tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279822094292237889.post1361034401718089572..comments2024-03-18T23:38:19.018-07:00Comments on Andrea's Easy Vegan Cooking: Vegan Thai food | visiting a school in Thailand | cooking with kids | dinner and a showAndreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16146578985330272891noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279822094292237889.post-45151535989826816292013-05-18T19:35:58.187-07:002013-05-18T19:35:58.187-07:00I'll have to take your word for the uniyappam ...I'll have to take your word for the uniyappam — I don't think I've ever had any. Maybe you can do a recipe on your blog!Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16146578985330272891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279822094292237889.post-7569148821632677362013-05-18T16:33:19.345-07:002013-05-18T16:33:19.345-07:00your sounds fantastic and all your posts are so de...your sounds fantastic and all your posts are so detailed :) love the idea of the school. those coconut rice flour balls sound similar to uniyappam which is fermented rie batter made into balls in a aebleskiver type pan:)<br /><br />Richahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10853950260023760011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279822094292237889.post-40580658706155406472013-05-17T15:09:24.594-07:002013-05-17T15:09:24.594-07:00I'm getting good at deleting things I don'...I'm getting good at deleting things I don't mean to delete! I just deleted my reply to your first comment, which said, I think: Ken said I covered everything in this post — food, kids and rescued animals. (I didn't cover heat, exhaustion and the fact that we got picked up at 3:30 a.m. the next morning to go to the airport.)<br /><br />I don't think I could have brought home enough spring rolls to satisfy my cravings but it would have been fun to be able to bring back a few dozen bags of food. :)<br /><br />The khanom krok are more chewy-sticky than pudding-like when they cool. When you watch them being prepared it doesn't seem like that will be the case. They taste great! I may try to make them some day along with the rice paper pockets stuffed with garlic greens.<br /><br />Since I was waking every night about 2 a.m., it wasn't too much of a problem to be ready at 3:30. I was basically jet-lagged for two weeks. Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16146578985330272891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279822094292237889.post-60674707005040622362013-05-17T14:52:55.850-07:002013-05-17T14:52:55.850-07:00You did cover all the bases - even plumbing! :-)
...You did cover all the bases - even plumbing! :-)<br /><br />Mmmm, I can tell just from your description that I'd love Khanom Krok! If they served that for dessert at every meal, I'd have offended my hosts by leaving nothing behind. :-)<br /><br />Don't you just love those oh-dark-thirty departures? UGH.Laloofahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07256023593175821427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279822094292237889.post-440804220945917782013-05-17T11:44:45.456-07:002013-05-17T11:44:45.456-07:00I'll never be able to really enjoy a fried spr...I'll never be able to really enjoy a fried spring roll again after the ones at the school. Sigh.<br /><br />I'd love to teach at the school except for the fact I don't speak Thai ... and it was 105.˚ A lot of the day was spent outdoors and after a couple of hours I was starting to fade.<br /><br />I totally thought of you when I snapped the photo of the bus because I knew you'd love it. You would probably love Thailand — it's a very colorful and highly decorated place. Nothing goes unembellished.<br /><br />The hose made the toilet paper issue seem totally fine, if you get what I'm saying. Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16146578985330272891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279822094292237889.post-70132762223414461092013-05-17T09:29:00.530-07:002013-05-17T09:29:00.530-07:00This was absolutely my favorite of your Thai trip ...This was absolutely my favorite of your Thai trip posts! So much fun and happy and beautiful stuff going on, from abundant and delicious all-vegan food (yay!) to children learning gardening and meditation (wonderful!) to lucky rescued dogs (that last one reminded me a bit of your Callie), to beautiful Thai traditional dress (and no mosquitoes!), to a fun windmill that surprised me! (I have expected to see tulips around it!) The only thing lacking was the ability to share the taste of all that yummy-looking food with your blog readers! I want a bite of everything, and am especially curious about those spring rolls that stole your heart, and the khanom crock, which reminded me a bit of macaroons in the photo of them cooling on the leaves, but more like little pudding-like things on your plate. <br /><br />The toilet paper deal was the same in Costa Rica, no matter how modern the facilities. It's a hard habit to break (flushing the TP), but I did my best and it was second nature by the end of my visit. I didn't realize a lot of other countries have the same septic system limitation. <br /><br />Thanks for the fun virtual trip to Thailand! Too bad you couldn't bring home a ginormous doggy bag of all the food you didn't have room for while you were