Perfect Papaya: How to Prepare Fresh Papaya

Ever wondered how to buy, cut, or cook with papaya? Now that summer's here, papayas are at their very sweetest, and are readily available in both stores...

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Fresh Papaya Salad

If you're tired of the same boring salads, try my Fresh Papaya Salad with Prawns and Garden Greens. A complete meal in itself, this salad also works as an appetizer or side dish. Accompanying the salad is a unique Thai dressing that is so good, you won't even notice it's low-fat. You'll definitely want to make extra to keep in the refrigerator for your regular tossed salads!

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Roasted Red Curry

This easy curry recipe is a great way to use leftover roasted chicken, turkey, or duck, and it only takes 1/2 an hour to make (including cooking time)! Add your own selection of vegetables - whatever is fresh and in season - such as sweet bell peppers, cherry tomatoes, eggplant, and yams or sweet potatoes. Makes a healthy one-pot dinner for everyday weekday meals, but can also be served at a party or potluck where its fragrance and color will be sure to steal the show.

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Butter Fish (Pomfret) Recipe

Butter fish, also known as pomfret or white pomfret fish, is healthy and wonderfully tender when steamed or baked in the oven (recipe includes instructions for both cooking methods). This butter fish recipe is easy to make, and the results are gourmet delicious! The fish is wrapped in banana leaf before cooking (or tin foil can be used as a substitute). Includes a special Thai fish sauce recipe that is tantalizingly good. So give this easy fish recipe a try - you won't be disappointed!

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Casserole Curry Chicken Recipe: Thai Northern Curry Chicken (with Fresh Local Vegetables)!

If you like both Thai and Indian cuisines, you're going to love this Thai Northern Curry Chicken. In fact, when you taste this warm and flavorful dish, you...

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Roasted Red Curry

This easy curry recipe is a great way to use leftover roasted chicken, turkey, or duck, and it only takes 1/2 an hour to make (including cooking time)! Add your own selection of vegetables - whatever is fresh and in season - such as sweet bell peppers, cherry tomatoes, eggplant, and yams or sweet potatoes. Makes a healthy one-pot dinner for everyday weekday meals, but can also be served at a party or potluck where its fragrance and color will be sure to steal the show.

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Fresh Papaya Salad

If you're tired of the same boring salads, try my Fresh Papaya Salad with Prawns and Garden Greens. A complete meal in itself, this salad also works as an appetizer or side dish. Accompanying the salad is a unique Thai dressing that is so good, you won't even notice it's low-fat. You'll definitely want to make extra to keep in the refrigerator for your regular tossed salads!

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Casserole Curry Chicken Recipe: Thai Northern Curry Chicken (with Fresh Local Vegetables)!

If you like both Thai and Indian cuisines, you're going to love this Thai Northern Curry Chicken. In fact, when you taste this warm and flavorful dish, you...

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Most Popular Fall Recipes

When the weather starts to turn cooler, Thai food is just the thing to warm you up and help chase away those nasty cold and flu viruses. Find just the right recipe, from soups and appetizers to hot curries and warm desserts. Also find recipes incorporating seasonal vegetables, like pumpkin and squash, which are healthy and nutritious this time of year.

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Lemongrass Coconut Soup

This comforting soup recipe is a great natural remedy if you're suffering from a cold or flu bug - or simply want to warm up on a cold day. It's also a good way to get your greens, with broccoli, Chinese cabbage, carrots, and fresh basil added to a mound of thin Thai rice noodles. Combined with chicken broth and coconut milk, this quick and easy soup is a cup of warm comfort on a cool fall or winter day.

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Easy Chicken Wings

easy recipe for barbecue or oven-baked chicken wings

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New Salad Recipe: Easy Tossed Green Salad (with Salad Dressing Recipe)!

This new Thai Tossed Green Salad Recipe is so easy, it can be put together in a matter of minutes, yet it's elegant enough to serve company. Thai...

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Thai Steamed Fish

Afraid of cooking fish? Don't be! This simple recipe will teach you how to make delicious steamed fish step by step. In coastal Thailand, fresh fish is plentiful and delicious grilled or steamed in a wok. Try this healthy steamed version combining lemongrass, galangal (or ginger), and fresh coriander for a melt-in-your-mouth taste experience. Be sure to use fresh fish for the most succulent results.

