This morning we discovered fresh eggs for the first time. (Finally!) The chickens either took a bit longer to settle in than I expected, or else they were younger than I was led to believe and weren’t laying yet. But the next question to ponder was “what should we make with our first ever fresh…
Eggs!
After a longer than expected wait, we have our first chicken eggs! This morning greeted us with a nice surprise: Next I have to figure out what dish we are going to make from our first eggs.
The pond is done: time to party!
For the past 3 months, several of our workers have been helping to wash the gravel and sand to fill up the regeneration zones of the pond. This last week it is officially finished. At this point, we are now done with the pond digging, the sand retaining walls, the pipes to run the water…
Edible plant pictures
Today we swung by the land after going shopping at Villa just to check up on things. We noticed some nice looking edible plants. In particular, this bush which grows wild on the north side of our pond has some striking orange flowers: The plant is called “the candle bush” (senna alata) and based on…
Cooking: Kanelbullar
Praew made her second batch of Kanelbullar today. It is a traditional Swedish cinnamon roll. While we’ve never tasted any of these other than the ones Praew has made from a recipe on the web, they are really quite good. Not overly sweet like the American cinnamon rolls.
Cooking: Making a grilled cheese sandwich
I think most people raised in the US have childhood memories of eating a grilled cheese sandwich. At its simplest, it is just bread, cheese, and heat. But you can start there and move on to add anything you want. Living in Thailand, I find that it is hard to get certain American comfort foods,…
Restaurant review: Haba Kitchen
Praew and I like to eat. A lot. Any time we see an interesting new restaurant on the street or in the newspaper, we schedule a time to try it out. In particular, we’ve tried out almost all of the most promising restaurants in the Bang Mod area of Bangkok, and I’ve been asked quite…
Making chicken jerky
I’ve been very busy this last week so I didn’t get the chance to post very much. The pond development is moving forward rapidly, but the rainy season is upon us, and this makes work much more difficult (and muddy). At work, things are crazy with a bunch of new people, and several high level…
Random: American Fried Rice
For those of you new to the interesting delights of Thailand, I figured I’d introduce you to one of these delights. It is always interesting being in a foreign land and seeing how they look back at the country you came from. So in that vein, I bring you… American fried rice! While I am…
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