This recipe is incredibly easy to make; I have never messed it up. Also you can substitute any vegetables you want instead of the ones in the recipe. And you can add a meat too if you want (Just precook the meat and throw it in towards the end so it can pick up the flavors from the sauce) I have a hard time finding Kaffir Limes in Rochester, but I'm sure you can find them in NYC (I usually end up substituting regular lime zest or leaving it out).

Thai Jungle Curry

1 Tb vegetable oil

2 shallots, thinly sliced

1(1/4 inch) piece galangal (or ginger), thinly sliced

1 ½ tsp red curry paste

2 cups unsweetened coconut milk

1/3 lb tender green beans, trimmed and halved

1 cup canned bamboo shoots, boiled 5 minutes, rinsed, and drained

1 cup julienne carrots

2 zucchinis, halved and sliced ½ inch thick on the diagonal

1 Tb soy sauce

½ tsp salt

2 Tb sugar

3 kaffir lime leaves, cut into slivers

12 fresh thai basil leaves

Heat the oil in a fry pan over moderate heat. Add the shallots, ginger and red curry paste and stir until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add 2 tablespoons of coconut milk and let the mixture bubble for 2 minutes. Add the remaining coconut milk and bring to a slow boil. Reduce the heat and add the green beans, bamboo shoots, and carrots. Cover and simmer until vegetables are softened, about 5 minutes. Add the zucchini, soy sauce, salt, sugar, and cook until last vegetables begins to wilt. Stir in the lime leaves and basil leaves and remove from heat. Serve immediately with steamed rice.

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I, too, have the emotional maturity of a fetus, which is why I just spent an hour sobbing about my insurance company.

I don't have any easy curry recipes, but I can share that once, I tried making dinner and T. kept hovering around me to make sure I didn't burn the food and I got annoyed and kicked him out of the kitchen and then I burned the food. He was nice enough to not be all I TOLD YOU SO.

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Ahh yes, cooking with a hovering significant other can be unpleasant. I once got kicked out of my (now ex) boyfriend's kitchen for chopping garlic incorrectly.

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omg hi shannon! Yeah, my husband is a better cook than I am, but quit hovering!

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Step 1 - Buy some of this:

http://www.britishdelights.com/detail.asp?product_id=ba04

Or any of their curry flavors.

Step 2 - Dice up an onion, sautee it in some olive oil for about a minute or so until it starts to soften up.

Step 3 - Add about 1/2 to 3/4 of a pound of cubed chicken or lamb.

Step 4 - Once the meat is seared on all sides, start adding a couple spoonfuls of the sauce and stir it around.

Step 5 - Just keep cooking it and adding other veggies (I usually just do bell peppers, serrano peppers for spice, and some cherry tomatoes).

Step 6 - Serve over steamed rice.

It's easy, it will take you less than half an hour from start to finish, and it's really delicious.

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Oh my god...you keep this up you'll be barefoot and preggers in no time....dont worry...the first time your mother made dinner for me, it was uncooked chicken and I ate it any way cuz I am a REAL MAN AND I DIDNT WANT TO HURT HER FEELINGS.......

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