Yum Naem Kao Tod !

Naem Kao Tod Salad ! Crispy rice ball mixed with soured pork sausage and main Thai salad herbs . It is served with any veggies you like - I love eating it’s with ginger , cabbage and a bunch of mint . Fun to make a red curry rice ball and very delicious a bit sour from lime and fermented pork sausage.

Kanom Krook !

Kanom krook or Coconut rice cake ! it is a popular street food since i born and it come with so many topping this-day! The original topping is green onion which many people would never though how it will goes but believe  me that is very delicious and yes it is goes so well but of course corn taro and other favors which came after also very good as well. 

The shell made from coconut base with jasmine rice and rice flour and it is not too sweet if you a fan of dessert but not too sweet kind then this is it : crunchy outside and soft inside - it is so dangerous because you can eat a lot so be careful :))

Krathong Tong

The classic Thai snack or finger food which is great for party - beautiful appetizer and very yummy as it looks . Krathong is a famous thing that people float it on the river to wish for lucky on Loy Krathong festival . Many of dishes sever with Krathougn to make it exotic food and for presentation as most krathong made from  banana leafs which come with difference form/ shape .  But today my Krathong made with crispy light batter and good goes so well with the filling and sauce .

Kau Kieng !

I can eat this dish-Kau Kieng  everyday  and the main ingredient is kaffir lime!!!

Kaffir lime is amazing Thai herb that we use for many dishes and other purpose, so  that why I grow it at my house. I use skin form the fruit to make curry paste, the leafs use for making Thai soup and the juice from the fruit washing my hand which can stop smelly - esp when you eat seafood very well. Many massage places in Thailand use the aroma and extract the oil for body massage .

Egg Benedict !

I usually order this for weekend brunch because it is delicious and beautiful plating . But today I did it at my home and it was The best hollandaise sauce I ever made. After came back from vacation -what a fun time I did while having my jet lag at 4 am for my super early breakfast  .

Pesto Pasta

This year my basil is growing enormously and I couldn't stop thinking to make Pesto! Today,add a Thai twist garlic shrimp pesto pasta and came out so yummiest as husband claimed :))

Happy husband - happy wife and great dinner :))

Chicken Satay!

Chicken Satay is a street food and very delicious snack that's timeless . I can eat 10 skewers with no problem. We serve this dish with peanut sauce and ajad- relish cucumber or many tines with grill slice of soft bread which is too bad I didn't have it today. The original satay in Thailand is made from pork which is called" Moo satay" but you really can make with any meat or even tofu which goes well too. 

Shrimp Pra-Ram!

It was a delicious dish and easy to master!! The sauce that goes with this noodle dish is almost similar to peanut sauce but they are some thing that make it slightly difference. Instead of , tease like peanut but mix give more favor like curry with a but of tease of peanut. You can make this one ontop of fresh vegetable as I did or you can serve with a steam vegetable which goes good as well. Some people eat this dish with rice but I prefer with noodle and of cures it goes well with any kind of meats. Come to join me learn how to make a magic Pra-Ram suace.

Kanom Tom For The Game Tonight!

 Butter Fly Pea and Pandant Kanom Tom favors today to treat super bowl game . Thank for all friends who came to join us to watch the game and all good food .

Lad Nar Shrimp!

Lad Nar is a fast dish which serve with noodle either big flat rice noodle or crunchy fried egg noddle as I made today which is called" mee krob lad nar". It is a thick broth-similar to gravy and can make with any meat with variety of  vegetables , esp Chinese broccoli.  This is a street food which is also very popular in Asian cuisine.

Salmon Ceviche!

It was a great Ceviche I had ever .. This idea came up because of my Peruvian friend came over and my husband caught the salmon. My friend told me the secret of making it and believe it or not a small detail made the taste totally difference and was love it . I am sure that I will do this again and again because it was so easy and Delicious -lucky that we got a lot of  the salmon for this season. Keep you posted for my next 

salmon dish .

Hor Mok Pla!

Hor Mok Pla or Steam fish with coconut red curry paste. Today, my husband inspired me after he caught salmon- so today the fish I use is fresh caught salmon- so good !!!

I steam the cabbage to be base for the mixed- it is a batter from mixing the egg,coconut, red curry and some Thai sauce with herbs- kaiifr lime leave, basil and Thai chilies. After steam it for 20 minutes then finish up with the the coconut  topping and garnish with thin sliced kaffir lime and chillies. Thai people eat this dish with the rice and you can add any seafood you like.. Try it - easy and delish!!!

Lunch Specail- Kua Keing !

Kua Keing ! 

It was a great lunch . A simple delicious dishes for whoever love spicy dish -Kua Keing!

