RED CURRY FISH STEW

Thai Foods sells red, green, and yellow curry pastes in glass jars. They also sell Thai fish sauce, but it contains sugar, so it would be better to use an anchovy filet. This recipe was inspired by a one in Sunset Magazine, May, 2012.  Ingredients: 2 cups Bone Broth or fish or chicken stock (500 mL) 2 cups coconut milk (500 mL) 2 tsp red curry paste or to taste (10 mL) 2 quarter-sized slices fresh ginger 1 anchovy filet, mashed to a paste, OR 1 tsp sugar-free Thai fish…

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NEW ORLEANS BARBECUED SHRIMP

(c) 2008, JUDY BARNES BAKER (c) 2008, JUDY BARNES BAKER My sister treated me to a taste of the real New Orleans, the places preferred by the locals; many were just blocks from her apartment. (She lives in the neighborhood that hosts the annual Jazz Festival, which, unfortunately, I missed by just a few days). You would never suspect that some of the unpretentious buildings and cottages scattered around the city house the top spots where creative, young chefs find a following among the food-loving…

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