Cooking class with Mae

This was a class to remember. Mae has 20 years of experience running cooking classes, and it shows. We began at a local market. We learned the art of buying rice, explored local herbs, and tasted Thai treats.

Arriving to her home, we started in the herb garden. We picked sawtooth coriander, pandan, butterfly pea flowers, chard, chives and more.

From about 10am to 4pm, we cooked under's Mae's expert instruction. Each person had their own wok and chopping area. The boys were champions. It likely helps that we immediately ate what we cooked. We were STUFFED by the end of the day. And, we learned a lot.

Our menu included:

Appetizer
Papaya salad ~ Som Tam Thai
Thai fried spring roll ~ Po Pea Thot
Fresh & Spicy beef salad ~ Yum Nua Yang

Stir Fried Thai Dishes
Thai Style Noodle ~ Pad Thai
Chicken with cashew nut ~ Pad Met Ma Muang
Minced chicken with holy basil ~ Pad Ka Pao

Soup
Hot & Sour Prawn soup ~ Tom Yum Gung
Chicken in coconut milk soup ~ Tom Kha Gai
Noodle Soup with Chicken ~ Guay Tiew Gai

Curry Paste
Red curry paste ~ Namprik Gaeng Ped
Masaman curry paste ~ Namprik Gaeng Massaman
Green curry paste ~ Namprik Gaeng Kheaw Whan

Thai Curry
Green, red and masaman curry with chicken

Dessert
Deep Fried Banana ~ Gluey Thod
Sweet sticky rice with mango ~ Khao Nuaw Ma MuangRead more