The mowgli dance at 3 years now at 6 making pizza

CoffeeWorld: Coffee world after lunch

After a nice Gyoza and some steamed rice we went down to the coffee world to have a coffee. Bangkok you will find all chains of coffee shops in every corner. Especially the cold coffees you will love them. But, as a girl from the slopes of Mt.Kenya where I knew how to pick and take care of coffee plantations and bring the beans to the factory practically in my whole life growing there I have drank more coffee in the last 7 or 8 years when I moved to Italy. And my taste is caffè latte. I never change I never try anything else and always hot please.

Enjoy coffee in Bangkok as you would in any other city in the world.

Let's see how much you spend for a light lunch in your town

A plate of Gyoza many times when we have lunch out we usually start with Gyoza. They are nice (ravioli style). I haven't tried to make it at home but I found a nice recipe that you might want to try.

You can read the rest of the recipe on this page and should be able to help you figure out how to make home made Gyoza Thanks to Japan-Guide

Ingredients:(for 30 Gyoza)

For the Dough:
o 170 mL water
o 200 g strong flour

For Filling:
o 200 g ground pork
o Cabbage
o Nira*: can be substituted by leek or green onion
o Leek or Green onion
o Garlic
o Ginger
o Sake*
o Soya sauce, salt, and pepper
o Sesame oil

For Dipping Sauce:
o Soya sauce
o Vinegar

Birthday Me: Smile and 1 year older

Cooking is one of things I enjoy doing, I try to try a recipe from a country that I visit or live. I haven't cooked anything yet though today is my birthday. Sooo many years back in a small rural village on the slopes of Mt. Kenya I was born. I grew up in my family land where we knew nothing but agriculture and going to school.

Remember those days in the village, waking up in the morning lighting the fire while my Mom went to milk the cows, we had plenty of milk yes we did drank milk every morning before going to school.

I walked a Kilometer and half to school every day, walked back for lunch then back again for afternoon classes and back after four when classes finished and usually most of the time we had to run to school not walk.





In this village I learn't to work the garden, I never knew a supermarket I only knew the small kiosks in the market where we also had an open air market. Vegetable market was every Monday, Wednesday and Friday afternoon. Everything sold in this market, fresh from the garden and fruits from the trees.

My family grew and grows all kinds of vegetables we also grew french beans for export. Those were good times. On the other hand we had coffee we all worked whether it came rain or sunshine. My mother sometimes used to roast coffee and grind whenever we wanted to drink coffee all from our gardens.

Today as I celebrate my birthday I remember those moments with a smile and nolstagia.

How I looked forward to school holidays so that I could visit my uncle who lived in another side of Mt.Kenya. The best thing I remember how we made chapati from whole wheat from family harvest. Oh God I miss.

And when a neighbour went to New Zealand and since then I started to dream that one day I would go abroad. I have not yet been to my dream Australia and New Zealand but Im coming.

Now many years after I find myself in the wonderful city called Bangkok, how did I get here? I ask myself and more to that I do not speak my native languange because I have a new language Italian, how did I get here? The world can really be strange and dreams can be realised.

Now at my age today, what is my dream in the next year?
I would write and write, let me stop now as I want to talk to my Mom and tell her how grateful I am for all she did to help me grow up to be what I am today and I can smile because I grew up in the best village ever!

Eating Out in Bangkok

Eating out in Bangkok

last time I posted on lebanese restaurant in Bangkok well I have also the maps here of where to find these restaurants.
If you want to sample different cuisines in Bangkok then this could be one of them. There are also lots of Italian restaurants in Bangkok.

Mediterranean cooking in the heart of Bangkok you find it here:

Lebanese restaurant and also delivery services in the Heart of International Bumrungrund Hospital




The other 2 branches of the restaurant and take away



The lebanese restaurant and take away

Iced green tea cup

I am kind of busy today and did not have a second to sit and eat. So I stopped at Black Canyon and had this take away cup of cold green tea.
Usually I take little of cold drinks here as they really fill the glass with ice and a drop of whatever drink.
But, for a hot afternoon it is a nice way to cool off while you walk around.

Eating Out in Bangkok

Eating at the lebanese restaurant in Bangkok. The food is yummy, if you are travelling to Bangkok and you like mediterranean style of cooking then you might want to stop by any of the branches in Silom, Sukhumvit and Bumrungrad Hospital branch.

Whats cooking from Bangkok

Hi my dear readers,
Sorry for my not posting for the last 2 months, the reason has been the move. Im now in Asia where Im sure that other than the Italian recipes you will enjoy some recipes from here too, especcialy the ones that you can easily find ingredients locally where you are.
Just a few more days and you will see the collection of recipes I have for the last month.
Looking forward to cooking with you next week.
Keep checking!