Comments on: Krista Learns to Cook: Scratch (Shameless Plug)

By: aladyinlondon

aladyinlondon — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 15:57:20 +0000

Hi Krista! Glad you found my blog! I took a look through yours, and it seems like we have very similar taste in London restaurants and foodie destinations like San Sebastian! I look forward to reading more of your posts!

By: Lizzie

Lizzie — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 14:44:30 +0000

It kind of makes me wonder why they didn’t part-cook everything so that you could just stab the plastic coating and stick it in the microwave / oven.

By: Su-Lin

Su-Lin — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 13:53:43 +0000

Yes to the rinsing! And you don’t have to drain your rice after cooking (thus saving on one dish) if you use the absorption method of cooking – 2 parts water to 1 part rice if cooking in a pot on the stovetop.

By: Krista

Krista — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 13:10:05 +0000

I live to entertain! Duly noted about the starch. But really, my rice tasted fine!

By: Mr Noodles

Mr Noodles — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 12:48:55 +0000

V.funny post! But you really should rinse your rice first to get rid of the starch. I thought I was bad in the kitchen but I feel like Jamie Oliver after reading this.

By: The Cooking Ninja

The Cooking Ninja — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 11:07:49 +0000

You can replace coconut milk with either full cream or half cream milk or you can make it 50/50 coconut & half cream milk (I usually use this for all my curries). You can also add any meat together with the vegetables. The only thing is you have to get your hands dirty to slice the meat. If not, you can simply throw in a few prawns (unpeeled). You can also rinse the rice using a sieve. Just let water run on it until water is clear. This is to remove the extra starch on the rice (so that u don't get starchy rice). If you have an oven at home, how about making a Quiche Lorraine. It's very simple & easy to dish up. Don't even have to get your hands dirty except a bowl. http://www.cookingninja.com/103-Quiche-Lorraine.html