The Vernon Journal

I just thought I’d give you a “taste” of our life here. Lately, this is one of our family’s favorite dishes. And it’s one of the rare recipes that can be easily replicated in the United States. So, if your family is ready for something new on the dinner table, you can try it out [...]

It seems to be somewhat of a trend for mommies to post weekly meal plans, recipies and the like on their blogs. And, since my blog has been suffering of late, I thought I’d get on the bandwagon and start posting about some of our favorite meals here in the Vernon household. (Although, honestly, don’t [...]

A couple weeks ago we had the opportunity to accompany a friend of ours to his family’s land for the day. It was an amazing experience! There is just something inexplicably wonderful about breathing in the fresh mountain air and eating lunch that was just picked!

When we are in the city (as opposed to the Akha village) we live in a house in a little Thai neighborhood. The neighborhood has quite a few vacant lots (due to the Market Crash of ’97) and so a herd of cows regularly saunters by to munch on the vegetation in the lot across [...]

Everyone always wants to know what pregnant women crave. I think this is because it makes for great conversations at parties! Someone says “Listen to this, I once knew a woman who craved jalapenos stuffed into chocolate cake while she was pregnant!” and the crowd responds with exclamations of disgust or amazement! Unfortunately, (or maybe [...]