Another Year Older

We celebrated Lee's 14th birthday last month. She's almost as tall as I am, but I couldn't fit into her shoes. She wears a size bigger than me now. We love living in the country, there's plenty of outdoor space and room for Max to roam around.

Kohk & Sahk Laotian Heavenly Jerky

I received my perks today, 2 packages of Laotian Heavenly Jerky from Thip Soulisak at Kohk & Sahk and I have to say it's saep lai, simply delicious. The beef jerky has a bold flavor, unlike any beef jerky I have tried. I would love to get a hold of the recipe but I'm sure…

Kohk & Sahk – Authentic Laotian Cuisine Campaign

One of my favorite Lao foods is beef jerk, we grew up eating my dad's beef jerky and it's the best until I heard of Kohk & Sahk Laotian Heavenly Jerky, and the slogan of "mmm mmm saep lai" it's simply delicious made me want to try Kohk & Sahk beef jerky. Tharathip Soulisak is…

Tum Rutabaga and Green Beans

It's hard to find green papaya this time of the year to make tum mak houng or spicy papaya salad, so I substitute it with Rutabaga instead. I actually didn't discover this dish, many Thai and Lao people living abroad discovered that Rutabaga tastes equally as good as papaya, and some said it's even better…

Camping Weekend

This was our first camping trip this year, the weather is cool during the day and cold at night. My dad didn't particular care for this lot since it sits on the hill, but Easter weekend was packed and we're fortunate to get any spot at all. I told him it's a good exercise, not…

Jay’s HS Graduation Party

We went to Bo's nephew's graduation party yesterday.  Bo is very proud of Jay, he was the class president in his senior year, won prom king, and recently came in first place for a teen bodybuilding competition. Money is the gift of choice for a Laotian party. There's plenty of food. Bo's mom is a…

Camping Weekends

We went camping on Memorial weekend, and also the weekend after. The Memorial weekend was cold and the campground packed with campers.  It really gives you the feeling of what camping is all about. I think Lee is enjoying the camping life more this year in comparison to last year. Max loved camping. I'm not…

Spicy Bamboo Shoot Salad

Click here to watch this video on YouTube Most of my co-workers are gardeners.  It has been cold and raining so much that their gardens drowned, it's so tragic. I'm fortunate that I have raised beds and the heavy rain falls drained well. One of my co-workers told me about her bamboo shoots, that it's…

Camping Weekend

It's nice to comeback to a familiar place and if the woods could talk it's probably would greet me with a smile and ask where have you been Nye? I didn't know you hibernate like the bears. This is my first time seeing an antenna looking like an outer space craft. The mountain flowers are…

Christmas Tree

Charlie Brown O Christmas Tree We put up our Christmas tree early this year, actually it was the week before Thanksgiving.  Lee was bored and needing something to do.  We got this tree before she was born, so we are looking at a 12 year old tree. Lao ornaments I'm so anal-retentive when it comes…

Homemade Pizza for Dinner

Lee and I have been wanting to make homemade pizza for awhile and the first batch was awful.  I think it looked more like pan pizza rather than a normal homemade pizza. We have come a long way since then, and have gotten a lot better, but I still don't know how to toss pizza…

Blessing Ceremony for Maetou Gaisorn

We missed Maetou Gaisorn at Wat Greensboro during the last few events, and yesterday her family nimon (invited) Phramaha Somsak Sambimb, Bhikkhu Pannadharo (Darrell Kitchen) and two monks from Wat in Morganton and also Wat in Lexington to perform a blessing ceremony for her. We took this opportunity to celebrate Thanksgiving the Buddhist way, and…