Yin Yoga @ Ariyasomvilla

Yin Yoga @ Ariyasomvilla - starting on the 2nd August at 17.30 we will be starting our Yin Yoga classes - thereafter every Thursday and Monday. Lead by teacher Nat who has extensive experience teaching "restorative" yoga. Aimed at helping the body to regain it's natural strength and immunity -Yin Yoga is good for everyone! There will be a charge of Bt 1,000 per 3 classes or Bt 400 for drop in. Call us on 02-2548880 or contact us on info@ariyasom.com. We look forward to welcoming you to Ariyasomvilla and our yoga classes.

Ariyasomvilla is located just 150 metres from Bumrungrad Hospital on Sukhumvit Soi 1

Our Restaurant - Na Aroon - serves vegetarian and seafood with the accent on healthy organic foods.

Ariyasomvilla Boutique Hotel and Spa

Thai Tea Bread @ Ariyasomvilla

An interesting variation on Delia Smiths' " Irish Tea Bread". Instead of the Lapsang Souchong tea we used the really strong orange Thai Tea!

Soak the dried fruits - sultanas, raisins, candid orange peel in a strong infusion of Thai tea and soft brown sugar. Leave it over night to be soaked up by the fruit.

Toasted nuts ( cashew or almond or pecan), 1 egg and self raising flour all given a good mixing with the fruit mixture - put into lined baking tins and bake in at 170c for about 1 hour +.

Can either eat on it's own or with a little butter.

Ariyasom Boutique Hotel and spa - just a 150 metres from Bumrungrad hospital.

www.ariyasom.com - 02-2548880

APPLE FRANGIPANI TART @ ARIYASOM

A quick and easy dessert - prepare the pate sable as usual and par bake. Make your frangapani - ground almonds, butter, sugar, egg & vanilla. Spread evenly in the base of the tart and then arrange your sliced apples on top. Sprinkle sugar over the top and then bake. It seems totake a bit longer to bake this tart - about 45 mins and it's nice to caramelize the top of the apple.

Serve hot with fresh cream or a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

HOMEMADECOOKIES@ARIYASOMVILLA

I've always been a big fan of Delia Smith as all her recipes work and this ones no exception - "Chocolate Nut Crunchies". Of course, I made a few minor modifications! Easy to make - a quick tip - if your working in a hot kitchen refrigerate the mixture before forming into balls - its easier to work with the dough. Bake quickly - about 12 minutes.

Should be on the menu @ Ariyasomvilla Boutique Hotel and Spa soon.

As most people know Ariyasomvilla is located in Sukhumvit Soi 1 - about 100m from Bumrungrad Hospital ..... not that with my cookies you'll need the hospital!!!

FRESHBREAD@ARIYASOM

With just a little flour, yeast, olive oil, salt and water you can make great tasting fresh bread. This recipe is from the famous baker - Richard Bertinet. I've prepared this bread several times and it has always come out well.

The only other ingredient is effort - making bread takes effort - quite a bit of physical effort actually. Bertinet's kneading method is a little different and pretty strenuous but the results are always worth it.

Ariyasomvilla is just a 100m or so from Bumrungrad and a short walk from Pleonchit BTS station.

For details of the hotel or the restaurant ( Na Aroon) contact us on 66(0)2-2548880 or write to me on davidlees@ariyasom.com

Yoga@ariyasomvilla

For the last few months we've ben hosting the Monday evening meditation classes run by Aj. Pandit. These have proved popular and we regularly get 25 - 30 meditators attending.

From the 14th June we will add a pre mediation yoga class from 18.00 - run by well known yoga teacher Khun Natsuko . The aim is to help the body feel more comfortable during the mediation practice. For anyone who has done mediation - anything that helps reduce the pain has got to be a bonus!

We are going to run these sessions for free for the next few weeks and see how they are received - so do come don and join in both the Yoga and the Meditation.

David

Queen of puddings@Ariyasomvilla

Queen of puddings is a dessert from my childhood - I quite frequently make it and serve it in our restaurant "Na Aroon". We often ate this dish in a restaurant in north Wales - The West Arms at Glanamon DG ( spelling) - well it is about 37 years since I went there!

I found the recipe in my Mothers old cookbook - The Good Housekeeping Cooking Compendium - published in about 1953!

Anyway, it's all pretty easy - fresh bread crumbs, butter, sugar, vanilla, lemon rind - combine - add pour boiling milk over and let stand for 20 minutes. Separate 4 eggs - beat the 4 egg yolks into the bread crumb and milk mixture. Divide into several ramekins and bake in the oven - about 200c for 30 mins.

The pudding should be firm when you take it from the oven - coat with a thin layer of strawberry jam. Beat the egg whites and add the sugar when it gets towards stiff peaks. I also add a little vinegar - it's supposed to help the meringue harden. Pile the meringue mixture on to each ramekin.

Turn the oven right down and even leave the door open a little - it's more a drying process than cooking - take 1 hour + . The meringue should be crispy - mine always goes a little brown as I use crystal brown sugar not white.

Serve with a little fresh cream - and enjoy...........

Ariyasomvilla Bangkok Boutique Hotel

Ariyasomvilla Hotel near Bumrungrad Hospital.

Hope to see you in our Restaurant - " Na Aroon"