there! :-)Laloofahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07256023593175821427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279822094292237889.post-19606720177702031882013-05-14T14:53:42.726-07:002013-05-14T14:53:42.726-07:00Sorry for my late response to this post. I wanted...Sorry for my late response to this post. I wanted to make sure I had time to really enjoy it like I did the others. :)<br /><br />I know the feeling of wanting to taste certain foods again. That happens to us often when we start to reminisce about our past trips. There's just so much great food out there! <br /><br />I'm very impressed that they also focus on life skills & self sufficiency at that school. That's so great ! Sounds like they have some mad cooking skills already. :) I'm also impressed with the garden and dogs living there. Plus they have meditation time? Such a great school! Those are some lucky kids. <br /><br />The food in this post looks fantastic, so I can just imagine how great it tasted. I love sticky rice and really have to get some soon. It's been far too long. <br /><br />I bet that performance was fun to see. I would absolutely love to experience that. It's kind of funny that they actually got raunchy with their singing on the boats. Who would guess that? ha! <br /><br />You probably won't be surprised to hear that I love that bus. Anything fun & colorful (as well as artistic) always draws me in. :)<br /><br />I had no idea that toilets in other countries couldn't handle toilet paper. That would be strange to get used to, but that little hose would be nice! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279822094292237889.post-10633616686584880932013-05-12T15:16:25.510-07:002013-05-12T15:16:25.510-07:00Thank you! It was quite a trip. The food on the la...Thank you! It was quite a trip. The food on the last day was the best — so fresh and delicious. It still surprises me that with all the wonderful fresh vegetables available, the people we were with in Thailand still preferred to eat mostly animal protein. Bring on the veggies! Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16146578985330272891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279822094292237889.post-260580937278498562013-05-12T15:11:25.288-07:002013-05-12T15:11:25.288-07:00Not only were they learning about cooking and gard...Not only were they learning about cooking and gardening, they were focused and interested! It was a pleasure to observe. <br /><br />The toilets we encountered were all of the seat types, thank heavens. I'm not a big fan of the squatters (especially the dirty ones). Squatters are typical for Thailand, but on this trip we had mostly modern toilets — no flushing paper though.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16146578985330272891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279822094292237889.post-78475886065694639002013-05-12T07:47:01.518-07:002013-05-12T07:47:01.518-07:00I love, love, love every single bit of this post. ...I love, love, love every single bit of this post. So awesome that kids are into cooking at such a young age! I still hated all vegetables at that point in my life. And the food itself looks incredible! Oh, if only I could go on such an adventure... Seriously inspired by your trip.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279822094292237889.post-52615617779776687052013-05-12T07:25:11.274-07:002013-05-12T07:25:11.274-07:00Warms my heart to see the little ones learning abo...Warms my heart to see the little ones learning about cooking and gardening. And the rescued doggies. And the nap photo--oh my goodness. And the food. Pictures make it seem so idyllic--except for the toilets. <br /><br />I've seen my fair share of the "no paper" toilets. And they are actually progressive and not-so-bad compared to some of awful "squatters" I encountered in rural China. They get the superlative award--not in a good way. (P.U.)<br />urban veganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01541085454822240908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279822094292237889.post-18421005660820492252013-05-10T21:05:17.425-07:002013-05-10T21:05:17.425-07:00That's what I had in mind.That's what I had in mind.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16146578985330272891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279822094292237889.post-71917884860543951822013-05-10T21:04:31.536-07:002013-05-10T21:04:31.536-07:00Thank you. The school was a lot like Montessori in...Thank you. The school was a lot like Montessori in that it was very hands-on. I wish I could have been in the kitchen to help cook the meal so I could recreate it again at home. Best food of the trip.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16146578985330272891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279822094292237889.post-24923253614151468302013-05-10T19:42:42.678-07:002013-05-10T19:42:42.678-07:00Wow, what a great ending to your trip! and the kid...Wow, what a great ending to your trip! and the kids are so cute! It's a bit like Montessori school where kids do stuff themselves. The food looks awesome - I can hear the crunch of those spring rolls. :-)chow veganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08067485016430365599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279822094292237889.post-44515466999981547512013-05-09T14:36:24.589-07:002013-05-09T14:36:24.589-07:00Thanks! As for the Khanom Krok, I think it needs t...Thanks! As for the Khanom Krok, I think it needs to be cooked on a very hot surface such as