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Green Curry

Learn how to cook Green Curry with this easy recipe, including step-by-step pictures. This Thai green curry is authentic and delicious, plus it's easily made from scratch - no need for a store-bought curry paste! Just throw all the ingredients into your food processor, chopper, or blender - or mix them by hand. It's so fantastic-tasting, you'll want to make this Thai green chicken curry recipe part of your weekly thai food menu!

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Thai Green Beans

This green beans recipe is aromatic and spicy. In Thailand (as well as in other South-east Asian countries), green beans are called "long beans" because they are literally 1 foot or more long. For this vegetable recipe, you can use regular green beans, or purchase long beans at nearly any Asian store or market. The advantage of long beans is found in the preparation (they're much faster and easier to cut). And while the taste is similar, long beans are chewy (rather than crisp) in texture.

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Soup Recipes - 10 Best Soup Recipes for Fall!

Because it's quick and easy to put together, soup makes a great meal choice during the busy work week. And now that fall is fast approaching, soup is...

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Thai Prawn & Pumpkin Soup

This yellow curry soup is a soothing comfort food when the weather turns cooler. Butternut squash may be substituted for pumpkin, or make a vegetarian version by adding chickpeas instead of prawns. Either way, you'll have your guests asking for second helpings of this delicious, nutritious soup!

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New Fish Recipe: Steamed or Baked Butter Fish in Banana Leaf (with Special Thai Sauce)!

This new Thai recipe for Steamed or Baked Butter Fish in Banana Leaf is easy to make, and the results are gourmet delicious! Butter fish,...

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Grilled Sardines

This fantastic recipe for grilled fish starts with fresh or frozen whole sardines. Sardines are extremely healthy, and they're also one of the safest fish to eat. While most people associate sardines with the canned variety, "real" sardines are something else entirely. You'll love the tenderness of this easy grilled fish recipe, which includes a dry barbecue rub slathered on the fish before grilling followed by "buttery" Thai sauce that makes this dish truly gourmet!

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Pad Thai Recipes - How to Make Perfect Pad Thai?

Craving some Pad Thai? Instead of heading to a restaurant, try making Pad Thai at home - it will taste better, fresher, and be much healthier too. ...

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Cutting a Fresh Pineapple

Learn how to cut a pineapple and enjoy the fruit, OR create a pineapple "boat" - great for serving fruit salad or Thai fried rice just like they do on the beaches of Thailand! Follow these easy step-by-step "how to cut a pineapple" instructions. Then enjoy eating your fresh pineapple fruit, or use it to fill your pineapple "boat" with fruit salad or heavenly pineapple fried rice for the ultimate party dish!

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Like Fried Bananas? Try this Crispy-Crunchy Thai Fried Bananas Recipe!

Imagine a hot, crispy coating giving way to a warm banana filling as you crunch your way to happiness... That's my Thai Fried Bananas Recipe -...

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Thai Vegetable Soup

This Thai vegetable soup recipe is great any time of year, but is especially good when the summer or autumn vegetables are at their freshest. Quick and easy to make, this soup is also very versatile - substitute the vegetables you prefer, making use of whatever is fresh and available where you live. Both healthy and low-fat, yet rich in taste, this soup is bound to become a lunch or light dinner favorite. Enjoy!

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Grilled Halibut

This Thai recipe for grilled halibut steak is easy and super-delicious! Barbecue fish isn't as difficult as it seems, especially halibut steaks, which cook easily on the grill without falling apart. The Thai marinade is put together in a matter of minutes, and as a bonus, it doubles as a glaze/dipping sauce. This halibut steak recipe makes a quick and easy meal for everyday, but is also elegant enough to serve at your next barbecue or cookout. Enjoy!

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Easy Fried Tofu Recipe

What is tofu? How do you press it? And how do you cook tofu? These questions are all answered in this easy tofu recipe, "Cooking with Tofu". This recipe will take you from the first step of buying tofu, to pressing it, and finally to making yummy fried tofu. Included is a recipe for Thai peanut dip which is an excellent accompaniment to freshly fried tofu. Or you can use your fried tofu to create other vegetarian thai food recipes (find links to these too!).

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Seafood Mango Stir Fry

This tangy mango stir fry is a seafood treat! Various types of seafood of your choice (fish fillets, mussels, clams, shrimp, scallops, etc...) are stir fried together with snow peas and red pepper in a sweet and sour sauce that marries perfectly with fresh mango (or you can use frozen or canned mango if you can't find fresh). Just add rice on the side, and you have an easy stir fry recipe that is sure to a hit with everyone at your dinner table!

