I Love My Thai Cooking Teacher...and the Food We Cooked!

With my tummy almost fully mended, it's back to the world of Thai food. Oh nelly!

Today I enjoyed another lavish grilled fish, rice and stir fried veggies lunch. Plus a coke! My French friends like to drink and smoke, and I do neither...but I do love Coke in a glass bottle!

More to the point of this post, just half an hour ago, I finished the last bite of coconut red curry I made all by myself at an awesome Thai cooking class.

OK, maybe I didn't make it all by myself. Or the stir fried chicken and cashews, or the bomb papaya salad.

I had some help, from a super sweet, super cute Thai woman named Gai, who runs an awesome little cooking school for farangs like me here in Chiang Mai. Me and the frenchies, along with a Swiss, an Aussie, and an Israeli girl spent 5 hours touring a garden, visiting the local market, cooking delicious Thai food, and, of course, eating!

Oh I am so full. And quite smitten, with my teacher Gai.

God it was so nice to cook. You now how I love to do it, and traveling, well, I haven't prepared a meal in more than 3 weeks! Unless you count mixing dried mango and dried papaya in a bag. But that's no meal!

It felt so good to stir fry on a wok, and dice things with a meat cleaver and pummel them in a mortar and pestel. And our group was super sweet. Here I am wokkin' it up with Juliette's very nice boyfriend Seb.

God willing, my stomach will hold up and I'll be able to continue to enjoy the culinary delights of South East Asia. I'll keep you posted of course...and I'm making you a giant feast when I get back!

Much love,
Roni

ps - Tomorrow, I'm going to the dentist. Thailand is know for it's cheap, quality dental care. I asked the dentist how much my filling will cost ($250 in the US), and he says, "Under $30." Yes! Krouzman 7, Global Economy 3.

pps - What's with the picture of you cooking again Roni?

Is this just some kind of ploy to get us to remember how good you look in an apron?

Hey, I didn't say anything.



ppps - And what the hell is this Krouzman?
It's a picture of Juliette.
Haven't you repeatedly pointed out that she has a boyfriend? Actually isn't there a picture of him just a few inches above this?
Yes.
Shameless, Krouzman.
I know, I know. But look at her! Plus I'm quite proud of this pic.