cast iron. I used to have cast iron muffin pans that might work, but I'm not sure how you'd get any other kind of pan hot enough. Of course, I don't really know. :)Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16146578985330272891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279822094292237889.post-44652347442210070542013-05-09T13:55:40.979-07:002013-05-09T13:55:40.979-07:00I think this might be my favourite Thai post yet -...I think this might be my favourite Thai post yet - what a cute bunch of kids. And cute kids that can cook too! Reckon you could make the kranan krok without that pan?Joeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17066424084187434409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279822094292237889.post-87400291103280236822013-05-09T11:50:21.607-07:002013-05-09T11:50:21.607-07:00Thank you. I didn't mean to imply that we neve...Thank you. I didn't mean to imply that we never had tofu, but that I was surprised how often we just had vegetables. I guess there isn't much use of beans in Thailand because I don't recall seeing any, so tofu when it was available, was the main protein we were offered. <br /><br />I wonder why my son has a kharom krok cooker. I have to talk to him more about that. Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16146578985330272891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279822094292237889.post-53018310850656329792013-05-09T10:14:26.328-07:002013-05-09T10:14:26.328-07:00A private one doesn't sound half bad!A private one doesn't sound half bad!Abby Beanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03060920122127099172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279822094292237889.post-87531471544448172302013-05-09T07:47:11.189-07:002013-05-09T07:47:11.189-07:00Wow, what an epic series of posts! Whew. I thoro...Wow, what an epic series of posts! Whew. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this one. I love the focus on the children. And finally, vegan food for you, yay! I spotted tofu, I'm sure, at last. You've got me so intrigued about those spring rolls; now I want some, too. And, how cool is it that your son has that pan? I can hardly wait for your post on that! :-) Ah, the toilet. Aren't foreign bathrooms fun? What about hooking up your garden hose for a spritz? Ha ha!blessedmamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09281648597707759434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279822094292237889.post-15047958118723990802013-05-08T13:09:03.528-07:002013-05-08T13:09:03.528-07:00Thank you! The school was such a calm place — the ...Thank you! The school was such a calm place — the teachers were all quiet-spoken and the kids involved and focused. A lot of the activities took place outdoors and I was VERY hot and wondering how everyone could be so relaxed. <br /><br />I get your drift about the toilet hose, and I hadn't thought of that. I feel that way about water fountains, especially after watching children and dogs drink. I should tell you that the force of the water was great, and close proximity would have been a bit, shall we say, painful. But I suppose not everyone knows that. Still, I'd like one in MY bathroom. Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16146578985330272891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279822094292237889.post-9717874196872734752013-05-08T12:40:29.585-07:002013-05-08T12:40:29.585-07:00What a stunning post; I don't want your trip t...What a stunning post; I don't want your trip to be over, but I'm sure you're happy to be back on the same continent as Miss E and Callie. <br /><br />That school sounds incredibly practical and compassionate (saving the dogs!)- things that seem to be missing in our public system.<br /><br />I can't help but to say that I'm eying that toilet hose with the same wariness I generally reserve for the communal hot sauces in restaurants. Not everyone knows to keep it a respectable distance from their food, if you know what I'm saying.Abby Beanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03060920122127099172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279822094292237889.post-63452640106671867362013-05-08T11:03:28.145-07:002013-05-08T11:03:28.145-07:00You should definitely get some recipes from your m...You should definitely get some recipes from your mom — or watch her as she cooks! The food we ate in Thailand was really good, especially the homemade food on our last day.<br /><br />It was wonderful to see the three dogs who had found a home at the school after seeing so many homeless ones on the streets. The dogs seemed very happy to be there.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16146578985330272891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279822094292237889.post-51030454212031975972013-05-07T19:41:47.805-07:002013-05-07T19:41:47.805-07:00Sounds and looks like a fabulous last day in Thail...Sounds and looks like a fabulous last day in Thailand. I'm part Thai, so you'd think I'd be able to help you identify some of those dishes, but I can't :-P. All I know is that it all looks delicious. My mom is Thai and when I went vegan, she always made sure to make me nice home made vegan Thai dishes when I came home from college. I think I need to badger her for some recipes :-)<br /><br />I love that there are rescued pups that live at the school too. The kids and the pups are all adorable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com