At Cathedral Rock, Sedona, AZ

At Cathedral Rock, Sedona, AZ

Quote from Into the Wild

If we admit that human life can be ruled by reason, then all possibility of life is destroyed.

Fun Food, Dishes, and Cuisine

 Todd's chocolate chip patisserie

 Sweet Shop in Paris, France

Indian Feast in Kathmandu

Proper English Breakfast at the Garden of Dreams in Nepal


Super Sweet Fried Indian Treat

Aloo Paratha

Tasty Marsala Tea

Another fabulous road side noodle dish:-)


Indian Yogurt, Fruit and Muesli

Apple Pancake with honey

Tandori Chicken with relish

After dinner mint and sugar cubes
Chinese Breakfast Burrito

The best noodles we've ever tasted.  Fresh homemade noodles in China at a Muslim restaurant.

Todd's Noodles:-)
Sushimi in Shanghai!

Sweet and Sour Octopus with Capsicum

Grapes the size of crab apples in China

Stinky Tofu....but tasty!

Stinky and Spicy Tofu!
Pepper Fried Shrimp

Crunchy Silk Worms in Qingdao

Pickled zucchini and peppers

BBQ Peppers, eggplant, squid, octopus and mushrooms

Wood-ear Mushrooms in China

BBQ Silkworm

Chinese Dumplings

Chinese Salad

A liter on Beer Street:-)


Coconut Pancakes and Peanut Sweet Cakes

Coconut Pancakes and Peanut Sweet Cakes

Indian Vegetables and rice on banana leaf


Enjoying Indian at our favorite place in Kuala Lumpur
Tea in China

Sweet and Sour Chicken

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"oh so good" bread baked with jam and a fresh peach

Tofu Hotpot with celery and red peppers

Tomato and egg soup

Dough Puff.....filled dough balls steamed.  Filling includes seasoned meats and vegetables along with sweet mixtures.


Dumpling Soup with Basil, Tomato and Egg



Beer and Fried Food:-) 

Fried local market treats!

Local fruit in Bali..small and sweet!

Odd texture at first - crunchy and slightly sweet

Rainbow Roll!

Bali Island Pizza.  I love pizza:-)

Todd heard it through the grape vine!

Mo's Burritos and Bintangs.....hello afternoon!

Black rice pudding in Bali, Indonesia
Todd and his "take away" Marsala Tea (tea, milk, sugar)


Chick Pea Special (chick peas, onions, chow mein noodles, green chillis, peas and lime)
Our Favorite!  "The Sushi Bar" all you can eat rotating sushi.  Each selection was priced by the color of the plate.  We packed away 14 plates:-) and received lots of looks from the small bellied locals!


 Vegetable Roti Canai with dhall (oh so good!) 

Soya Chicken with Rice (Todd's favorite Indian dish)

Indian Restaurant Buffet (up front Tandori Chicken with cucumbers) in Penang, Malaysia

Banana Roti in Tanah Rata, what a way to start the day!

Fresh strawberries and strawberry smoothie from the strawberry plantation in Tanah Rata


More fresh strawberries dipped in chocolate makes Todd happy:-) 

Until Ben's honey is ready, "Pure and Natural Honey" from the Cameron Highlands in Malaysia will have to do!

Tea Time at the Tea Plantation (orange tea with carrot cake and sugar doughnuts)



 Shisha smoking in Bangkok


Me and the Hookah (just a little flavored tobacco)

Yummy burrito with smoked pork and sauteed veggies

Sweet treats!  Cool triple scoop ice cream cone, although we couldn't figure out purple's flavor

Take a loaf of bread (unsliced), cut it in half, smear favorite jelly on both sides, drizzle with condensed milk, coat with butter and grill til golden brown and you've got a tasty dessert.....and an extra couple of miles to run to work it off but soooo worth it!  Sanur, Malaysia

Hot Carmel Corn....yes please! Street Fair in Melaka, Malaysia 

Wonderful herbal tea stand in Melaka.  We picked Chamomile and Blueberry!

Tofu burrito with carmelized turnups.  Doesn't sound that appetizing but was really scrumptious!

Coconut baked in a banana leaf

Gado Gado!  An Indonesian favorite.  Tofu, tempe, boiled cabbage, carrot, potatoes covered in a peanut sauce served with shrimp crackers and rice.  I love this dish!

Amazingly flavorful Greek Salad in Kuta, Bali

Nasi Goreng: Fried rice with egg.  Note:  Lots of eggs are used in Asia cooking! 

Fresh fruit platter with jasmine tea overlooking the rice fields in Ubud, Bali

Pineapple Tuna Boat (chucks of tuna, pineapple and veggies)
"Happy Pizza" in Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Pina-rita Martini (shaken, not stirred)

Grilled Oysters in Sihnoukville, Cambodia (20 for $2USD).  We eat these almost every night right on the beach!

