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As ever, sponsored by the very lovely Chris at Oh My Cod!
(actually, this is a common recipe that no one, as far as I know, can claim individual credit for)
*2 cups lightly packed basil leaves (I sometimes pack them in more tightly to get a bit more sauce)
*1/2 cup olive oil (extra virgin only)
*at least one clove of garlic (I usually use 3 or 4...the local stuff can be mild)
*2 tbspns pine nuts (but what is available is so mild you could easily add 3 or 4)
*salt and pepper to taste
Dump all the above in a blender/food precessor and voila! your sauce is done.
Cook the pasta (DeCecco is by far the best) al dente, drain. Diners can add the pesto to their bowls of pasta and mix, adding freshly grated parmesan. I also add dried chili flakes that I bring from the States.
It's that easy and very satisfying.
Let me know if you make any variations (like using parsley instead of basil, or using the local Thai basil...a very interesting dish!)
YUM!
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^ Where do you get the pinenuts from (to echo AO).....please???
This sauce will go GREAT with my Velveeta cheese and mac....mac and cheese!!!
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Tried the Tesco's salad with a sauce thing? I think it's kind of like 'pesto'....quite nice actually!!!
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I figured that out months ago. Foodland is the closest halfway market to mine. Thanks buddy, I can give ya a chops marinade, or a really nice 100 year old spaghetti gravy mix.
Thanks very much.
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Originally Posted by tomcat
Nothing from Tesco's is quite nice actually....let alone edible.
Well yeah they do have some nice stuff mate...honest!!! Fresh and nice!!! Should try it, you might be surprised in a nice way.
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Cheap nice pork loins. French bread with a great crust, but a bit airy inside. And great sales on TV's, thats about it for me.
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i ate there the other night and it was very nice. good service.
ceasar salad was good, (and that's great for these parts).
salad with tuna for my friend, also nice.
pizza was excellent, cappriocoso something? tasty shrooms on there.
banana frit thing for dessert and an espresso. a few beers with the pie.
2 ate very well for just under 1000 baht. spent 3 hours in there talking
(i know some here couldn't imagine me talking for more than 2 minutes)
..very comfortable and inviting atmosphere. i'll be back.
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Re: Scoozi, Thong Lor, soi 1
There is a scoozi in the basemant of the Esplande shopping centre near my house in Ratchada,
very nice indeed, ive noticed the Italian dude usually goes there for a few horus in the morning preping the food and it seems the thai cooks/chefs dish it for the final frontier!!!
Its about time we got a decent western reataurant in that side of town.
SD, myself and a friend ate there last Sunday and are still wishing we hadn't: it was a terrible disappointment. Everything we ordered was Clark Kent bland. We started with 2 salads and 2pizzas (no pasta as we already knew from previous experience they are weak on fresh pasta and sauce). The caprese I had was ok, I guess, but SD's caesar was nearly too sweet to eat, and the added kilo of boiled corn didn't make up for the taste. A pizza margherita and a seafood pizza followed. We now wished they hadn't. The tomato sauce on both pizzas was in dire need of insulin to balance the sugar, the crusts were nearly uncooked in the centers, and the toppings were tasteless, even with added chili oil (in a napkin-wrapped leaking container) and oregano. The "wine" hadn't made it past the really old grape juice stage. The waitress was confused (though polite, ka) and actually thought we had ordered a pizza with orange juice topping. SD had to calm her down.
What moved out attention away from truly bad food was the War at Center Table. A farang couple with 4 kids under 6....the only time the mother intervened was when flying forks threatened blindness (at another table). They left oblivious to the disorder their spawn had caused.
A miserable experience and a guarantee of never returning. I wonder what happened in the kitchen....
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Strange, I had that salad a few weeks back and no offensive corn to be found.
I would have sent that straight back. Detestable. The place I've been eating most
often on Thong Lor is a one minute walk from Scooz - the Japanese spot next to
Grand Tower Inn's driveway soi. Great curries there, and huge bowls of delicious noodles.
There is also a particular table that gets incredible A/C action so it's perfect getting
out of the heat on those burn up days.
Anyway, I just find it odd that a place like Scoozi could go balls up (so to speak)
so quickly. As the kitchen is open to the dining space, next time I go I'll be watching
them with the hawk eye.
I've eaten at the scoozi in KSR. In a nutshell, great pizza crust (due to the real pizza oven) but incredibly bland pizza. Must be the sauce as well as the toppings. No ambiance to speak of.
I figured that out months ago. Foodland is the closest halfway market to mine. Thanks buddy, I can give ya a chops marinade, or a really nice 100 year old spaghetti gravy mix.
Cheers chaps
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