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serafine, i've made thai curry for a long time, but slightly different than your recipe. i'll have to try it your way. i also got so used to using fresh veggies in it that i forgot that i could just buy a bag of frozen veggies. chopping a ton of veggies is something that's almost impossible to get accomplished with my boys right now.

i'm curious...have you found that the curry paste has changed over the years? i've been making thai curry with that curry paste for at least 6 years now and they curry paste (both the red and green) used to be HOT; i would always use 1T per 1 can of coconut milk and that would make is pretty spicy. in the last couple of years i've noticed that the paste isn't hot at all anymore and it makes me sad.

oh and how much brown sugar would you say you add per 1 can of coconut oil?

we have pinto beans, but i should make them more often. my MIL makes excellent pintos!

the black beans sound delish! i've heard of saffron rice before, but never made it. is there a special way to make it?

and i'll check out the blog you recommended.

cat, yes i do go to fatfreevegan.com. i do like that site and the blog and have used several of her recipes.

CTL, black bean soup sounds so good and so easy. i'll definitely try that.

thanks for all the recipes ladies! i can't wait to try them!