Photos by MJ Klein
I talked with my friend Sonny, and we decided to throw a barbecue party for his relatives and friends in the village.
On the land behind Sonny’s home, he has a piggery. We selected one of his pigs to roast, Filipino style, over an open pit.
Photos by Hui-chen and MJ Klein, including FOOD PHOTOS!
A few weeks ago, Titty Tea hosted a cookout for their regular customers. We’re going to show you what we cooked.
Now you know that anything that begins with charcoal and a torch is going to be good!
Photos by MJ Klein and Hui-chen, including FOOD PHOTOS
I used to have a wood smoker back in New Hampshire, and I have missed smoking foods in Taiwan (although I do have a smoker in Thailand). We went in halves with my sister and her husband and picked up this Brinkmann smoker at Home Depot. I got to use it quite a few times during our visit. We’ll show you what we put in the smoker shortly.
Photos by MJ Klein
I’ve been attending Chinese classes at NCTU in Hsinchu. Recently some of my classmates asked me if I would mind taking them to a place for some good Thai food. They picked the right person to ask! A group (which shall remain anonymous in order to protect their academic career) went with me in my car, another in a taxi following, and 2 other friends met us there. It was an evening to remember!
This was the scene at (what used to be called) “The Blue Sky” (more on this in another article). Against the wall from L to R is Michael Cannon and Michael Turton.
Photos by MJ Klein FOOD PHOTOS!
Last night, Hui-chen and I were invited to a grill party at A-dong’s new place. This is the time of year when the Lunar Festival is celebrated (according to the lunar calendar) in Taiwan and other places in Asia. It’s also known as the mid-Autumn festival and people usually have a grill party outdoors. The weather is normally very nice at this time of year in Taiwan, and last night was no exception.
This is A-dong on the far left of this frame. He treated everyone to the food and literally dozens of bottles of beer.
Photos by MJ Klein
The day was perfect. The wind started out strong but died down to the perfect wind speed that was refreshing without being over-powering. We had everything we needed for a fantastic day at the beach – except guests.
Hui-chen awaits the arrival of the first guests
We arrived at noon in order to make sure that we were there before anyone else. Several people had asked what time we would be there and had indicated that they would be arriving early. Hui-chen and I were the only ones there for the first 2 hours.
This past weekend, Andres and I checked out the site for the Beach BBQ. We agreed that we should use the other shelter instead of the original one. The reasons for this are twofold:
So, I want to give you the coordinates for the second shelter. Plug these into Google Maps: 24 55.207 120 58.205
You do not have to grill if you don’t want to. You’re welcome to bring some prepared food picnic style. The idea is to hang out and relax.
It’s also not required but it would be nice if everyone were to register for the event so we know who’ll be there.
Thanks!
Photos by MJ Klein
UPDATE: Please register for this event. While registration is not a requirement, we would all like to see who is going to attend. Thanks for your cooperation!
It’s time for another blogger party folks! This time, it’s going to be a grill party on the beach!
I’d been searching for a new place to do something different, and in my travels I found a cool place by the beach that would make for an excellent blogger party. I’ll show you some photos in a minute, but first, let me announce the date (and why).
In case of a typhoon, the backup date is September 26, 2009.
Where: Sinfong, Taiwan. Coordinates: 24 54.698 120 57.994 (plug this into Google Maps). It’s just off Route 15 along the coast. Very easy accessible from anywhere in Taiwan.
The place is very easy to find and the coastline here is incredible. Like many beaches in Taiwan you cannot swim here, but the view is nice and there is always a cool breeze. What’s more important is there is a place where we can set up some grills and have a party and no one will bother us.
September is much cooler than July and August, yet warmer than October. The weekend before is still part of Ghost Month, and many people don’t go out during that time. The weekend after is fine too, but then there isn’t any backup date in case of a typhoon. This date is still plenty of time before the Lunar Festival so it won’t interfere with that holiday. So, September 19th seems to be the perfect date.
Here are some details about the place:
Photos by MJ Klein, Hui-chen, and other people that used our camera!
UPDATE: Here is Ashish’s account of the day, on his blog. Here is Carrie’s account of the day’s events.
I have 2 videos for you from that day. I’ve embedded them at the end of this article for your convenience.
It was time for another fantastic day at the Miaoli cabin.
Like, usual, the event started out by my talking with Becky about another party. We invited a few people we knew would enjoy being there, and before you know it, we had a party on our hands!
I know this is an unusual opening shot but whenever you see charcoal being started with a torch you know you’re in for some serious cooking of some sort! Today was no exception!
Photos by MJ Klein, and anyone else who grabbed my camera!
We had been wanting to do another roof party for some time, but lately we’ve been battling bad weather. All during the week we were watching the weather forecasts to see if the approaching typhoon would veer off and spare us. It did! The party was a “go” for launch!
The clouds looked threatening, almost like they were saying that they weren’t going to give up so easily! But the threat of a storm turned out to be mostly more hot air.
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