Travel Theme: Spices from Around the World
Ailsa’s theme of ‘Spice’ came just as I was whipping up some Spanish-style spiced almonds as a Christmas nibble, using two tablespoons of cayenne and one of smoked Spanish paprika. I don’t […]
Ailsa’s theme of ‘Spice’ came just as I was whipping up some Spanish-style spiced almonds as a Christmas nibble, using two tablespoons of cayenne and one of smoked Spanish paprika. I don’t […]
Without anything pressing to do we spent our second day in Bangkok at the Chatuchak (or Jatujak) Weekend Market. It was a fantastic market, with tons of unique items, and I can’t believe it’s […]
SIX YEARS AGO: December 2, 2007. After five and a half weeks of travelling through Laos and Cambodia we finally arrived back in Bangkok. The traffic was horrendous. It was so bad that it took […]
Of Spice and Wifi in Bangkok. Al was hungry (again) so we went in search of someplace to eat that had BOTH air conditioning and wifi. The first restaurant we found […]
The main course for my second World Spices Cooking Class was Thai Yellow Chicken Curry with Cashews and Pineapple, served on Jasmine Rice. This recipe was super complex — in fact […]
PAD THAI recipe from the Thai Cultural Association Cooking Demonstrations during the Loi Krathong Celebration in Vancouver, November 6, 1993. This festival takes place on the 12th month of the Thai Lunar […]
Southern Thailand, with its large population of Muslims, rarely has pork on the menu. This slightly sweet coconut curry, however, uses pork, along with potatoes, lychee and pineapple. It was my […]
Location: Talay Thai, 8369 Granville St, Vancouver. THE MENU Gaeng Masaman Moo, yellow coconut curry with pork, potato, onion, lychee and pineapple. My favourite dish of all the classes, and […]
Wimaan Thai Restaurant, 1063 West Broadway, Vancouver. For the third Thai banquet in our UBC ‘eating’ course we went to Wimaan Thai Restaurant which featured food from north-east Thailand, the […]
For the second Thai banquet in our UBC ‘eating’ course we went to Baan Wasana Restaurant, 2143 W41st Ave, Vancouver. It featured a menu of typical dishes from northern Thailand. […]
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