Butternut squash soup

Ingredients: 1 butternut squash (2,5 kg), vegetable stock 2 l., onions 2, garlic cloves 8, pepper, salt, olive oil 8 tbsp, chili oil 1-2 tbsp

After washing the butternut cut it in big pieces, take out the seeds. Clean seeds and set aside. Place the pieces of butternut in an oven scale, drizzle with oil and place in a medium hot oven. When almost soft add the oiled garlic cloves (unpeeled).
Fry the seeds in 2 tbsp of olive oil until golden brown. Put them on some kitchen paper.
Slice the onion. Heat 2 tbsp of olive in a cooking pot and glaze the onions .
When the butternut is soft take it out of the oven, scrape the soft flesh from the skin. Put the butternut in the cooking pot. Peel the soft garlic. Add to the cooking pot and cover with vegetable stock.
cook for 5 to 10 minutes and blend it with a mixer. bring back to the boil, add pepper and salt. Add the chili oil. Serve hot, add some of the fried pumpkin seeds.
You can add some shrimps or croutons, or both.

Feed me; wonton soup!

Creating one of my favourite soups, wonton soup. A long time favourite when near Khao san road, only serving in the evening. I don't like what's going on at Khao San Road, but the soup just drags me back onces in a while. Just have a taste....

Feed me; ESPRESSO!

"Espresso is coffee brewed by forcing a small amount of nearly boiling water under pressure through finely ground coffee beans": according to Wikipedia. I don't care, I need it in the morning, at noon and in the evening... or whenever I smell it....

Feed me; Blue lemon soda!

Blue lemon soda next to a caramel latte frappé. A very Thai refreshment, I like it a lot, if it isn't too sweet. Leaves you with a blue tongue, but hey ..... who cares...

Pork and dark beer Lao stew

Ingredients; Pork stew meat 1 kg (cubed), 3 big onions, bay leaves, fish sauce 3 tbsp, garlic 2 cloves, white wine vinegar 4 tbsp, palm sugar 1 tbsp, dark beer Lao 1 bottle, raisins 150 gr., chilli flakes 1 teaspoon

Dust the pork with a little flour. Heat oil in a saucepan until sizzling, add the pork. Cook over medium heat until brown, add the chopped onions. Stir occasionally until the onions start to get soft.
Add the Beer Lao, bay leaves, garlic, sugar, fish sauce, chili flakes and vinegar. Let it simmer for at least 40 minutes, stir occasionally.
Add the raisins and cook for another 20 minutes. Taste and add more fish sauce, sugar or vinegar to your taste.

Feed me; Hot bread.

The filling of an Indian roll served in a homemade pita bun, marvelous. You can order veggie, chicken or beef filling at "Hot bread" in Nan, Thailand. I order it for breakfast whenever I can. They have excellent Khao soy as well.