Tom Yum Kung

This is a very simple and popular Thai soup.

Ingredients:

• 3 cups (24 fl oz/750ml) water or light chicken stock
• 8 oz(250 g) shrimps/prawns,shelled and divided
• 2 garlic cloves, minced 5 leaves kaffir lime leaves(bai-ma-krut)
• 3 slices fresh or dried galangal (Kha) 1/4 cup fish sauce (nam pla)
• 2 stalks lemon grass/citronella (ta-krai), lower1/3 portion only, cut into 1-inch (2.3 cm) lengths
• 5 hot green Thai chilli peppers (phrik khi nu), optional
• 1/2 cup sliced straw mushrooms
• 1/4 cup(2 fl oz/60ml) lime juice
• 1 teaspoon roasted chilli paste (nam phrik pao)
• 1 tablespoon chopped cilantro/coriander leaves (bai phak chi)

Directions:

1. Bring the stock to a boil over medium heat. Add the garlic, lime leaves, galangal, fish sauce, lemon grass, and shallots, then the mushrooms and chilli peppers, if using.Simmer for 2 minutes.
2. Add the shrimp and reheat to boiling. Cook until the shrimps are pink,opaque, and firm but no longer than 1 minute.
3. When the shrimps are cooked, place the lime juice and chilli paste in a serving bowl.
4. Pour the soup into the bowl, stir, and garnish with cilantro leaves.

Tips: If you put the lime juice in while it's steaming you will smell the skin of lime and you will taste bitter, you should put it after you take it out of the stove.

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Blueberry Cheesecake (without baking)

Ingredients:

• 1 pack (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk
• 4 Tbsp. butter or margarine, melted
• 1 pack (20 pcs.) Chocolate cookies (Oreo without cream), finely crushed
• 1 tsp. Lime juice
• 1 can (21 oz. size) blueberry pie filling

Directions:

1. Mix crushed chocolate cookies and melted butter well.
2. Press onto the bottom of cheesecake pan. Freeze 15 minutes or until firm.
3. Beat creamcheese,sweetened condensed milk and lime juice until creamy and fluffy.
4. Pour over prepared crust. Freeze 6 hours or up to 24 hours until firm.
5. Top with blueberry pie filling or fresh fruit just before cutting to serving.

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