MontanaRon » food http://montanaron.com/wordpress Just another ordinary English teacher eclectic expat blog about nothing in particular. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:57:51 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Laos-Thailand Trip Report: Bangkok’s Chinatown http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2012/01/26/laos-thailand-trip-report-bangkoks-chinatown-2699 http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2012/01/26/laos-thailand-trip-report-bangkoks-chinatown-2699#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 03:00:02 +0000 montanaron http://montanaron.com/wordpress/?p=2699 In all my previous visits to Bangkok, I’d never visited Chinatown, except for a crazy tuk-tuk ride on my way to another area several years ago. I’ve read and heard that this section of Bangkok is one of the city’s most interesting and fascinating to visit. Here’s what Lonely Planet has to say about it:

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]]> http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2012/01/26/laos-thailand-trip-report-bangkoks-chinatown-2699/feed 0 Back to Work http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2011/10/30/back-to-work-3-2622 http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2011/10/30/back-to-work-3-2622#comments Sun, 30 Oct 2011 08:13:01 +0000 montanaron http://montanaron.com/wordpress/?p=2622 After enjoying more than a week off while the students took mid-term exams, I go back to work tomorrow. I didn’t do a whole lot during the time off, but I did get up to Seoul for a few days; I needed to get some more pages added to my passport. I wouldn’t have needed [...] Related posts:
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]]> http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2011/10/30/back-to-work-3-2622/feed 0 Yeosu Indoor Fish Market http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2011/10/19/yeosu-indoor-fish-market-2611 http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2011/10/19/yeosu-indoor-fish-market-2611#comments Wed, 19 Oct 2011 03:00:33 +0000 montanaron http://montanaron.com/wordpress/?p=2611 Here are a few photos taken in one of Yeosu’s indoor fish markets last April, which just goes to show how timely I am at posting some of my shots. The fish markets are located in the area of town where there are dozens of folks selling vegetables, fruit, fish and other staples in a [...] Related posts:
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]]> http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2011/10/19/yeosu-indoor-fish-market-2611/feed 0 Two Sides of the Mekong http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2011/07/14/two-sides-of-the-mekong-2478 http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2011/07/14/two-sides-of-the-mekong-2478#comments Thu, 14 Jul 2011 08:23:39 +0000 montanaron http://montanaron.com/wordpress/?p=2478 I stayed a few short days in both Nong Khai, Thailand, and Vientiane, Laos. I mainly hung out along the Mekong River, and both cities have built up their respective riverbanks.

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]]> http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2011/07/14/two-sides-of-the-mekong-2478/feed 0 Thai Planes, Trains and Mototaxis http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2011/07/06/thai-planes-trains-and-mototaxis-2468 http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2011/07/06/thai-planes-trains-and-mototaxis-2468#comments Wed, 06 Jul 2011 09:31:55 +0000 montanaron http://montanaron.com/wordpress/?p=2468 This is the first post, then, about my recent vacation in Thailand and Laos. Let me say congratulations, though, to Yingluck Shinawatra, leader of the winning party in Thailand’s recent election, future Prime Minister and sister of deposed ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra. Hopefully, the election will help to unite the country and heal the wounds caused [...] Related posts:
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]]> http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2011/07/06/thai-planes-trains-and-mototaxis-2468/feed 0 Korean Seafood Soup http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2011/06/09/korean-seafood-soup-2453 http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2011/06/09/korean-seafood-soup-2453#comments Thu, 09 Jun 2011 06:29:04 +0000 montanaron http://montanaron.com/wordpress/?p=2453 One of the highlights of our annual Vision English class field trip is the awesome lunch that we’ve always had. This year was no different, and, as a matter of fact, we ate at the same restaurant that we patronized last year. Again, we had a marvelous seafood soup–haemul tang (haymool tahng). It’s more like [...] Related posts:
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]]> http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2011/06/09/korean-seafood-soup-2453/feed 0 Children’s Day, Turtle Ships http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2011/05/16/childrens-day-turtle-ships-2418 http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2011/05/16/childrens-day-turtle-ships-2418#comments Mon, 16 May 2011 00:14:51 +0000 montanaron http://montanaron.com/wordpress/?p=2418 Before it gets to be too far past the fact, I’d better do a post on Children’s Day, which was on Thursday, May 5th. There’s really no equivalent holiday in the U.S., particularly since it’s an official national holiday, an off day for government workers (and English teachers ). That should tell you something about [...] Related posts:
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]]> http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2011/05/16/childrens-day-turtle-ships-2418/feed 0 Red Beans and Rice For Supper http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2011/02/02/red-beans-and-rice-for-supper-2298 http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2011/02/02/red-beans-and-rice-for-supper-2298#comments Wed, 02 Feb 2011 10:15:58 +0000 montanaron http://montanaron.com/wordpress/?p=2298 Yummm, what better than a big pot of red beans served over rice! Yeah, I’ve got some cooking right now. Here’s my recipe, sort of.

First, soak a pound, more or less, of medium red beans in water overnight.

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]]> http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2011/02/02/red-beans-and-rice-for-supper-2298/feed 2 Eating Healthy http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2011/01/20/eating-healthy-2170 http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2011/01/20/eating-healthy-2170#comments Thu, 20 Jan 2011 08:53:14 +0000 montanaron http://montanaron.com/wordpress/?p=2170 What with all the teaching hours I’ve been doing, I don’t really have time to go to my dorm apartment and eat lunch. I’m off from noon until 2 p.m., but I use most of that time to do lesson plans. Still, because I eat only a small breakfast every day, I’m pretty hungry by [...] Related posts:
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