I LOVED this recipe! I could eat so much of it and my 4 year old and 2 year old asked for seconds too! My husband thought it a tad bland though, but poo on him, it was awesome! I did work with the more ordinary ingredients I had on hand: I skipped the first step altogether because the Thai red curry paste has all of those obscure ingredients anyway. I upped the curry paste to 2 T and it might even have been better for hubby with 3. I added a few green onions, used any old brown mushrooms, and it was delish. Plenty of soup as it's served over the noodles anyway (I probably used more like 8 oz), and I used firm tofu, drained, and it wasn't slimy at all. Don't use silken if you don't like slimy. And I added it in the last 4 minutes only, for fear of the sliminess. You'll love this recipe if you love Thai soups.

I love all the ingredients in this, and I've made similar recipes before with chicken and/or shrimp, so I don't know why this didn't really work for us. Maybe we just weren't in the mood for it, but we weren't impressed. The tofu was kinda slimy, and didn't pair well with the rice noodles.

Ok, the idea here was good. I used the idea and created my own take. I found it wasn't enough broth, so I used two cans of veggie broth and two cans lite coconut milk and the juice of half a lime. I added 3 teaspoons of red curry paste and a ton of ground red pepper. (i decided against the whole lemongrass etc infusion, because all those flavors are already in the paste and not available in markets here!) I dried my tofu (paper towels, cutting board, and a big squash as weight) then cut it into small cubes. I bought a "mushroom mix" at publix, had fresh oyster, shitaki, and some other kind in the package. I also added some sliced baby bells. I then shredded some cabbage, added it, and cooked it all only about 15 mins on around mid-high heat. I spooned it over white rice and topped with fresh bean sprouts. It was fantastic, my boyfriend and his sister (both non-veggies) loved it. The whole pot went in one night! They ever asked me to make it again! It was a great dinner and all together only cost about 15 bucks!