SIMMERED TUNA FISH Yummy and added to top favorite dishes. 35 g of tuna in water (in salt water and drained (Replace with anchovies or sardines in a can) 20 g of shallots 1 inch pig nun chilli (Light green pepper) in chunks 1 inch Red chilli in chunks ½ inch Yellow Chilli in chunks 1 white stack of lemongrass (about 2 inches) 2 Korean chillies 1 cup of coconut cream ¼ Cup of chicken stock (add 2 Tbs if necessary) Seasoning: 1 Tbs palm sugar 1 Tbs tamarinde juice 1 Tbs of fish sauce Preparation: Boil chicken stock and coconut cream Add tuna and red onions and lemongrass Turn heat down Add seasonings: Fish sauce, tamarind sauce and palm sugar Taste! And adjust to salt or sweet Add chillies... read more

Day 7 of Thai Cooking (Pro-Chef course) This dish is marked as super Yummy and made it to my list of favorites. Ingredients: 1 egg 20 gr of shallots 30 gr of Tofu 50 grs of chicken breast sliced 60 grs of vermicelli noodles 1 Tbs of salty bean paste 1 Tbs of Thai chilli paste with a bit of oil ½ cup of Coconut Cream 1 stalk of Chinese Chives (Flat ends) 45 gr bean sprouts Preparation: Heat up a bit of oil in the wok to make a thin omellette. Roll and set aside. On a clean wok add 2 Tbs of oil + shallots and stir-fry the tofu in it in High temperature. Quickly add coconut cream + chilli paste for color. When the oil from the coconut cream starts coming up add ... read more

(Buy Rice cakes from Vietnam market. Also great with any crackers or toast) 3 portions PASTE: 3 Coriander Root 15 gr of garlic 30 gr of dried chili re-hydrated in water ½ t Black pepper corn powder (or white) 1/2t Salt Pound ingredients in mortar Dipping Sauce: 1 T Paste made before (Substitute the fresh pounded paste with thai chili paste). 80 gr Mixed chicken, pork or prawn (No beef) 15g shallot (finely chopped) 1 t White sesame seeds 15 g of pounded roasted peanuts Preparation: 1 T oil 1 T paste (Can replace with chili paste) Chicken minced Shallots minced + peanuts 1 + 1/2T of tamarind sauce 1+1/2 palm sugar let well Top dipping sauce with sesame seeds Garnish with smashed roasted peanuts. Garnish with smashed roasted peanuts.... read more

Ingredients: 1 1/4 Cup Arrowroot flour 1/4 Cup Rice flour 3/4 Cup Tapioca flour (Sago Flour) 1 Cup Water 2 1/2 Cup Coconut cream 4 Pandanus leaves, roughly cut (Substitute by beet root or Butterfly flower for color) 1 Cup Water (to create green water) 3 Cup White sugar 1/2 Cup Coloured water In a blender put pandanus leaves and 1 cup of water and blend until the water turns green. Filter the water through a sieve and wring out the leaf fibers. Put the water through coffee filter (optional) to remove all leaf fibers in the green water. Put to one side In a bowl mix all the flour and 2 1/2 cup of Coconut Cream. Create a smooth paste. Divide the paste in half Add the green water to one half and the other ... read more

Besides having to look for accommodation and the nightmare of thinking to transport my two trunks full of dive and photo gear I had another issue. I was down to the last couple of pieces of clean laundry. I’ve heard next door to the school there is a super affordable laundry place…I put my stinky clothes in a bag and carried them all the way over on the subway. It rained during class and the clothes wash lady dries the clothes under the sun and I couldn’t get my stuff back the same day. I was starting to think that if I wanted to wear clean clothes I was going to have to buy something on the side of the street. I wanted to look at 2 places to move to that I had found online.One ... read more