Category: Things I Am Doing!

Courageous Kitchen – Cooking Thai to Support Youth!

by [email protected] | Dec 20, 2019 | Cooking Classes, Things I Am Doing!

Folks who are interested in learning how to cook Thai food have several cooking school options to choose from in Bangkok. A lover of Thai food, I’ve taken a few myself. But if you want to experience the ingredients from local market to plate AND provide direct...

Surströmming – The World’s Smelliest Food

by [email protected] | Aug 19, 2019 | Other, Things I Am Doing!

While on a recent trip to Sweden I had the opportunity to eat surströmming, a Swedish delicacy of fermented Baltic Sea herring that is considered to be one of the world’s smelliest food. I’d researched through YouTube to get an idea of what the experience...

Samut Sakhon – Mangroves, Salt Farms, and Seafood!

by [email protected] | Sep 13, 2018 | Places I Am Traveling, Samut Sakhon, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Things I Am Doing!, Tours

I really love living in Bangkok. But sometimes it’s nice to get away from the big city and see another side of Thailand. Fortunately, for this latest trip I didn’t have to go far. In fact, adventure was found just an hour outside of the Big Mango in the...

Supanniga Cruise – A Bangkok Fine Dining Experience!

by [email protected] | Feb 14, 2018 | Cruises, Places I Am Eating, Things I Am Doing!

We recently had family visiting over the holidays. We wanted to be good hosts, and we wanted to do some things that were different for us, too. After all, how many times does a person really need to see the Grand Palace or Wat Pho? A dinner cruise along the Chao...

Learning at Issaya Cooking Studio: Day 2

by [email protected] | Jun 21, 2017 | Cooking Classes, Things I Am Doing!

I had another amazing day learning to cook Thai food at the Issaya Cooking Studio. (Check out my first day!) This time I was the only student so I had a private lesson with Nat (the instructor). There are definite benefits to living in Thailand because during the...

Learning at Issaya Cooking Studio: Day 1

by [email protected] | Jun 19, 2017 | Cooking Classes, Things I Am Doing!

Learning to Cook at Issaya Cooking Studio: Day 1 I had such an amazing time today learning to cook Thai food at the Issaya Cooking Studio at Central Embassy! I first made a spicy green papaya salad (Somtam) with salted egg–why am I not making this everyday? I...