After my brief four-day visit to Taiwan, the hubby went back to making the donuts (i.e., working) in Kuala Lumpur while I traveled on with my parents and their friends to Bangkok and Pattaya, Thailand. Tourism was down over 60% in the area because of the red shirt protesters demonstrating in read more
Thailand
fresh fish in phuket: tom super-yum
This recipe is derived, to the best of my knowledge, from the nice Thai family who served me the most delicately flavored fish in Phuket: Take 1 fresh red snapper, caught locally in the waters of the Andaman Sea. Clean and steam whole. Slice garlic, green onion, fresh chilies and lime and read more
little plate of happiness: with a pad thai and a smile
While my college friend was in town, we took a quick jaunt to Phuket, Thailand, for a couple of days. On our first day, we stopped by a little roadside stall serving up pad thai on the recommendation of our hotel proprietor. It was lunchtime, and the stall was filled with locals lining up for read more
enjoying larb, loving massaman
In Bangkok earlier this month, my friends and I followed the advice of a commenter on Chowhound and visited Khrua Rommai, a quaint little outdoor restaurant tucked away in an alley a few Skytrain stops from our hotel. The restaurant specializes in cuisine from Isan, a province in northeastern read more
