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Khao Soi Kai | Chicken Noodle Coconut Curry

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Ingredients  paste thick egg noodles slim egg noodles for frying 4 chicken drumsticks 4 cups coconut milk oil sides (chopped shallots, chopped cilantro, lime, fried egg noodles, fried crushed hot chili, chopped pickled mustard green) Paste recipe 10 dried chilies 10 cloves garlic 10 small shallots 1/2 tablespoon kaffir lime zest 5 fingerroots 1 tablespoon turmeric 2 tablespoons lemongrass 2 tablespoons palm sugar 2 tablespoons shrimp paste 1 tablespoon curry powder 1 teaspoon masala * blend all ingredients together very well ** you can make it in advance *** if you don't want to make the paste, use 50g of red curry paste, 50g of yellow curry paste, and 1 tsp masala instead Deep-fried egg noodles in a saucepan, add oil with medium-heat, when it's hot, add slim egg noodles in oil (do a small amount at a time), cook until it's golden and set aside Fried crushed chili in a frying pan, add 2 tbsp oil and 2 tbsp crushed chili and cook with low...

Road Trip In My Dreams "Highway No. 93" (Icefields Parkway and Banff-Windermere Parkway)

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I have been in Canada for three years. I like many things here especially the Rocky mountains and it has become my favorite destination to go to spend my quality time in this country. One of the ways to get close to the Rockies is driving on Highway 93.  Highway 93   is also known as the  Banff-Windermere Parkway  south of the  Trans-Canada Highway  ( Highway 1 ) and the  Icefields Parkway  north of the Trans-Canada Highway. It starts from the Radium Hot Springs and ends in Jasper National Park. The main tourist route is Calgary - Banff - Lake Louise - Bow Lake - Peyto Lake - Columbia Icefield - Glacier Skywalk - Jasper. But my road trip was a little bit different from the main. We started from Calgary - Canmore - Banff - Fairmont Hot Springs - Lake Louise - Moraine Lake - Yoho - Bow Lake - Peyto Lake - Columbia Icefields - Glacier Skywalk -  and Jasper. We brought our tent and food, we slept at campgrou...