Mango sticky rice is pretty much ubiquitous with the city of Chiang Mai. Everywhere you go in northern Thailand, from restaurants to small stalls at the night markets, you’ll find this sweet coconut milk soaked dessert. It is such a simple dish with only three ingredients: fresh sliced mango, rice, and coconut milk. While I’ve…
One of my favorite weeknight meals is a Thai ginger lime ground pork recipe called Nam Sod. Not only is it easy to make, but it’s light, healthy, and has that big multi-layered “pow” of flavor that Thai food is known for. While visiting Thailand, I loved how fresh the food looked and tasted and it…
I admit that I’m sort of a hoarder collector of cookbooks. But there are a few in particular that are extra special to me. One is the vintage The French Chef cookbook by Julia Child that my mom gave to me (I tried out her classic coq au vin in a previous blog post). The other…
Khao soi – the coveted Thai coconut curry noodle bowl popular in Northern Thailand. During my first visit to Chiang Mai, I took a cooking class to learn how to make their local Khao Soi recipe. And while it was delicious when I tried the recipe at home, it just didn’t quite taste the same as what I had Thailand….
As a newlywed, I’ve been showered with gifts and well wishes to begin our new lives together, including a family recipe for Thai Chicken Curry. The one gift in particular I’m especially grateful for is the gift of flavor! My family is of French-Canadian descent. My husband’s is Thai-American. Our two families combined create quite…