desperate times calls for prolific measures

when we drove out here, i made sure to bring a jar of kimchee on our 1,006 mile road trip. i knew i'd need to eat some shortly after arrival. but what i treasured so dearly, i killed within two weeks of arrival. i needed my kimchee...bad. real bad. 

well, there's nothing like the lack of options (and a desperate palate that needs mouth-watering korean pickled goodness) to inspire me to make my own kimchee! and not just kimchee...

this past weekend, i made the following because i needed some asian lovin':

• tom kha (thai coconut soup)
• variation: used tofu instead of meat
• note: surprisingly easy to make
• do chau
• variation: i salted the julienned daikon and carrots, then rinsed them with cold water and drained before putting it into a jar.
• pad see ew
• variation: instead of fresh rice noodles (this might be an impossible ingredient to find here in montana), i used large dried rice noodles.
• variation: i made my own marinade for the beef, only because i didn't notice that the recipe offered a suggestion. oops.
• jjang ah chee (korean pickled veggies)
• mom's recipe
• ggak doo ghee (korean radish kimchee)
• mom's recipe
• greek yogurt (this is obviously not asian, but...same same)
• i used the link above and this one to make the yogurt.
• note: i had trouble straining it, so the creaminess came out between regular yogurt and greek. definitely going to try this again with better tools. 
• the whey produced from straining was shortly after to make bread pudding with leftover stale bread. YUM!