks ago with a nice piece of topside I had bought. It took 21 1/2 to hours to cook though, and needed very minute of the time. Then I had a shin of beef from there a while back and froze it. I made rendang with that last week and it was amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tutsiwarrior Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 that rendang looks mighty fine, my favorite fer lunch when I was workin' in Jakarta many years ago...you're doin' a lot better than me...we ain't got no beef not even in the supermarket in the provincial capital...gotsta make do with pork, chicken and river fish...we can get frozen ground beef at makro which is OK fer the chili and the spag bog...meatloaf some times, half pork, half beef, etc... and yeah...if I approach a produce section inna supermarket that has pre - wrapped items (like at Big C) I turn around and walk out...they gots to be kidding... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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