I have to admit that this blog post is a little late. Life seems to have gotten ahead of me and the blogging has fallen by the wayside. But luckily it’s Saturday today and I have a few spare moments to blog. Today’s recipe is my take on a the red curry we made at…
Category: Thai Cooking
Everything tastes great with Cashew Nuts; Day 10
A husband with a migraine and long day at University and work, were not exactly conducive to creating a masterpiece. However everything is solved with salty and creamy cashew nuts! Welcome to Thailand, South East Asia: the second culinary destination for our week of awesome Asia. One of my favourite memories of Thailand was visiting…
Pounding and Grinding our way to Curry Paste
The cacophony of pounding, rhythmic in it’s own special way drowned out any hopes of conversation. Today was my third and final day at Cooking School, Craig was along for the ride and he was starving; Today we were creating curry paste, Penang Curry paste to be more exact. The most complicated paste in Thai Cooking, Penang…
“Hot things come in small packages”
Warm air coated the market in a haze of green, red and yellow. The flies buzzed, waiting for their next landing target, whilst the fan swished, and twirled the stolen pom pom strings over the fish and meat to keep them away. “Coconut cream, you want to know how it is made?” Pon asked us….
Cooking Chiang Mai; Curry, Carving and Coriander Root
Cooking is a passion of mine. I cannot help but love the thrill of adding a pinch of this and a sprinkle of that to produce a magical plate of deliciousness. So I was excited to add to my culinary repertoire by attending three classes at the Chiang Mai Cooking School. Today, the theme was…
Baking Bangkok; Pandanus, Pork Buns and Papaya Salad
After spending a few days in Bangkok on my own (Craig has been working), I decided it was time to be a little more social and a tad more adventurous and headed off on a tour. I had read up on several different options and eventually settled for a combined Food and Bike Tour of…
Ginga Musings 