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A Seafood Lover's Scallop Recipe - Succulent Thai Scallops in Red Curry (with Whole Star Anise)

This Thai recipe for Succulent Thai Scallops is fragrant, pleasantly spicy, and sumptuously Thai! Fresh or frozen scallops are briefly marinated and then stir-fried in an easy...

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Cooking with Late-Summer Corn: Thai Corn Fritters Recipe (Vegetarian)!

Corn Fritters exist in many cultures and cuisines, but I find these Thai Corn Fritters to be the tastiest by far. A terrific late-summer treat - and a...

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Thai Northern Curry

This Northern Thai Curry Chicken recipe combines the best of Indian and Thai cuisines. So if you like Thai food and Indian curries, you'll love this warm and flavorful dish. Plus it's as easy as a cassarole to make, and all the herbs and spices make it extremely healthy. Unlike a lot of northern Thai dishes, I've added coconut milk to this curry recipe, resulting in a creamy curry sauce you'll find to be very sumptuous. Enjoy!!

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New Soup Recipe: Thai Summer Harvest Vegetable Soup!

Now that summer vegetables are at their best, why not be good to yourself and make this healthy and delicious Thai Summer Harvest Vegetable Soup. This...

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Yellow Fried Rice

This Thai Yellow Fried Rice is colorful, easy to make, and tastes amazing. Made with fresh or frozen shrimp, this fried rice recipe also features greens such as spring onion, fresh coriander, and peas. Turmeric is the special ingredient that makes the fried rice yellow, and because of its incredible health benefits, the addition of this spice makes this recipe a good-for-you treat. Enjoy!

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Tamarind Chicken

Most Thai recipes are a combination of sweet, sour, and spicy, and this recipe is the epitome of this delectable description, although you can choose to make the dish mild (without chillies) and it will still be darkly wonderful and rich-tasting. Stir-fried with plenty of fresh shiitake mushrooms, this savory chicken dish will satisfy even the biggest of appetites. Try Tamarind Chicken once, and you'll find yourself craving it again within just a few days!

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About Mangosteen Fruit

This quick how-to article will tell you everything you need to know about Mangosteen fruit, including how to choose ripe mangosteens, how to prepare them, and how to cook with them. While mangosteens have been available for some time in Canada, the UK, and Australia, Mangosteen fruit has just arrived for the first time in the US. Thai Mangosteen is a beautiful fruit that offers numerous health benefits in the form of potent antioxidants. Try some today!

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All About Mangosteen: How to Buy & Prepare Fresh Mangosteen Fruit

With fresh Mangosteen fruit now available for the first time in the US, many people are wondering what this fruit is, exactly. If you'd like to learn more...

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Chicken Pad Thai

This Chicken Pad Thai recipe will "wow" your taste buds with its abundance of flavors and textures! Authentic and simple to make, this easy recipe for pad thai is a definite keeper. Just follow the steps to a superb Chicken Pad Thai every time. Chicken Pad Thai is one of the most famous Thai dishes in the world, and when you taste this recipe, you'll agree it deserves every noodley bit of its reputation!

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Prepare Ingredients.

Serve this tropical Thai dessert to guests, and you'll have friends for life! Everyday bananas are transformed into a heavenly delight - crispy on the outside, warm and melting on the inside. Best of all, this scrumptious dessert is easy and fun to make, whether you're cooking alone or with some friends. Enjoy these fried bananas hot from the pan, or add some ice cream or whipped cream and chocolate sauce for an extra special (and yummy) treat!

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Thai Food - Recipes

An index of Recipes for the Thai Food guide site.

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Like Tempura? Try this Crispy-Crunchy Thai Tempura Recipe (with Seafood or Vegetarian)

This easy recipe for Thai Tempura is similar to Japanese tempura, but done in true Thai style. The dish features oysters or mussels fried in an easy...

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New Halibut Recipe: Easy Thai-style Grilled Halibut Steaks!

If you like barbecue fish, check out this new Thai-style Grilled Halibut Recipe. This recipe for grilled halibut steaks is easy and super-delicious! Barbecue fish isn't as...

