Chiang Mai Hostage Crisis: Day 21

It’s been three weeks since we’ve been home.  It started as a simple trip to Chiang Mai to see friends and do some business.  We never thought this would mean three weeks of captivity. Finally, though, it seems that the hostage release has been negotiated and we’ll be allowed to go home. I suppose you…

Orange Ginger Chicken Patties

Beef is hard to come by at a reasonable price in Thailand, so sometimes you have to get creative when you want to replicate American food.  Shannon was looking for a recipe that used ground chicken in a paleo recipe book.  We didn’t have all the ingredients, so I just made this one up instead….

Hanging with Monkeys

It’s Christmas break right now and I’ve taken a week off from helping with the farm, which means much needed family time.  After a quick internet search last night, we discovered there is a gibbon rescue just south of where we live, so we packed up the truck and took a trip. We had a…