It’s another Thanksgiving holiday for me away from my family. I called my mother and asked about what she was preparing for the celebration. She asked me if I was going to make big feast for Thanksgiving dinner and I told her it will just be a dinner at a […]
Last year I didn’t do anything special for 10 10 10. For me, it was just another typical day and I went grocery shopping in Chinatown to stock up on ingredients for my favorite Lao food dishes. I made Lao green papaya salad for dinner and was just happy to […]
The weather in the Netherlands was quite warm toward the end of September and the beginning of October. It was so warm on the first weekend of October that many people were flocking to the beaches. I didn’t want to be inside and took advantage of the warm temperatures and […]
I used to be able to buy fresh kaffir lime leaves from a Chinese grocery store in Rotterdam. The kaffir lime leaves were imported from Thailand and the stock comes in twice a week. But recently I was not able to find any in stock. After checking the freezer section […]
The first time I ever tasted Bubble Tea or Boba Tea was in the US when it was making a big wave across the country. My sister was the one who took me to a Chinese restaurant and introduced me to the drink. I’ve not been back to the US […]