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…
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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….
Weekly Photo Challenge: Companionable
Wandering through an Orchid Farm in Phuket, Southern Thailand, we saw a butterfly. “Wow, look,” I whispered to my husband, “I hope it lands so we can get a good photo.” We watched entranced as it flapped it’s wings delicately past us, then it u-turned and started coming towards me. It landed on my nose….
“Is it a bird? No, it’s a plane! ACTUALLY it’s an Elephant!”
Lush green jungle surrounded us as we bounced along the raw road. We were heading up into the mountains behind Chiang Mai, where a lady with a special message has created a little slice of heaven. Elephant Nature Park has been on my travel list for the last five years. Initially I wanted to volunteer…
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…
Beautiful Bang Pae; Gibbons, Gushing water and Gorgeous beaches
After a long week of remote work for Craig and stuffing around on the internet for me. It was about time to take a break and explore Northern Phuket. We had bravely decided to book a rental car for a day and our little white Honda Jazz showed up on Friday evening. We both took…
Picturesque Phuket; Butterflies, Big Buddha and Baby Elephants
Phuket, the name itself is synonymous with beautiful beaches, relaxing by the pool, hot sun and natural wonder. The reality however is somewhat different. My trusty trip advisor was not so trusty here. Phuket has become a tourist mecca, innumerable hotels call out for your attention with their superficial signs and false promises of the…
Bizarre Bangkok; Bikes, Buddha and Bottles of Water
As promised here is part two of my day of touring Bangkok, now it was time for my Follow Me Bike tour. After finishing our tour of Bangrek’s hottest Eateries, Nushi (our food guide) took Mina (My New York companion) and I to the Follow Me Club house. As soon as we arrived we were…
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 