Photos by Hui-chen and MJ Klein
The other day I was sitting at Shao-hui’s place when Shao-hui herself came over to me and mentioned that it had been some time since we had a grill party in front of her place, and that she would like to have another one that week. Well, I don’t need a personal invitation like that, but it sure was nice hearing Shao-hui say it.
The day to have it turned out to be Thursday, and faster than you can say “mu tan” we had the charcoal lit!
Photos by MJ Klein
One of the great things about Dutch oven cooking is the fact that anywhere you can build a fire is anywhere you can cook a delicious meal. I carried my 12″ Dutch oven down to Kaoshiung over the holiday because I knew there would be an afternoon where I would want to relax and cook. This is the story about what I cooked.
I started out by cutting up onions. I also had baby carrots and small white potatoes so I didn’t need to cut those items up. The only other things that I had which needed to be cut up were some mild bell peppers (shown later). This type of cut shown here is one that I learned from a Chinese master chef back when I was being trained for restaurant work.
Photos by MJ Klein, Hui-chen & Nancy, including FOOD PHOTOS
Before we continue with our series, I would like to talk about the series and how I’ve written it. First of all, I updated the WordPress In-series plug-in and it blew out all the previous series data. I am unable to re-enter that information and get the updated plug-in to work and actually display series. This means that all those series I wrote in the past are unconnected. The articles are still there, but as in this series, there is no longer a list of them at the bottom so you can find all of them. Sorry but you’ll have to use the search box at the upper right. I didn’t do it! UPDATE: I fixed it by creating a new series and editing the previous articles. I do not want to have to do that for each series I’ve written!
Also, on these series that are not time-sensitive, I’ve been taking my sweet time writing about them. That certainly is the case with this series, which I have written over many months time. Also, in some cases I had to think about what I wanted to write about (even though I do outlines) and I also have other things to do. So that explains why I often write about things that happened some time ago. Honestly, it just doesn’t matter.
Now, onto the current article: We have some interesting things for you, so sit back and enjoy!
This is our father’s reaction to seeing Nancy coming in the front door. He didn’t have his glasses on but he knew who it was right away!
Photos by MJ Klein – FOOD PHOTOS!
It had been 1 year, 7 months since we were there last. As our tuk-tuk pulled up at the resort, the old black dog I call “Shao hei” came running over to us. Auntie and Uncle both gave us a hearty welcome. Yes, we were back at the Sabua Resort in Muan Phon, Thailand, and we couldn’t be happier!
We took a bus from Khonkaen bus station and headed down to Muang Phon. Look at all the garlands and other artifacts the driver had on the front of the bus:
Photos by MJ Klein
Dear Readers, it’s been some time since we featured some home cooked food, so with our apoligizes, here comes this article!
One of my favorite all-time dishes, this is the famous mapo tofu cooked to perfection by Hui-chen.
Photos by MJ Klein & Hui-chen. Warning, FOOD PHOTOS!
With a Saturday party under our belt, we couldn’t resist the invitation to continue on Sunday!
We showed up and these guys were across the street drinking and singing Thai songs. This is always a good sign!
Photos by MJ Klein & Hui-chen This article is geotagged and available for viewing on our map.
This article contains food photographs!
You know us. We love to party. This weekend was no exception. The weather is turning cooler and the few degrees difference makes it all the more comfortable walking around in the daylight. Blogger Andres and his lovely wife Karen and cute baby Olivia joined us for some fun in Part I.
We’ve seen signs for the Nan Garden many times around the area and we’ve always wanted to check it out. So, today was the day.
Photos by MJ Klein & Hui-chen. Warning – FOOD PHOTOS!
We admit it. We love going to the cabin in Miaoli. We went back on Saturday but this time we introduced some friends to Becky’s family and their very cool place to relax. Here’s the story:
The day began with me preparing the Dutch oven for some camp fare. These are boneless beef ribs that I’m taking out of the package. The Dutch oven is hot and ready to go.
Photos by MJ Klein
It’s been awhile since we had a visit to our local night market on Monday evenings, so this time I took my Nikon along with me.
Even from this far away you can see the bright lights in the distance.
Photos by MJ Klein, including some food photos in this article.
Many of you might remember last year’s Ghost Month activites in our neighborhood. I spent most of my time at Shao-hui’s place.
One of the offerings I photographed on the way to Shao-hui’s.
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