Lek the artist (pictured here with Nong and baby Daaeng Mooi) loves hosting parties. Annick from Belgium wanted Christmas. She had unexpectedly returned from Cambodia to nurse her nasty wounds from being attacked by a pack of dogs (yes, really, yuck) .
Lek bought Santa hats for all of us; another first for me! Never mind that she's a devout Buddhist who spends considerable time praying at her altar each morning. The Thai's love to celebrate; and Lek and Nong are no exception.
Lek and Nong created QUITE the Christmas tree. It's actually a post, not a tree, complete with streamers cut for the occasion, blinking lights, and a raindeer mobile (hard to make out in this picture).
I splurged and bought imported olive oil and balsamic vinegar and contributed a huge salad to our meal. The largest bowls that Lek and Nong own are soup bowls. If you look closely, you can see that I arranged the salad in an extra wok (Noi was using the other to make a Thai stir-fried pork and basil dish). And while shopping at the big fancy (read "expensive") market at Gad Suan Keuw, how could I resist buying some imported Swiss Lindt chocolate as well? YUM!
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