Have a look at this beautiful photo of shrimp pad thai, which was sent in by blog reader Angela.
Angela noticed the Thai cooking class mentioned in yesterday’s blog entry and thought she’d send in this photo of a dish she mastered.

According to Angela, she was addicted to the shrimp pad thai at Thai Orchid, but when that restaurant closed, she tracked down a Thai cookbook and decided to master the recipe herself.
“I was surprised to find that my rendition was just as good,” Angela wrote.

The first time I tried Thai food, I was hooked immediately. I adore the flavors of coconut milk, curry, kaffir lime, lemongrass, ginger and Thai basil. So like Angela, I decided to try and create two of my favorite dishes, pad thai and green curry, at home.

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We had a flub in Features and forgot to mention photographer Josh Meltzer’s wonderful strawberry picking video with the column today. So I’d like to share it with all of you now. I dare you, after watching this video, to NOT want a fresh, juicy strawberry to gnaw on!

In other news, Roanoke Public Libraries are hosting an Introduction to Thai Cooking class later this month. If you’re interested in learning more about this intoxicatingly delicious cuisine, check out the details after the jump.

And don’t forget to enter my Mother’s Day recipe contest! The prize consists of a whole package including a Pampered Chef apron, knife, spatula, measuring bowl and seasoning blend as well as a Betty Crocker cookbook written just for women.

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