Oct 12, 2012

This week’s guest post is brought to you by Sam, a well travelled writer with a passion for Thai street food.  When I first arrived in Bangkok I was slightly apprehensive about dining out. I had heard fantastic things about the quality of Thai cuisine but had no idea where to begin. I also didn’t fancy spending the duration of my trip hugging a hostel...

Sep 23, 2012

Thai yellow curry I think is by far the easiest Thai curry to make. I also think it is a great introduction to Thai cuisine because of its light spices andlovely flavours from Indian style curries. I made a chicken Thai yellow curry for my in-laws; it was their first time eating home cooked Thai food. They are both fans of Indian cuisine so I thought this was a...

Aug 31, 2012

This week’s guest post on how best to enjoy Thai street food comes from the talented Robbert Sas, a travel writer and documentary filmaker from Holland who currently lives on the beautiful Thai island of Koh Samui.  The food cart culture is still huge in Thailand, with the prices of the foods sold by the street vendors equal to what you would pay if...

Jul 19, 2012

Idea inspired by Nigella Lawson, a home cook favourite of everyone’s Dear Nigella, Thank you so much for this wonderful inspiring recipe. I have wanted to try out lettuce wrap for ages. I now I feel slightly more accomplished with my pan Asian cooking so I wanted to extend my repertoire more. I think this is great as a starter it is light, tasty and easy to...

Jun 27, 2012

 Recipe inspired by Anthony Worrall Thompson When I first arrived in Thailand I was so overwhelmed by the choice of tasty Thai dishes, I spent several weeks treating my palette to all sorts of Thai food, that I’ve either never had before or dishes like Pad Thai, that just taste so much better in Thailand. Unfortunately I had let my love of Thai fishcakes fall...

Jun 19, 2012

Prawn Pad Thai was the third dish I made during my outstanding Thai cooking class with Parn at The Pirate restaurant, Koh Samui. If I am honest this used to be my least favourite Thai dish, I can hear people screaming ‘ what?!’ But I think it is because of how it is made at Thai restaurants in the UK. However since moving to Thailand I find no matter where I...