Tag: Asia

  • Thank you Teacher for your Teaching!

    Thank you Teacher for your Teaching!

    As we’ve mentioned in our previous posts, Cambodia is a country still recovering from incredible devastation from their civil war.  As a result, the people do not have a solid infrastructure and do not have a stable public education system. Most children, especially in the villages, do not have access to any education at all–…

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  • Things that go “boom” in the night…

    Things that go “boom” in the night…

    Each day, many of us leave our homes to go to work or school, go for a walk in the park, and even go camping in the forests around our homes. Do any of us imagine that we won’t return home with all of our arms and legs? In the 1970’s, Southeast Asia was in…

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  • Amazing Cambodian Dishes!

    Amazing Cambodian Dishes!

    In our fantastic Cambodian cooking class, we had the chance to make some really tasty meals! My favourite dishes usually have noodles, so I chose to make fried noodles with beef so I know how to make it. I also love desserts, so we learned how to make a yummy dessert with a pumpkin! I…

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  • A Fruit and a Root!

    A Fruit and a Root!

    For our Cambodian cooking class, I chose mango salad and lotus root with pork. I picked the salad because I love mangoes and I picked lotus root with pork because it was different.  Success! Everything was delicious! Try these recipes to taste for yourself! For the mango salad: Ingredients: Salad 1 green mango, peeled and…

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  • Food glorious FOOD!!

    Food glorious FOOD!!

    What do Banana Flowers, Chicken and Bok Choy have in common? Not much!  However, you can use these ingredients to make a delicious Khmer meal! We usually try to take a cooking class in different countries we visit.  As part of our cooking class in Siem Reap, I thought that Banana Flower Salad (as a starter),…

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