Seriously, the food really is HAPPY:-)

Boiled crab and fried rice.  After we eat we returned to our hammocks five feet away for an afternoon nap by the sea!

Grilled squid prepared right on the beach.  Delicious!


My 31st Birthday Sunday! Siem Reap, Cambodia

Fresh spring rolls with peanut dipping sauce

Pineapple Pastry with custard filling....another birthday treat!

Ferminted cucumbers with tuna...a little out there, but we tried it anyway!

Sushi!  We never get tired of eating this stuff:-)



Sugar Cane H2O

toasted watermelon seeds, had to crack-em to get to the meat, and not much in em, but fun

solid, chili and lemon grass tofu, and pho (beef and noodle soup)

fun place in Saigon, recommended by some new friends


A little taste of home!  BBQ Ribs & Chicken, corn on the cob and mashed potatoes.

Grilled Loster and Jumbo Prawns served ocean side!  HEAVEN:-)

Snorking Feast:  I'm not sure what they didn't serve!

Frosties!  A super frosty mug is a must for the perfect beer.


Delicious Bruschetta @ Green Chili Restaurant in Hoi An, Vietnam

Homemade Tomato Soup w/ Croutons

Todd's Favorite, Chicken Fried Chicken

Scrumpish Apple Pie, Vanille Ice Cream w/ Chocolate Syrup and Cinnamon

White Rose, a Hoi An delicacy.  Fresh wontons w/shrimp, spicy red chillis & cruchies

Open faced  Seafood Wontons

Tofu w/ Tamarind and Green Onions....so AMAZING:-)

Banana Leaf Salad, green papaya, mint, coriander, crushed peanuts and red chillis
Thai appetizer "welcome dish"- not sure name, basically lettuce type leaf, with peanuts, thai chili, sweet sauce, garlic, shallot, dried coconuts.  very good, very healthy

who doesn't like: beer, hot chicken wings, and salty cheddar lays potato chips?

maybe favorite meal so far: fried ruby fish with garlic, shallots, black pepper and sweet sauce.  ridiculously good. (get this on the street for about $5)

Christina similar version: broiled ruby fish, served with lime and sauce, kept warm by its own broiler sitting on table.

deep fried bananas and vanillla ice-cream and chocolate--bammmmm

OK Ben Venema- we know what Pad Thai is now :)  must say it's damn good and for $.35 cents the most filling thing you can stick in your gut

same same- Coca Cola

fried pork tips (just like a pork chop cut up for you), hot chili sauce, rice, house salad, and broiled potatoes in sauce

One of our top favorites: Spicey Papaya Salad...immediately make your nose run, but you can't stop eating it.

C buying bananas (the little ones) at a night market, we ate these many mornings with breakfast.  ($.30 cents for a bunch)

kind of like a big cinnamon potato chip, not sure the name.  bought at a temple from old lady.

Liquor cart near Kao Sahn road in Bangkok (partook many beers here)
not sure the name- but taste kind of like a pear
thai chili sauce, (if you don't like your mouth on fire, stay away from these and anything RED in color )



Tom Yum Kung Soup (aka Spicey Shrimp Soup) and Papaya Salad (The spiceist lunch we've had thus far, on fire and sweating and nose running the whole time, but man was it good) 

did not partake, but the sign was funny.  There's a reason it was only (10 baht or $.30 cents you could say.)


coconut anyone?

thai dessert- kind of like shaved ice, with condensed milk, cherries, and other fruit, very sweet, very tastey.

BEER

Tom Yum Kung (spicey shrimp soup), hot hot hot

results of tom yum kung soup and spicey papaya salad

favorite breakfast cart in Bangkok, fried rice and veggies

fresh pineapple, served up

crickets, grub worms, scorpions, etc. (2nd day in Thailand so we didn't partake just yet)

sticky rice with warm coconut and sweet sauce inside- kind of like a breakfast treat, served in banana leaf.  incredible
baby bird, grilled and tasty :)
rice goulosh for breakfast, actually reasonably tasty, tough to look at
meat market in Sapa, Vietnam
meat market in Sapa, Vietnam (poultry ready to be purchased)
prawns and cucumber/tomato salad, mmmm (Halong Bay Boat Cruise)
The Colonel, KFC is everywhere (did not partake, a little expensive for overhere actually)
plane pastry and a meat puff (Lao Airlines)
C and Johanna grubbing it up on Hanoi on a smorgasboard of everything. (One of the best dinner evenings we had, by far, so fun)

fried pork wantons and of course- beer


The Luang Probang $1 buffet (I'm pretty sure this is what had us both sick for 4 days)

Laos Tea

Sauteed spinach greens, BBQ pork ribs, fried spring rolls, stuffed crab and tofu in tomato sauce at our favorite lunch place in Hanoi- NewDay Cafe


Amazing dessert shop on the streets of Hanoi, Vietnam


pre-baby bird grilling