George spent some time in Thailand last year and has quite a liking for Thai food, so the other day, he asked me to pick up some frozen Prig Khing Green Beans from Trader Joes.
Sorry, George is a little shy.
George is great sous-chef; I walked away from the kitchen for a minute and he watched the pan of sizzling frozen green beans the whole time to make sure they didn't burn. After about 3 minutes, we added the packets of Thai chili sauce and let it cook for a couple more minutes.
"Oooh, oooh, let me try!" said George. I couldn't resist his adorable little face, so I gave him a sneak preview of the chili laced beans.
"Hmm. The beans lack that crunch that only fresh beans have, but other than that, they're tasty. The sauce is spicy with a hint of tamarind and has a nice funky saltiness from the addition of dried shrimp," George declared.
The rest of the beans were eaten with some hot jasmine rice, and yes, they were quite good for something frozen. You know what they say: Always trust a gastro-gnome!
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Hi Pam - Ha! A travelocity meets cast-iron chef post. I'd just like to extend a welcome to George the most Gluttinous Gnome! LOL! What's next? George makes Spam Musubi....
PAMelie! i loved the french version, but never knew that our hometown of Hong Kong would ever produce their own version of that smash hit haha. I'm kinda scared about yours and isaac's relationship with inanimate figures haha. Creepy.... spooky.... haha. jk. I heart pam, she's great.
pam, you're the greatest... and George isn't bad either.
hahaha....Pam....YOU ARE THE GREATEST! EVER! ;) Love George. (which by coincidence is the same name as my most treasured stuffed animal! teehee!) I do wanna see George make some O-Nigiris filled with sPam!
those trader joes beans are really good with the soba noodles also sold at trader joes. a real hit in our house.
Kirk,
Ooooh George Makes spam musubi!!! Thanks for the idea!!!
Dylan,
Ha ha, actually, one of my Canto uncles calls me "Pamelie" b/c he can't pronounce Pamela for some reason. But its more like "Pamerie." LOL!
Anonymous,
Aww thanks! =)
Kristy,
Yes, thanks to you and Kirk, you'll prolly see a George Makes Spam Musubi post one day!
Anonymous,
Thanks, I'll have to try that!
Girl, you crack me up! You're gonna have take good 'ole George with you to restaurants so that he can be in ALL of the photos that you post from now on!
Gnomes are inherently funny, just as your blog is as well.
Thanks for a good laugh!
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