Learning to Cook

Wow, I can't believe the last time I posted was August 18!!  I apologize to those of you actually reading this :)

I am beginning to count down the days left in the semester because when it is finished I will be off on another adventure.  We only have 22 school days!! I am still in shock at how quickly this semester has been going.  On October 2, I will be flying to Borneo, Malaysia with Emily and Nathan.  We will be doing some jungle exploring for a few days... I am praying we don't see any snakes!  On October 9, Emily and I will be making our way to the Philippines where we will stay until the 20th.  Nathan is heading back to BKK on the 9th because he has made the wonderful decision to stay in Thailand!  He got a job with a company in Bangkok so will be moving to the city.  After traveling I will be back in Bangkok for one day and then on October 22nd I will be returning to Minnesota 368 days after I left.  I am getting pretty excited :)

Recently Emily and I took a cooking in the Silom district of Bangkok.  We have been wanting to take one since getting here and it was her birthday so we had the perfect reason to finally do it.  This is low season in the tourist industry so we ended up being the only two in the class.  We were able to make a lot of dishes and got a recipe book so with any luck I will be able to somewhat replicate the meals at home.  Here are a few pictures from the day.

The beautiful herbs and spices tray before cooking.

First up was the famous Thai curry Tom yum goon or spicy shrimp soup.  It is one of my favorites!

Next up was pad thai gai or fried noodles with chicken.  Aroi mak mak... very very delicious.

Kang Khiao wan gai was next... green curry with chicken.

     

Laab gai.  Laab is a dish from Northeastern Thailand with minced meat, onion, rice powder, and a slew of spices.

For dessert we had rubies in coconut milk.  Thai people love coconut milk!

So, there you have it.  Hopefully I learned a little bit about cooking Thai food so I can have dinner parties with some of you wonderful people soon!