food
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Let’s forget floods tonight and talk about cooking. If you are a cook, and cook meat, then you are bound to have heard this, “Seal in the juices by searing meats before you cook.” For the non-cook, what does this mean? It means basically to fry or expose the outer layer of meat to high…
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Life goes on sitting and waiting for the flood. Lets talk about eggs today. A basic food staple that can give you energy during hard times are boiled eggs. You can survive on rice and boiled eggs (as long as you do not get bored of it). However, those with high cholesterol levels are often…
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Yes, inner Bangkok will be flooded soon. I say this because I believe I live in “inner” Bangkok. I am not far from the BTS skytrain and lifestyle shopping areas. Now, the “water” is a few kilometers away from my house. My local supermarket where I go for monthly supplies without having to use the…
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It’s Friday and what a flooded one it is in Bangkok. Yes, I am back in town to recieve the flood and it is somewhat stressing me out. It inches closer every hour. I’m sure it is stressful for many others also so tonight let’s change topic and instead continue on with our myths. Myth…
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Tonight, I temporarily stop listening to news regarding flooding. It’s too depressing and it’s making me stressed. I know not when the water will come and at what level. Whatever happens, happens. Let it be. Let’s instead talk about a lighter topic today and continue on with the fourth myth. The myth that in order…
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Yes, the flood waters are moving closer to Bangkok. Everyone is getting a little nervous, me included. When it rains, I can’t help but wonder if that will mean one more line of defense has broken and that soon the waters will rush into the inner city area. Let’s pray that there be no more…
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The last few days have been absolutely hectic as I’ve just started teaching, but now that all is settled today I get to relax and enjoy a few moments of peaceful writing. It is indeed good for the mind and soul. Today I write about a myth that is so common that I am sure…
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In our lives, sometimes we hear things, we read things and we live by it thinking it’s right. Sometimes it turns out it is just a myth. So tonight, I’m going to start a little series about some common food myths. The first myth being that one should never use wooden cutting board for meat…
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Tonight many Bangkokians are afraid of the flood. Every night it has been raining. Panic is somewhat in the air and in the supermarkets many shelves of water and instand noodles are empty. (I think it’s also because the warehouses are flooded and food cannot be brought in to restock.) Outside my main road, the…
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