Hi everyone,
My name is Jay and I will be sharing what I cook at home for my family here. I am excited to share some of our favorite recipes and I hope you will enjoy them as much as we do.
I was born in Thailand and as you know food is an integral part of daily life there. We literally travel to eat and this is what I told my wife. When I first took her to Thailand and she was a bit annoyed because she just wanted to travel. She didn’t quite understand why we would drive one hour just to go to a tiny noodle soup shop. Because it’s the best noodle soup in the world and its run by this old hunched over grandmother who has been doing it since I was in diapers. People literally live and breathe food over there.
When I was 15 I moved to Canada and I barely spoke English. I moved to a small town in Alberta to do my high school. I went there through a sister town student exchange program. I eventually went onto college and university where I met my wife. Now I live in Calgary with my wife and two kiddos.
After I graduated from high school. I moved away from my host family’s home to go to college, I started cooking for myself and wanted to make some dishes that I missed from Thailand. This is how I started cooking and then at university I worked at a Chinese food restaurant at the uni food court. I really have fond memories of working the grill there. And then I went to work at the local uni pub making pizzas & chicken wings. I also worked at a casino as a line cook while finishing my degree. Now I cook for my wife and my kids. I also used to enjoy going to my in laws house for some Nepali food. I have been exposed to so many types of food so when I cook at home we enjoy a variety of dishes from Thai, Japanese, Chinese and some Nepali dishes as well. And of course some of our Canadian favorites as well since we live in Alberta and are able to enjoy great quality meat here.
We love the mountains and we love living in Calgary. The Rockies are right in our backyard and we love going to Canmore, Banff and the occasional visit to the oh so popular reddit lake, Lake Louise. We love camping in the beautiful mountains in the summer and we also enjoy winter sports like snowboarding and skiing. Our 5 year old boy is just getting into skiing now so its very exciting. Calgary has grown so much in the past few years and I am able to find a lot of ingredients that I need to make all the different types of dishes.
I work full time as a software analyst and when I am not busy with the kids, I am always in the kitchen cooking up something delicious for us to eat. So follow along and Enjoy !!!!!!
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