Front Yard Food

The days for coming home at noon from work, trying to think of a quick meal to whip up are now a thing of the past! It used to be a challenge to create lunch ideas, especially when we come to the end of the week when leftovers become scarce and Moriah is also tired and hungry after a morning with her sitter. Now a restaurant has opened up in our front yard!

Our Personal Restruant

Our landlord rents the lower portion of their home to a couple who make various Lao pork dishes fresh each day. They tend to be spicy and slightly soupy and great eaten with sticky rice or regular white rice.While the food isn't Moriah's favorite, it makes for delicious quick lunch. The shop also sells a Lao treat called 'nam wan' (sweat water), a sweet soup with coconut milk and rice based gummies. The fresh banana fritters they offer are also our favorites!

School Gardens in Tha Thom: Focus on Moringa

Here is a video Jeffrey created, highlighting the 2012-2013 school garden activities for the MCC Tha Thom Food Security and Nutrition Project.

You know it is hot when:

The weather service says it's "38°C, but feels like 49°C given the humidity." (That is 120°F!!)

 

Candle sticks start to bend.

Chickens pant.

When the power goes out at night and the cooling fan ceases, you instantly awake, damp with sweat.

Five showers a day seems normal.

Two to three changes of clothes a day is normal.

Everything wilts.

The slightest breeze is a blessing.

You look with favor on the typically dreaded monsoon season.

A glass of cold water sounds heavenly.