Hey Blue.

There are a few things on my fridge
that are important to look at everyday.
The flyer for Veg Out's Xmas night market
held on Wednesday was one of them.
For one reason alone.....



"Hello love, you back again..
you gimme that $5 and I'll give ya $6
wort of the good stuff.
I tell ya love, now of course
you don't have to believe me,
but I picked this fresh today at around 11.
I did the spinach and I said now I'll get some Kale next.
What do you use it for love, do you make those chips?
A few people are giving them ago.."

I always buy Blue Kale off the man with the bluest eyes,
like aquamarines, who's hands are so much the same colour
of the dirt his produce comes out of,
I am unsure of where he stops and where earth begins.
One and the same.

" Now I have probably told you this before
but I'll tell ya what I did the other day,
I boxed up this lot for market and grabbed a hanfdul for the two of us,"

He nods a gesture behind him, all the while eyes on me as he grabs handfuls
of leaves and stuffs them into a crumpled brown paper bag.
His wife, who is just the coolest woman,
nods behind him, adjusting bunches of fresh herbs.

" Now I dont chop close to my fingers like some T.V chef
you hear, rough chop, you get what I'm saying?
Rough chop up a hanful and while thats happening
I slice in half some turkish bread, and coat in with a spread of oil
and put it on the barbi, flat down. Then I rub on some garlic
and I fry up my kale, some bacon, thin sliced potato and an egg,
all in 15 mins, Mrs. here was almost home and ready to eat,
then one at a time, on it all goes, onto the bread,
and ohh, to make it special, for the Mrs. some white anchovies..
ohh it was delicious.,we thoroughly enjoyed it, simple
no fuss and ohh
it hit the spot."



... meanwhile back at my ranch- stove top

Organic Corn Pasta
Organic Red Quinoa
Home grown organic garlic
organic leek and celery
Macadamia dukka
Chia oil
and Blue Kale.

( This can be made with or without
white anchovies, I guess that depends who you're cooking for. )

Perfect, our two sentiments unite
from farm to plate.

Jai

This is the JAI symbol
it is the symbol for Buddhist Vegetarian


This is Awl or Pon tip yotan
out the front of her house that she has turned into a Jai restaurant .
It can be found right at the end of the food market
in the township of Mae Hong Son.
Once Awl used to collect bottles and plastic for recycling,
now she and her husband run the restaurant
and also have a fruit and veg stall at the night market.
You can find their blue ute stall by the temple on the lake.







She makes and sells Textured Soy products, Orgainc Fruit and Vegetables, 100% orange juice and vegetarian meals





Awl told me she has been a Vegetarian for 15 years, after her brother died of cancer,
I dont speak enough Thai nor she enough English
but we spoke for hours and communicated via the food she cooked me.
If you ever find your self in the town of Thai town of Mae Hong Son,
visit Awl, she is really lovely,
and so is her food.