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Garlic Ginger Rosemary Salmon

I love garlic.  I eat it raw. I add it in my food to most, if not all of my cooking.  I eat it pickled.  I eat it all the time. When we used to live in Texas, before moving … Continue reading

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Cafe Escape: Buak Haad Park

As I have written in my other cafe hunting post, I like trying out different cafes with air conditioning to escape the Chiang Mai heat and to share it with my readership of 5!  Ha ha, okay 6! . Happy … Continue reading

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Cafe Escapes: The Hunt

We’ve been hunting for new cafes with air-con in the past couple of weeks.   Frankly, it’s an absolute fun activity for me to visit and try out many different cafes.  It’s an adventure exploring and discovering new cafes each day. … Continue reading

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Pizza Bagel Recipe

When we are feeling lazy and out of energy we do simple recipes.  This is one of them and my daughter especially loves this one.  She enjoys helping us make these and devour them afterward!  Moms, you can have your … Continue reading

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Simple Sautéed Shrimp and Onion Recipe

  I like simple dishes with great flavors. Sometimes having a kid, simple is better and quicker. We cook a lot of vegetarian food at home.  However, while we were at Maung Mai the other day, we decided to get … Continue reading

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Cafe Escape Number Four: The Ice Cream Festival

Although we’ve had rain here in Chiang Mai, the humidity still makes the city seems like an outdoor, oh-naturrel-sauna. Today was no exception.  It was humid. After we picked up M, my daughter, from school we decided to surprise her … Continue reading

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Cafe Escape Number Two: A Massage and a Cheesecake

Remember yesterday I said I won’t cook dinner until it rained.  And today, yes, it’s raining at 5pm.  Oh sure, no problem!  You’re welcome, the good people of Chiang Mai. I say I’m not cooking until it rains once in … Continue reading

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Cafe Escape Number One: Macadamia Nut Brownie

It’s been so HOT here in Chiang Mai. Last year around this time, we left CM and went back to the US to spend time with family. At this very moment, as I write this post, it is 38C/101F.here. We … Continue reading

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On Enjoying a Fresh Coconut in Asia

Remember the trip we made to Talat Maung Mai Market?  Forgotten already?  It was just yesterday that I wrote about it! Sigh. So M insisted on buying a coconut at the market yesterday.  By dinner time we were devouring it.  … Continue reading

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Lessons From Making Our Own Lemonade

Are you a Mom or a Dad? (Me in red: Yes, I’m a Mom!) Do you eat out much or sometimes? (Sometimes in the US and a LOT in Thailand) Do you talk to your kids about healthy eating, slow … Continue reading

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