This dish might not be easy to find in united state and I wonder why because it is so so good, or may be because it it too hot for american people. Basically, it made from a yellow curry paste and using a stir fired method instead of  boiling as other curry with a bunch of kaffir lime leafs  I cooked my rice with a butter fly pea that I brought it from Thailand to add vitamin and beautiful color to my dish for my guest 

Khao Mun Kai!

Khao Mun Kai or Thai chicken with oily rice!

I am sure whoever is a fan of Thai food will know this dish. In San Francisco, you can find this it some restaurant and it will cost you $12-$15 per order and everywhere in Thailand, probably 2 dollars maximum.

There are too many steps to accomplish this dish because it takes three component to complete the good favor and texture. Three important things and need to be done right  are Rice, Sauce and chicken. 

 Foe me, I am a sauce person , so the sauce would be my first thing that I can determine either this dish is good or not.Sauce made from blending Thai herbs- base is ginger, garlic and chilies and just soft boil cook in low heat for 10 mms. It should taste between sweet, salty ,sour and spicy . Cooking rice is easy but add a good favor into the rice with a good favor chicken stock to get and oily rice is not that easy but it did came out great.. I fried the garlic with a fat chicken then add the stock from slow cooking  for 3 hours. I  boil the chicken for 3 hours with Thai herbs- galangal, kaffir lime and daikon which get the best favor and most tender meat. I love this dish even though it takes a lot of work to make it good but it is worth.

Khao Soi!

This is a street food where you can find everywhere in  Chiang -Mai - Northern part of Thailand  callled' Khao Soi " or egg noodle with special curry sauce and come with condiments of shallot, pickle mustard, lime wedges and fried chilies pasted.It has a difference favor than any other curry and difference style of serving with 2 difference way preparing the egg noodle - boil and crispy one on top. I made it with Chicken drumstick and chicken meats but basicly you can go with any meats you like . Give a try and you can understand what I mean - really good and hope you like it!

Sai Oua!!!

It is our favor dish when we go back to Thailand- Sai Oua or Northern Thai Sausage. It is made from a mixed of Thai herb, such as galangal, kaffir lime leafe , lemonglass and chilies with seasoning minced pork and a bit fatty from pork belly . Today. I cooked the pandant sticky rice to goes with my Thai sausage which also goes well with a sliced of fresh ginger, cilantro and fresh Thai chill. This is the dish that you must to try when you visit Chiangmia which located in the North part of Thailand .

Pot Sticker Or Gyoza!

It is an absolutely delicious and great for any party, Gyoza!! I taught my husband how to make this and he loves it, so I decided to teach this dish, so I added it in my class schedule. You can make it in difference method, grill, deep fried or steam. It can be great for vegetarian or meat lover and it is only you decide when it comes to be your own meals. I love grill in the pan and add some oil then make the bottom layer crisp up a bit to make a great texture.
You must to learn this appetizer, it is simple, you can make in advance and freeze it and totally fun to make with family and friends. Cooking is about having fun and enjoy your meals by mastering with your own hand and people you love, so this is it then:))

Bua Loy or Taro Ball In Sweet Coconut Milk!

Bua Loy or Taro Ball In Sweet  Coconut Milk . It is very popular since I was born. As a child, I love it so much according the the sticky texture and fun because how it is made. You can add any favor , could be green color from pandant , yello from ginger from, Pink from strawberry or black form sesame seed. The ball made from mixed of flour and taro which kneed it into the ball then bring to boil and add into sweet coconut milk.

Knom Krook !

Kanom Krook or Thai coconut rice cake is very popular as dessert or savory ! It is very tropical batter dessert base from coconut and sticky rice. Using the shallow pan to master this dessert give the best crispy crunchy texture outside and help holding the shape for the soft stuffing inside. The topping could be vary using difference type of ingredients such as pumpkin , taro, almond., etc and today I use green onion.

Sa Koo Sai moo!!

It was a a great day that I finally had time to make this Thai dumpling  or Sa Koo Sai moo again after it has been for a while. This appetizer is very traditional and labor intensive, so you will not see very often in US but it is very popular in Thailand. It made from tapioca pearl with a Delicious stuffing, stir fry pork( for orignal or you can add any meat you lik) with radish and a lot of garlic which other ingredients that I didn't mention. You could steam or boil buy the traditional and easy one would be a steam method because boiling can cause the stuffing ripe off if you didn't do a good job with rolling the ball shape. It is fun to make with family and great for the party. Garnish with the fry garlic aroma ontop oof the dumpling and serve with with a green lettuce and cilantro+ a bit a Thai chillies. Hungry yet?

Yummy Yummy