Crocodiles, sauces and thoughts on fat-shaming

Our circle is growing ---- Sue Dibbs is joining us from the Northern Territory in Australia. She says "I’m a vegetarian of many decades standing, primarily because of love of animals - love gardening, retired but involved in garden and local pet welfare activities. We live in Darwin, right at the top of Australia. Full tropical climate and gardens. Closer to SE Asia than to the south of Australia. Looking forward to some interesting recipes."

When I added Darwin to the map on our website, I discovered that it is near 5 national parks. I just had to take a closer look so I did a Google search for "Darwin Australia National parks" and took in the beauty of the photo images --- lots of waterfalls and tropical forests, along with a few wallabies and crocodiles. I can't seem to capture the link to what I saw, but if you do the search it's certain to brighten your day. It's a pleasure to have a connection with that part of the world. Welcome, Sue!

I have two sauce recipes for you this time. The first comes from Linda here in Portland who brought her Thai Sauce over Steamed Veggies to our last potluck.The inspiration began in Thailand when Linda and John attended a cooking school there. Linda turned a soup recipe into a sauce, which I have posted on our website in two places. Here it is as a Main Dish, served over veggies as in Linda's spectacular photo:
Thai Sauce over Steamed Veggies

Here is the sauce by itself, posted under Sauces, Spreads and Condiments:
Thai Sauce based on Tom Kaa Soup

To add to your sauce repertoire, here is one created by Alison in New Hampshire --- her Tamarind Barbecue Sauce:
Tamarind Barbecue Sauce

And this is the main dish she made with it, Chickpeas in Tamarind Barbecue Sauce (she promises to send a photo next time she makes it):
http://mindfulcooking.org/recipes/chickpeas-tamarind-sauce

Thanks to both our sauciers!

Here is an interesting 20-minute video of a talk by Colleen Patrick-Goudreau titled "Fat Shaming and Vegans" --- sent to us by Christel in Germany:
https://youtu.be/mXtHeivT85g

I wonder where the next recipe will come from? What's going on in your kitchen these days?

Happy cooking,
Eve