Yesterday I went to my "one on one" Thai cooking lesson at Mrs. Angsana Andersson's home in Bangkok. As I mentioned earlier it was a 20 minute sky train ride from Selom Road. She is Thai and is married to a Swedish citizen. They have one young son who was in school while I was there and they are expecting a daughter early spring. The lessons were their home.

Her English is very good. She's easy to communicate with and the fact that you are not in a group session gave me lots of opportunities to ask lot of questions. Her Mom, who is also very sweet came in to help with the clean up and I asked her to join us lunch.

Angsana asks you what you would like to prepare when you schedule your visit. It's up to you: I choose three dishes: Sweet Green Chicken Curry (Gaeng Khiaw-waan Gai), Pat-Thai, and Barbecued Pork Skewers with Peanut Sauce (Moo Satay)...

I did the cutting, the slicing, cooked on here stove and back yard barbecue. She lets you get right in there. We made all of our own curry pastes and the peanut sauce too. (which is to die for with the pork BBQ)

When everything was ready the three of us sat at her dining table and ate and ate and ate. This was another great opportunity to ask questions about other dishes or Thailand in general.

I was at her home for three and a half hours and hated to leave. It was so different than the other Thai Cooking Classes I've taken that were structured. A great experience - if you want to learn how to prepare your favorite dish I highly recommend you call for an lesson.

Her website: thaihomecooking.com - I made my arrangements over the telephone shortly after arriving in Bangkok. Her phone number when dialing within Thailand is 08 1455 5808. E-mail address: angsana@thaihomecooikng.com . Tell her Sue-Tape sent you!