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Mangosteen Clafouti

Mangosteen is a beautiful Thai fruit that has just been made available for the first time in the US. And because it contains so many antioxidants, mangosteen offers numerous health benefits. Although a tad expensive, you need only 5 mangosteens to make this clafouti recipe. Clafouti is a very old-style dessert from France - a cloud-like type of custard made with fresh fruit. ENJOY!

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Easy Curry Sauce Recipe: Summer-Green Thai Curry Paste - Fresh & Fragrant!

Although packaged Thai curry paste or curry sauce is readily available in stores, you'll find this homemade recipe is easy and much healthier -AND it tastes twice as good!:...

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Pandan Leaves

pandan leaves definition, what is pandan?, pandan paste

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Mango Passion

Looking for an easy cocktail recipe for your next party? Try my superb party drink: Thai Mango Passion Cocktail. This recipe is very easy to put together, but is so fantastic, it will make you look like a pro! A perfect party drink to enjoy any time of year, evoking images of a tropical beach paradise. Serve this Thai mango cocktail with your choice of finger foods, or really spice things up with some exotic Thai party dishes (see below for recipe links). Cheers!

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Hibiscus Tea ( Cha Ka Jeape )

Hibiscus tea, a cold infusion served over lots of ice, but for this photograph, I've piled the dried flowers into the tea. It looked better that way. This is common in Thailand, but I also recently say they drink this in Egypt too!Ingredients 100 gms Dried Hibiscus Flowers500 ml Water100 gms SugarPreparation1. Rinse the hibiscus flowers.2. Add the water flowers and flowers and sugar and bring to the boil in a saucepan.3. Cover and leave to cool, then chill in the fridge, and serve over ice.

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Coconut Cake with Mango Sauce

This easy, low-fat cake recipe has the texture of angel food with the flavor of coconut. Light and moist, this coconut cake is delicious on its own - or combine it with my fresh mango sauce, and you have a tropical Thai food treat your friends and family will just love. This coconut cake is great to serve at a party, or simply as an everyday treat. It's the easy breazy days of summer - any time of year!

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A Tropical Food Lover's Cake Recipe: Coconut Cake with Mango Sauce!

Looking for a low-fat cake recipe that also tastes fantastic? Then try this Thai-style Coconut Cake with Mango Sauce. This cake recipe offers the light texture...

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Thai-style Potstickers

Thai potstickers are similar to dumplings, but are called potstickers because they are fried and tend to stick to the bottom of the pot. But don't be deceived - this potsticker recipe is easy to make. This version has a chicken-mushroom-basil-coriander filling, but can also be made vegetarian with wheat gluten (vegetarian instructions included). Enjoy Thai potstickers as a snack, an appetizer, or with a salad as a meal unto itself. Potstickers also make a terrific party food!

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Got Roses in Your Garden? Try This Beautiful Thai Rose Petal Salad!

Exquisite and sensuous - that's the only way to describe this new Thai salad recipe! If you happen to have roses growing in your garden, you might want...

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Tropical Thai Pudding

What is tapioca? It is a kind of starch (like pasta) that comes from the root of the cassava plant (instead of wheat, which means it's gluten free!). Tapioca "pearls" can be purchased very cheaply in Asian stores, and are faster cooking than our so-called Western "Minute Tapioca". Among Asian desserts, this pudding is known as "Sago", and can be served cold for hot summer nights, or warm for the winter months. Add some tropical fruit, and this special Thai dessert is truly unforgettable!

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Satay Anyone? Try this "Best Ever" Thai Chicken Satay (with Real Peanut Sauce) Recipe!

Sometimes homemade is better than anything you can find in a restaurant. I've found this to be true with satay - especially with this Thai recipe which has...

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New Cocktail Recipe: Thai Mango Passion Cocktail!

Looking for an easy - but beautiful - cocktail recipe for your next party? Try this Thai "Toast to the Mango": Mango Passion Cocktail. This cocktail recipe...

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Thai Recipes

Find easy Thai recipes and learn how to cook Thai food. Includes classic thai food dishes, Vegetarian thai food, thai dishes made with chicken, seafood, and vegetables. Also includes Thai appetizers, side dishes, and party foods. Find easy step by step thai recipes that will teach you how to cook classic thai dishes.

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Green Curry

Learn how to cook Green Curry with this easy recipe, including step-by-step pictures. This Thai green curry is authentic and delicious, plus it's easily made from scratch - no need for a store-bought curry paste! Just throw all the ingredients into your food processor, chopper, or blender - or mix them by hand. It's so fantastic-tasting, you'll want to make this Thai green chicken curry recipe part of your weekly thai food menu!

