Pasta Whore

9. favorite smell in the summer

44. favorite scent for soap?

73. favorite weird flavor combo?

76. what’s your favorite potato food (i.e. tater tots, baked potatoes, fries, chips, etc.)?

20. I tend to write my notes on my phone, just convenient to have them always to hand :)

9. First thing that came to mind is freshly made donuts. Sugar coated donuts is something that I remember being able to get in a lot of places where I grew up, they smell amazing!

44. From the description of a shower gel I like: Shiso (Japanese mint) features an uplifting aroma of oak moss, lemon peel and freshly chopped mint.

73. First thing that came to mind was ice cream and chips (French fries for our American users). Try it and thank me later.

I make my own spice mix for fries (or any other type of potatoe) and it tastes a bit like the spice on curly fries:

* 5 tablespoons fine sea salt

* 2 teaspoons paprika powder

* 2 teaspoons smoked paprika powder

* 1 teaspoon white pepper

* 2 teaspoons ground coriander (ketoembar)

* 2 teaspoons mustard seeds

* 2 teaspoons ground cumin (djinten)

* 2 teaspoons of turmeric

* 2 teaspoons ginger powder (djahe)

* 2 teaspoons of onion powder

* 2 teaspoons garlic powder

Optional:

* 1/2 teaspoon cayenne powder

* 2 teaspoon curry powder

Mix well and put it in a jar. You can add some rice in a teabag to keep it dry.

Cooking...fresh bread (French pavé), Thai style small French mussels and lots of green veggies. Of course the bread is for dipping in the sauce of the mussles *drools*

For the Thai mussels:

50 g Sereh / Lemon grass (fresh) cut into 2cm pieces

5 g lime leaves (cut)

1 l coco milk

25 gr Spanish peppers (mildly spicy)

100 gr yellow curry paste

1 tbsp sriracha

2 kg mussels

Put coco milk in a pot, on low fire and bring to a boil. Add sereh/peppers/lime leaves. Bring back to boil.

Add curry paste and sriracha and let simmer for 20 mins. Add salt to taste.

Add mussels and let cook with the lit on until the mussels open.