When traveling to the tropical beaches of Thailand, what better souvenir to bring back than a stone mortar and pestle.

For serious.

I have always wanted a mortar and pestle, and after taking a Thai cooking course on Koh Chang, I knew freshly made curry paste would be the delicious secret behind many meals to come.  While I look for the last few ingredients I need to make phad thai and panaeng curry,  I just had to find other uses for my new toy. So, tonight I made tahini for uber-awesome cumin and coriander hummus.

Happiest camper ever! Any other suggestions for mortar and pestle creations?

 


Comments

Ness

Sun, 10 Feb 2008 07:14:25

Yay...I love mortar & pestles. They are like part of my childhood (crazy as it sounds)...it used to be the thing my brother and I would help mom with - or would just randomly find coriander and cloves or something else to grind with the m&p. When we were little we had a wood one...I can't ever find one here. But I love the marble/stone ones. Yours looks super cool!

 



Leave a Reply

    Recently Updated...

    03.25 - Two posts! 

    About Me...

    Out and about in the world, teaching others and educating myself.

    Stuff I Like...

    Traveling. Cuddling a cat. New toothbrushes. Friends. Socks of the Joanne Younes variety. The smell   of sun-dried laundry. Baking.
    Chocolate. Cracking the spine on
    a new book. Sitting in a sunbeam. Knitting. Saturday mornings. Red wine. Opening a box of crayons for the first time.  Sharpened pencils.  Post-it Notes. Teaching. Learning.

    Archives

    March 2008
    February 2008
    January 2008
    December 2007
    November 2007

    Locations of visitors to this page
    Webstats4U - Free web site statisticsWebstats4U - Free web site statisticsWebstats4U - Free web site statisticsWebstats4U - Free web site statisticsWebstats4U - Free web site statistics