On our way down the mountain (Doi Chiang Dao), we passed a small Thai military convoy headed up to destroy some nearby opium farms. The army driver stopped us to ask for directions, and our guide told them the way. (I didn’t ask how he knew the exact location of the opium fields. [...]
Lunch today: best food of the trip, so far. Khao Soi is a Northern Thai specialty consisting of a curry coconut milk broth with egg noodles and chicken, topped with crispy dried noodles.
We visited several of Chiang Mai’s temples today, and Danielle realized why velcro shoes are the footwear of choice for Wat-hopping. [...]
Spent the day with our guide, Tong, who was every bit as wonderful as we’d expected. She made an indelible impression on us, taught us more about Buddhism and Thailand than we could ever hope to remember, and gave us a day full of memories.
We also made an impression on her. Apparently, I’m [...]
Spent today exploring the city. I bought (and wore) a bright yellow shirt today, bearing the King’s crest and some other symbols which I hope don’t say “Kick Me” in Thai. Follow the logic of this purchase:
The King of Thailand (King Rama IX) was born on a Monday
Monday’s color is… yellow.
Every Monday, most [...]
Didn’t sleep. The 22-hour flight has worn us down, and our very first sight in Thailand was the chaotic Weekend Market. (Relaxing, it ain’t.)
Tonight’s dinner gets filed under “Unsuccessful International Dining.” We went to a highly recommended pad Thai restaurant–it was bustling with locals (only) so our hopes were high. Alas, [...]
Greetings from Thailand! We’ve just arrived in Ban Thaton, an absolutely lovely little town on the Thai-Burmese border, and we finally find ourselves with enough time to log an entry here. To keep the friction low, my goal is modest: a three-sentence blog entry each day we’re here. I’ll try to make [...]
You know you’re in for an “exciting” vacation when…
For these celebrity look-alikes, choosing a Halloween costume must be a breeze:
I’m planning on attending two food events next month. Leave a comment below if you want to join me or just meet up afterwards for a debriefing.
I’m Cuckoo for Cocoa! (Hold the Puffs)
Update: We went.
See comments below and photos for details.
The first one (chronologically and gastronomically) is
Below is the opening of an 1896 letter to Sara’s great-great-grandmother Florence, from Florence’s aunt Mary. We thought it contained some timeless advice (like, “never write to a boy or man if you can avoid it”
, so we decided to post it.
This challah recipe takes about 4 hours from start to finish–but most of that time is spent waiting for the dough to rise. The actual working time to bake this delicious bread is only about 30 minutes.
For a healthier version, you can substitute half the flour with whole wheat flour.
Ingredients
Dough
1 packet yeast
1 cup warm [...]
In decreasing order of preference, I’d like my fellow citizens to be:
From The Syrian Bride:
LIV
Did you know you could tell a lot about people just by looking at their teeth? Especially men.
JEANNE
Really? How?
LIV
Well for example, men with neat little teeth… stay away from them, they’re way too square. And, men with buck teeth… are incredible in bed.
JEANNE
(purposefully)
What about men with a gap between [...]
Well, we did it again; another juice fast. This time, for 10 days… er, not counting the unfortunate hot dog I had to eat on Day 6. We timed it to coincide with Sara’s wisdom tooth extraction, since she’d have to be on soft foods for several days anyway.
Our food log is below. [...]
