{"id":6809,"date":"2019-04-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-04-03T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/a-recipe-to-cure-homesickness\/"},"modified":"2025-03-11T19:24:45","modified_gmt":"2025-03-11T19:24:45","slug":"a-recipe-to-cure-homesickness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/a-recipe-to-cure-homesickness\/","title":{"rendered":"A recipe to cure homesickness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Laos and Indonesia are both in South East Asia, so some kinds of food are similar. But sometimes, as Laotian teaching English on YAMEN in Indonesia, I miss Lao food.<\/p>\n<p>When I make food from home, it helps me to not feel as homesick. Cooking Lao food to share with others helps me to share God\u2019s love with people around me. I enjoy it when they say Lao food is delicious.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Cucumber salad<\/strong> (for 3 people)<\/h3>\n<div>Ingredients<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div>2 medium-sized cucumbers<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>4 small tomatoes<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>4 fresh chiles<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>1 clove garlic<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>2 Tablespoons lime<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>1 Tablespoon sugar<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>2 Tablespoons fish sauce<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>1 teaspoon shrimp paste (I brought it from Laos)<\/div>\n<p>\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\" Ratna Windhi Arsari\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/yamen_laos_2_1.jpg\" style=\"--smush-image-width: 491px; --smush-image-aspect-ratio: 491\/521;width:200px; height:212px; margin:5px 10px; float:right\" width=\"491\" class=\"smush-dimensions lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Instructions<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Cut the cucumbers and tomatoes in small pieces.<\/li>\n<li>Mix the fresh chiles, garlic, sugar, shrimp paste together.<\/li>\n<li>Add chopped cucumbers and tomatoes.<\/li>\n<li>Add the lime and fish sauce, then mix all ingredients together.<\/li>\n<li>Test for flavour; add more ingredients as necessary.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Pairs well with grilled fish or chicken.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014Khammoun Xayalath (Moon), from Lao Evangelical Church, serves as an English teacher and community worker. On her YAMEN year in Indonesia, she worships with Dorang Javanese Evangelical Church, a GITJ (Gereja Injili di Tanah Jawa \u2013 Java Mennonite church).<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"\/node\/751\">YAMEN<\/a> is <\/em><em>a joint program of Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) and Mennonite World Conference (MWC).<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Laos and Indonesia are both in South East Asia, so some kinds of food are similar. But sometimes, as Laotian teaching English on YAMEN in Indonesia, I miss Lao food. When I make food from home, it helps me to not feel as homesick. 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