Cookies@AriyasomVilla

For functions we often make home made cookies. Very easy to make but so much better than those from the supermarket.

I use organic self raising flour from Waitrose - combine with oatmeal, brown sugar, salt, a small amount of baking powder, chocolate chips, raisins or cranberries, nuts ( macadamia or almonds or cashew) - combine thoroughly. Gently melt the butter, a spoonful of golden syrup - add to the dry mixture and lastly beaten eggs. Mix thoroughly.

Spoon out on to a baking tray in small balls and bake in the oven for 12 - 15 minutes. Cool on a wire tray until cool and crispy.

Great with a cup tea!

AriyasomVilla Boutique Hotel

AriyasomVilla - Hotel near Bumrungrad

AriyasomVilla - Hotel near Sukhumvit Road

AriyasomVilla@amazing Thailand tamboon 2 !

A couple more photos as we ran out of space on the previous blog!

AriyasomVilla@amazing Thailand tamboon!

We attended the festival at Wat Po Hom - Angthong province - about 18 km north of Angthong - near Wat Chaiyo. Every year at about this time the temple holds a festival to mark the passing away of the first Abbot.

As usual the Temple was gloriously decorated and decked out - it was really quite something. The leading light at the temple is Mae Chee Dow and the decoration and smooth running of the event is a testamount to her organizational ability.

We were invited to take part in the "rong tarn" - as usual we took along our pancake stove and cooked pancakes. I think we produced about 500 over - but there was probably more than 800 people attending.

The events included an Isarn band , colourful folk dancers and as usual a very professional group of Khon dancers - the show was terrific - esp the khon.

we are including some photos of the events - hope you enjoy them.

AriyasomVilla@Thailand Travel Mart+2010

AriyasomVilla recently attended the Thailand Travel Mart + 2010 organized by the TAT - Tourism Authority of Thailand. Several hundred hotels, tour agents and activity organizers put up their booths and held meetings with upwards of 300 foreign tour operators. Two full days of meetings were held at The Meung Tong Thani Exhibition Centre.

AriyasomVilla had a booth - B19 - we tried hard to give the flavour of AriyasomVilla - Boutique Hotel in Bangkok.

AriyasomVilla - Boutique Hotel and Spa in Bangkok

AriyasomVilla - Bouttique Hotel and Spa near Bumrungrad Hospital.

Looking forward to welcoming you all to AriyasomVilla soon!!

Fresh Muffins @ AriyasomVilla

We regularly host meetings and events at Ariyasomvilla - normally in the Library - a very pleasant venue for small meetings, lunches or dinners. For morning coffee break we are frequently asked to bake fresh muffins.

For your next meeting why not have it here at the Library @ AriyasomVilla and enjoy our fresh muffuns - home baked!

AriyasomVilla Boutique Hotel and Spa near Bumrungrad Hospital

AriyasomVilla Boutique Hotel and Spa near Sukhumvit Road

AriyasomVilla Bangkok Boutique Hotel.

www.ariyasom.com

AriyasomVilla and Doi Khum

Doi Khum - the King's Project produce a huge variety of fresh vegetables and fruit. Largely organic and always fresh, AriyasomVilla buys every week from the store at Or Tor Gor. Currently, they have on offer fresh raspberries, fresh mulberries, fresh passion fruits, avocado as well as all the usual salad vegetables.

Passion fruit is wonderful either on it's own or on Pavlova. Raspberries and mulberries make wonderful pies and tarts. Imported fruit - especially temperate fruits are just so prohibitively expensive. Often what is available is grown for it's look rather than taste and I am sure they are highly chemically treated.

Being able to buy temperate fruits grown in the north of Thailand under strict supervision is a wonderful thing - the prices are also affordable.

Check out Doi Khum at Or Tor Gor and you won't be disappointed - or better still come to Ariyasom and try our delicious desserts made from their fruits.

AriyasomVilla - a boutique hotel and spa near Bumrungrad Hospital

AriyasomVilla - a boutique hotel and spa near Sukhumvit Road

See you at AriyasomVilla soon!

David

Jeff Oliver@ AriyasomVilla - 26.08.10

Thursday the 26th August,2010 - Dharma Discourse by Jeff Oliver.

Jeff:

Jeff has given a number of talks fat AriyasomVilla over the last year or so. Previously he practised both as a monk for 6 years, and as a layman under the tutelige of revered Burmese master U Janaka in the Mahasi Sayadaw lineage. More recently he has been practising with the Burmese master Sayadaw U Tejaniya.

Topic:

Much of dhamma is a small shift in attitude or focus of attention. Life goes on otherwise as normal – just like a small pinch of salt transforms the taste of some particular food. In particular, changing ones attitude to "Suffering" has big effects. Changing ones attitude to Vedana (liking and disliking – which rules the untrained heart) makes a huge difference. What shifts in attitude are required, or are useful? …..

Schedule:

6:00- 6:45pm – OPTIONAL :Yoga with Japanese teacher Natsuko (free if you want to just try it out)

6:15-6:50pm - Meet for coffee/snack at Ariyasom Villa Library

7:00 – 8:00 - Dhamma Talk with Jeff Oliver

8:00 – 8:15 - Q&A

8:15 pm – Finish (Jeff will still be around for those who want to stay longer)

Location:

Directions

Could not be easier – go down Sukhumvit Soi One, right to the end, and Ariyasom is on the left.

Check out the link to Littlebang. Org at:-

http://littlebang.org/2010/08/04/dhamma-talk-w-jeff-oliver-thrs-26th-aug/

AriyasomVilla Boutique Hotel and Spa near to Bumrungrad Hospital

AriyasomVilla Boutique Hotel and Spa @ Sukhumvit Road, Bangkok