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Thai Centerpiece

Create an exotic and beautiful centerpiece easily put together with candles, water, and flowers. Includes complete step-by-step instructions (with pictures) on how to make this Thai centerpiece. A simple but wonderful centerpiece for a dinner party or other special occasions, such as a summer wedding.

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Coconut Banana Custard

This easy and healthy dessert recipe can be made with banana leaves or without. In Thailand, this custard would be steamed, but I find baking it in the oven is just as good and less messy. A terrific way to use leftover bananas, and you can put this easy dessert together in less than 10 minutes - just put everything in a blender and then pour into ramekins and pop them in the oven. Served warm, cold, or at room temperature, this creamy, tropical-tasting dessert is sure to please.

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Chicken Pad Thai

This Chicken Pad Thai recipe will "wow" your taste buds with its abundance of flavors and textures! Authentic and simple to make, this easy recipe for pad thai is a definite keeper. Just follow the steps to a superb Chicken Pad Thai every time. Chicken Pad Thai is one of the most famous Thai dishes in the world, and when you taste this recipe, you'll agree it deserves every noodley bit of its reputation!

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New Thai Dessert Recipe: Mangosteen Clafouti!

Mangosteen fruit has just been made available for the first time in the US., so what could be more timely than this Mangosteen Clafouti Dessert Recipe. ...

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Thai Food - Articles

An index of Articles for the Thai Food guide site.

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Easy Sweet and Sour Chicken Recipe: Thai Sweet and Sour Chicken (or Pork) with Fresh Vegetables!

Looking for an easy dinner idea to make this weekend that will please everyone - even the kids? Then try my easy Sweet & Sour Chicken or...

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Stir-Fried Bok Choy

This bok choy stir fry is terrific to serve as a side vegetable dish - or add tofu or your choice of chicken, pork, or seafood for a delicious mixed stir fry dish. With a rich garlic taste, the stir fry sauce recipe is easy to make and goes well with other vegetable dishes, such as stir fry broccoli or Chinese vegetables such as baby bok choy, yu choy, gailan (Chinese broccoli), or any Chinese cabbage. Enjoy!

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5-Minute Dessert: Thai Sweet Chili Ice Cream Dessert!

Too hot to cook? Don't sweat it! Perfect for hot summer nights - and superb after a barbecue or cookout - this quick and easy dessert recipe...

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Heavenly Noodles - Thai-style Chili Crab Noodle Recipe

If you like Italian-style pasta as much as Asian noodles, you're going to love this new gourmet Thai fusion recipe: Thai Chili Crab Noodles. A wonderful example of...

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Shrimp in Garlic Sauce ( Koa Rad Nha Guong Sauce Garthream )

I'm filling a few holes in my recipe lists, and I can't believe I never did this recipe! It's shrimp in garlic sauce, the only unusual thing is the butter, which is not traditional Thai, but I think it softens the flavours.Ingredients 150 gms Shrimp5 Garlic Cloves1 Tablespoon Soy Sauce1 Tablespoon Oyster Sauce1 Teaspoon Butter1 Tablespoon Oil1 Tablespoon Corn Flour100 ml waterPreparation1. Clean the shrimps, (and cut out the black thread down the back).2. Peel and chop the garlic finely, fry it in the oil for just a few seconds to release the smell.3. Add butter and all the sauces and stir fry them for a minute, then add the shrimp, and 30 seconds just to cook them (they don't take long).4. Mix the corn flour and water and add to the pan. Cook for a further minute to let the sauce thicken.

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Shrimp Coconut Curry

This Thai Shrimp Curry is nothing less than fantastic! The curry sauce recipe is easy to make - just stir together the ingredients, or blend them up in a food processor, chopper, or blender. The secret ingredient in this curry sauce is a hint of tomato in an otherwise basic yellow curry. Also contributing to this sumptuous curry are pineapple chunks plus coconut milk and dry toasted coconut for a tropical-tasting Thai curry you'll want to make again and again!

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Easy Chicken Wings Recipe: Thai-style Barbecue Chicken Wings!

Too busy to barbecue? Not if you have this Easy Thai-style Chicken Wings Recipe. This recipe is fast and simple to make, and the taste is...

