Meena Rice Based Cuisine - Chiang Mai - Thailand

Anyone who is a vegan or vegetarian will have no problem finding food Thailand especially Chiang Mai as it's know for it's wide variety of restaurants serving vegan, vegetarian and organic food, with a lot of the fruits and vegetables being home grown. Meena is a restaurant which has become popular not just because of the colourful, home-cooked, traditional Thai dishes but because of their variety of organic rice which they actually cultivate themselves.

After seeing all the colourful photos on Instagram I just had to go visit there and check out their vegan options. The menu does offer meat dishes in addition to their vegan menu but you can also ask if it's possible to get a vegan version of some meat dishes. The menu also changes depending on what's available each season so even if you visit multiple times they'll still be new things to try. Each dish comes adorned with fresh, organic veggies which are not just for decoration they're really delicious, crisp, fresh and sweet, we literally cleared every plate that we ordered!

The rice is the main attraction though and I know not a lot of people find rice exciting but it's such a staple dish and so good for you to. Meena allows you to customise what rice you want served, they offer several different types and the presentation of them is so beautiful it almost looked too pretty to eat, but not only did we clear our plates, we ordered extra and then bought some rice from their on site shop to take home with us.

Meena also offers some desserts and although I was very full at this point I just had to try their ice cream which was so light and soft and came so cutely presented, I kinda wished I ordered another one of their fruity ice creams but I was about to burst from all the delicious food. The restaurant is in such a beautiful setting to with some small shops outside offering handmade goods, unfortunately they are only open for lunch and it fills up with people quite quickly that some dishes can get sold out, so if you visit come early, I promise you will love it!

What's your favourite food?

Love & Rice

Cate

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Mini Self-Care Wishlist

I've not been taking the best care of myself recently so I thought it about time I get back to the basics and start treating myself that little bit better. One of the ways I like to treat myself is to take care of my skin and I'e heard derma rolling is a really effective way for treating acne scars and hyper-pigmentation both of which I'm suffering from and has been effecting my confidence and self image so I really want to try out this Derma Roller System

Another I like to cheer myself up is with Circle Lenses which instantly just seem to brighten up my face so I thought I would check out some new lenses and these Brown Fresh Series Circle Lense, Purple Super Nudy Series Circle Lens and Blue World Series Cirle Lense are super pretty and a great simple way to change up my look.

What little ways do you like to treat yourself?

Love & Hugs

Cate

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San Kamphaeng Hot Springs - Chiang Mai - Thailand

On a recent weekend trip to Chiang Mai I decided to make a quick stop to see the San Kamphaeng Hot Springs as it wasn't too far away from where we were staying and it was one of the places I had always wanted to see, but didn't have the chance to when I was living in Chiang Mai. Unfortunately it was the beginning of rainy season so we weren't there too long before the heavens opened up and it started pouring with rain but we were there long enough to cook ourselves some hot spring eggs which is the highlight of any visit there.

Admittedly I'm not the biggest fan of eggs but this was something I had to try out as I'd seen so many people do it on vacations in Japan, I'm still kinda in shock that Thailand has onsen to because I've always wanted to visit one and although I didn't get the chance to dip my toes into the water, there's a very high chance that'll I'll be back there again one day...

Have you ever visited a hot spring?

Love & Eggs

Cate

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HANDMADE FOX SCARF GIVEAWAY (EXTENDED!!!)

October turned out to be another crazy month for me so I wasn't able to organise a brand new giveaway for November so instead of not having one at all this month I decided to extend my Fox Scarf giveaway until the end of this month instead so that way you'll get it in just in time for the winter holidays. There's only a few scarves left for sale in my Etsy Shop so be sure to check it out, especially if you want anything for the holidays as once everything is gone, it's gone and my shop will close indefinitely....

a Rafflecopter giveaway

If you want to be in with the chance of winning this scarf, handmade by myself, my final scarf in this design then follow the instructions given in the widget above.

Good Luck

Cate

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