Thai Delight

I have been looking for a new perfume for years. Every time I find one I like I ask my husband if he likes it, and every time he says the same thing, "I don't know."

Soooo frustrating! How can you not know if you like something? We went shopping tonight and he said that about half a dozen different perfumes, so I was getting pretty annoyed. When we got hoe, the house still smelled delectably of the amazing dinner we had. His comment? "Man, that still smells good! You should get some perfume that smells like this!"

He may not know what perfume he likes, but he sure does appreciate a good dinner, and this is definitely a good one!

Thai Delight
Total time: 15 min
Serves 4

4 cups cooked Jasmine rice
2 Tbs oil
1 cup green onions, finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 tsp crushed ginger
12 oz shrimp, peeled and deveined
1 bag (16 oz) frozen stir fry veggies
3 Tbs Thai pesto*
2 Tbs soy sauce
1 Tbs fish sauce
3/4 cup coconut milk
2 tsp honey
1/4 cup chopped cilantro, if desired

In a wok, fry the green onions, garlic and ginger in oil until fragrant, 1-2 minutes.  Add the vegetables and shrimp. Stir fry till veggies are crisp tender and shrimp is pink.

Add the pesto, soy sauce, fish sauce, coconut milk and honey. Allow to simmer for 5 minutes. Serve over rice. Garnish with chopped cilantro, if desired.

*If you have trouble finding Thai pesto in the store, you can easily make your own with this quick and easy recipe!

Thai Pesto
1 bunch cilantro
1/4 cup peanut butter
3 cloves garlic, minced
3 Tbs extra-virgin olive oil   
2 Tbs minced fresh ginger
1 1/2 Tbs fish sauce
1 Tbs brown sugar
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper

Combine all ingredients in a blender and puree till smooth.  This makes more than you will need for the Thai Delight recipe, but you can easily freeze the rest for later.