I’m sad I didn’t shoot this with something to scale. This was massive. Easily around 10cm in diameter.And I ate it all. Strawberry and Mango Ice Monster: Very finely shaved ice, layered with milk and sugar syrup, and then topped wit strawberries, mangoes and condensed milk. A very chic version of ais kacang or pat [...]
Archive for May, 2008
Strawberry Mango Ice Monster: worth the inevitable brain freeze
Posted in Dessert, Thai, tagged ais kacang, Dessert, ice monster, mango, pat bing su, shaved ice, strawberry, thailand on May 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Rice Noodle Rolls: Pad Thai reimagined
Posted in Thai, tagged Add new tag, cilantro, pork, rice noodle, thailand on May 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Rice Noodle Rolls: Shredded pork and chicken mixed with bean sprouts, cilantro and vemicelli noodles, wrapped in a thick white rice noodle. Served with a sweet, spicy, sour chili sauce. Siam Paragon Food Court@ Bangkok, Thailand
Fresh Mango and Sticky Rice: Pure happiness in your mouth.
Posted in Dessert, Thai, tagged coconut, desset, mango, sticky rice, thailand on May 19, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Probably my favorite dish I had in Bangkok. A whole fresh mango sliced, and served with a sticky rice flavored with a creamy slightly salty coconut milk. The combination of sweet juicy mango and the chewy salt and coconut cream from the rice is heaven. I endeavored to have this everyday while I was there. [...]
Spicy Fish Balls stuffed with Pitan: can you say diehard pitan addict? I thought so
Posted in Thai, tagged century egg, cucumber, fish ball, lemon grass, pita, spicy, Thai on May 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A whole century duck egg stuffed into a spicy lemongrass infused fish ball, boiled and then deep fried. Sliced into quarters and served with cucumbers in a sweet vinegar. Surprisingly good, with the cucumbers to help kill some of the burn from the very very spicy fishball. Siam Paragon Food Court@ Bangkok, Thailand
River Sun Pineapple Cooler: doesn’t everyone dream of this?
Posted in Thai, tagged cocktail, pineapple, rum on May 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A Large pineapple hollowed out, and then filled with a cocktail of Malibu rum, grenadine, pineapple and lime juice, and ice. River Sun Cruise ship @ Chao Praya river, Bangkok, Thailand
Easy Tuna Apple Salad recipe
Posted in American, Recipe, Uncategorized, tagged apple, easy, mayo, Recipe, salad, tuna, tuna apple salad on May 16, 2008 | 1 Comment »
My favorite thing to make for picnics or potlucks when I don’t bring a dessert. Crunchy sweet apples, savory tuna, and fresh cilantro make this a great salad for sandwiches, rolled up in pita bread or tortillas, or just spread on crusty toasted bread. Easy Tuna Apple Salad 1 large apple, cored and cut into [...]
Thai Desserts: Oh the wonders of coconut and pandan
Posted in Dessert, Thai, tagged chao praya, coconut, Dessert, khanom, kuey, mochi, pandan, rice cake, sweets, thailand on May 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Clockwise from the delicious pineapple… a Thai custard pudding, a mung bean paste dessert shaped like a mini orange, a round orange ball made with egg yolks and jasmine syrup, a oblong orange sweet made with coconut and rose syrup, rice cake (khanom) made with pandan and coconut, small cookie disk with coconut, chewy coconut [...]
Sea Bass with Spring Vegetables : the sauce is so important
Posted in French, tagged Japanese, sea bass, vegetables on May 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Sea bass: rolled in wheat flour then deep fried, served with fresh vegetables and a sweet soy sauce. Blue Blanc@ Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, Japan
Salmon and Sea Bream Carpaccio
Posted in Italian, Japanese, tagged carpaccio, olive oil, salmon, sea bream, tai, yamanashi food on May 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Fresh salmon and sea bream carpaccio with a citrus olive oil dressing, greens, red onion and crunchy nuts. Blue Blanc@ Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, Japan
Soramame Potage with Roasted Duck
Posted in French, Japanese, tagged appetizer, bread, duck, fava bean, french food, rusk, soup on May 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I finally made it to Blue Blanc this week. It’s an amazing French style restaurant in Fujiyoshida. This was the appetizer to a course meal I had. Soramame Potage: a creamy fava bean soup with a drizzle of olive oil. Roasted duck:Tender duck seared with cracked black pepper. Garlic rusk and strawberry toast sweet pickles [...]