Thai chilies and farm-fresh herbs give curry paste its flavor-packed punch
20.01.10
We bumped along in the back of the pickup, passing men threshing rice under the hot morning sun, roosters pecking at their bamboo cages and a water buffalo grazing near the canal, her baby tethered alongside.
The sweet scent of jasmine filled the air as we turned onto the dusty road leading to the Thai Farm Cooking School. Ten of us signed up to spend the day at an organic farm outside of Chiang Mai, Thailand, away from the traffic, pollution and noise of the city.
Since arriving in Thailand several days before, I had enjoyed sweat-inducing, flavor-packed curries at least once a day and I was eager to learn the art of preparing the centuries-old dish at home.
The bamboo cooking pavilion that served as our classroom was a peaceful retreat overlooking a lotus pond surrounded by hot pink bougainvilleas. The gardens, just steps away, were lush with mangoes, bananas, coconuts, star fruit and all of the vegetables and herbs we would need to prepare our meal.
Source: The Spokesman Review
At Bruce Gamage, 467 Main St, , Rockland, ME
23.01.10
Presented by Bruce Gamage
Takes place on 1/23/2010
At Bruce Gamage, 467 Main St, , Rockland, ME
Annual Two-Day Winter Auction ** (In the event of a severe storm everything moves forward one day.) ** 467 Main St, Rockland, ME 04841, Maine License #0480
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Dir: Take Rt 1A bypass in Rockland on Broadway and follow auction signs at Rankin Street Tel: 207-594-4963 Fax: 207-594-0674
Email: bgamage@midcoast.com
We have been commissioned to sell at public auction the contents of several local estates, including a Monhegan Island family, a collection of restaurant advertising signs and country store antiques, a pair of 1920s American wooden carved Indians; 18 th c. signed English slant-front desk; needlepoint Tree of Life sampler (probably Black Americana); Andrew Winter watercolor of a Monhegan Island fish shack; 19 th c. horse weathervane; 1 st edition Civil War books; 1886 Winchester 40/82-caliber rifle made in 1888; just to highlight a few!! This is an opportunity to purchase investment quality antiques at auction for dealers and collectors alike! Please try to join us for two days of fresh antiques. Something for everyone from box lots to fine antiques and paintings. ~Bruce~
Source: Antiques and the Arts Online