Thai Massaman Chicken Curry

by Vicky on May 21, 2013

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After over 8 months in Asia we’ve only got a few days left here before heading to Europe. I can barely believe it. How have we been traveling for eight whole months already? And all the way on the other side of the globe in Asia of all places. We’ve seen some amazing things and met some incredible people. All the countries we’ve visited have been unique in their own ways.

As much as I feel like I’m ready to leave Asia and head to Europe, now that we only have 3 day left here it’s starting to feel a little bit sad. We’ve been here for so long it seem and have gotten so used to certain things, even the frustrating ones that it will be strange to leave this all behind to have to start over again in a new continent.

Don’t get me wrong – I am incredibly excited for Europe and have already started dreaming of freshly baked baguettes, cheeses and wine for lunch in Paris.

Until then though, I’ve got a few more Asian recipes to share.

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Thai Pumpkin Soup

May 18, 2013
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Pumpkins and I didn’t always get along so well. There were a few years there when we flat out wanted nothing to do with eachother. Correction – I wanted nothing to do with it. I lumped it into the category with all those other confused vegetables – sweet potatoes, butternut squash etc, you know, the [...]

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Pad See Ew – Thai Wide Rice Noodle Stir Fry

May 15, 2013
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I’ve been reading a few heavy books lately. It started with Confessions of an Economic Hit Man which reveals how developed countries exploit the undeveloped world for their own gains and how the “global empire” is booming and causing distress to local communities worldwide. From there I started reading The Shock Doctrine – which details the history [...]

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Thai Coconut Milk Soup with Shrimp – Tom Kha

May 10, 2013
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Right now I’m feeling pretty cranky. The kind of thing where if I was still a baby I would just cry nonstop and throw my toys on the floor. Possibly with a few bouts of stamping my feet on the ground as well. Since I’m a so called adult, I’m simply throwing an internal temper [...]

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Lemongrass Salad Bites

May 7, 2013
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I used to think sunsets and sunrises were overrated. To be fair I do still think sunrises can be a bit weak, sunsets though, sunsets deserve all the attention. Though the sun sets every single night, so many times there isn’t that magical spectrum of colors that you’re always hoping to see. Sometimes the sky [...]

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April 2013 Traffic and Income Report – $669

May 6, 2013
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Hello All – D here. Currently we’re in Cambodia and, unfortunately, we didn’t manage to do any cooking classes here…yet. Let’s take a look at how the site performed this month. Traffic: While March was AvocadoPesto’s best month to date, we took a sharp hit in April in traffic, coming in at about 10k pageviews [...]

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Deep Fried Fish topped with Lemongrass Sauce

May 2, 2013
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Today I write this post from the beach. I’m sitting in a beach side cafe on Otres Beach in Cambodia and with a beer in hand and the ocean breeze coming in, I’m on my computer. This is what I see when I think of location independent living. The fresh air and beach as the [...]

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Red Curry with Shrimp and Pineapple

April 28, 2013
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How do you feel about fruit added to your food? Are you a fan? I’m usually not. I generally prefer my fruit separate and never really jumped on the adding berries to salad bandwagon. So when I saw that at the Blue Elephant cooking school we were going to make a red curry with pineapple, [...]

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Grilled Chicken Salad with Thai Roasted Chili Paste

April 21, 2013
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It’s been a while since my last blog post. For a few days I was busy celebrating the Lao New Year in the country’s capital. And then a few more days I was traveling through remote villages without any wifi access. The new year festivities here are beyond awesome. The celebration lasts at least 3 [...]

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Minced Meat and Herb Salad – Laap

April 13, 2013
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The other day we volunteered in Luang Prabang Laos at an organization called Big Brother Mouse, which makes and sells children’s book in both Lao and English to be distributed to village children in more remote areas in Laos. Some of those kids would be receiving their very first book ever. I think this is [...]

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