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Published: September 17, 2007

For the cooking hobbyist, the measuring cup is always half full. Whereas some people are pessimistic about what they can create with their meager pantry stash, a cooking enthusiast always sees the hidden potential available to make a memorable meal. To move away from the typical spaghetti, tacos, pizza and other dishes recycled week after week, cooks can find a variety of international meals online to revitalize the dinner table.

Many online resources are available, especially in Asian cuisine, to make gourmet cooking easy. With a multitude of authentic Thai recipes, Thaitable.com is a great place to start. Their appetizers, soups, main dishes, desserts and drinks contain clearly defined terms and are each rated by difficulty to ensure each visitor fully understands the directions. The Pud Makua Yow or Basic Eggplant recipe is a versatile main dish made with either purple or green eggplant. In this recipe, eggplant discs are sauteed with basil, garlic, chili peppers and fish sauce to create a unique meal in only five to seven minutes. This plate can be served with hot sticky rice, an integral part of this culture's cooking. Traditionally eaten with the hands, sticky rice can be cooked using a steamer or a microwave. In either case, soaking the rice first in water is key to achieving the right consistency. Sticky rice provides a welcome alternative to cooking typical long grain rice.

Investigating Recipesindia.com is another way for individuals to increase their cooking repertoire. This website offers over one thousand Indian dishes including fish, lamb, chicken and vegetarian. Their Quick Spiced Cabbage, for example, makes an excellent addition to the dining room table. In this vegetarian recipe, cabbage is fried in groundnut oil with onion, cumin seeds, chili powder and garam marsala for about 15 minutes. Garam Masala is a blend of gourmet spices that can purchased at a local grocery store. Cooks can complete the Indian inspired meal by cooking Eggless Ice Cream. This authentic dessert includes boiling milk, corn flour, condensed milk and sugar. This is followed by adding cream, vanilla and food coloring. Most cooks can find these ingredients in their cupboards, so they can make this dessert at just about any time.

With the many easy-to-use cooking resources available, cooks do not have to invest in cooking classes to make a healthy meal. Having many online meal choices to choose from gives cooking hobbyists another reason to be optimistic in the kitchen.


Sources:
"Basil Eggplant." Thaitable.com. 1999-2007. 12 Sept. 2007. http://www.thaitable.com/Thai/recipes/Basil_Eggpla nt.htm.

"Eggless Ice Cream." Recipes India. 2007. 12 Sept. 2007.
http://www.recipesindian.com/indian_recipes/indi an_dessert_recipes/Eggless-Ice-Cream.html.

"Quick Spiced Cabbage." Recipes India. 2007. 12 Sept. 2007.
http://www.recipesindian.com/indian_recipes/indi an_vegetarian_recipes/Quick-Spiced-Cabbage.html.
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