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Cutting a Fresh Pineapple

Learn how to cut a pineapple and enjoy the fruit, OR create a pineapple "boat" - great for serving fruit salad or Thai fried rice just like they do on the beaches of Thailand! Follow these easy step-by-step "how to cut a pineapple" instructions. Then enjoy eating your fresh pineapple fruit, or use it to fill your pineapple "boat" with fruit salad or heavenly pineapple fried rice for the ultimate party dish!

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Mock Oysters

This beautiful Thai appetizer looks remarkably like oysters. However, the inital taste, unlike oysters, is crisp and crunchy. Then you get a hit of seafood (shrimp) followed by a wonderful taste-explosion of Thai flavors. A great appetizer to serve at a party, cookout, or any social gathering. Pairs nicely with various wines (I like it with a shiraz/syrah), as well as ice-cold lager. Just follow the steps to this gourmet appetizer that is sure to please even the more discerning of tastes!

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Best Crab Cake Recipe: Thai Crab Cakes!

For the crispiest, moistest crab cakes, try this fabulous Thai Crab Cake Recipe. These crab cakes are guaranteed to melt in your mouth! You will definitely be...

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Cooking Tips

Check out these cooking tips to make your culinary exploration of Thailand a little easier. Includes tips for stir frying and flavor balancing.

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Sen Yai Noodles

Sen Yai noodles are broad, flat rice noodles - you'll find them in the deli section of your local grocery or Asian food store. With fresh, cancer-fighting ingredients like broccoli, cabbage, shiitake mushrooms, galangal (ginger), garlic, bean sprouts, basil and coriander, plus bite-size pieces of protein-packed wheat gluten, this easy noodle recipe provides a wide range of antioxidants with immune-boosting and energy-boosting power.

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Like Spring Rolls? Try These Summer-Fresh Thai Spring Rolls!

During the summer, instead of regular spring rolls, why not try another version of spring rolls that is fresher, crisper, and lower in fat and calories: Thai Fresh...

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Easy Thai Green Curry

This simplified version of green curry chicken features summer-bright vegetables: yellow bell peppers and yellow tomatoes. But you can easily subsitute regular tomatoes and bell peppers. If you don't have a food processor, this green curry can also be made by mincing the ingredients and stirring them together - either way, it's a cinch to make, but tastes like you spent hours in the kitchen. An excellent curry chicken for everyday meals as well as a fabulous dish to serve company!

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Grilled Salmon with Asparagus

This salmon recipe starts with a sweet honey-lemongrass-ginger marinade. The salmon is then grilled (or fried) in this marinade/sauce - the same sauce that is then used to stir-fry the asparagus. Served with plenty of Thai jasmine rice or Japanese sushi rice, this salmon dish looks elegant and tastes even better. Add it to your menu this week, either for your family (kids love it!), or as a party or special-occasion dish for you and your friends.

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Lemon-Pepper Chicken

This Thai Barbecue Peppered Chicken recipe is juicy and extremely delicious, plus very easy to make. Make the marinade in less than 10 minutes, toss with the chicken, then barbecue - or bake in the oven (see recipe). Serve this barbecue chicken any way you like - with rice or potatoes, over salad, or even Western-style: sandwiched between a bun. It's delicious any way you grill it, and makes barbecuing chicken easy as a summer breeze!

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Basil Chicken Stir-Fry

This chicken stir-fry makes a great weekday meal - fast and easy to make, yet deliciously Thai in flavor and texture. Strips of tender chicken breast are briefly marinated and then stir-fried along with an assortment of healthy vegetables in a fragrant basil sauce. Make this dish as spicy as you like - it is equally delicious mild or hot. Low-fat and low-calorie, but high in taste, you'll definitely want to make this healthy dish part of your weekday menu.

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Pad Thai

An authentic Pad Thai recipe for real vegetarian Thai food lovers, or those who want a lighter noodle dish without the meat. This Pad Thai recipe does offer adequate protein in the form of eggs (vegans can omit this ingredient), and ground nuts. Plus, because it's made with rice noodles, Pad Thai is a gluten free recipe. Although vegetables are not strictly part of traditional Pad Thai, I've added a little bok choy to make this dish even more nutritious. Try it - you'll love it!

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Heavenly Pineapple Fried Rice

Heavenly Thai Pineapple Fried Rice

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Banana leaves

Definition of banana leaf, plus cooking instructions on how to use banana leaves. Includes links to recipes and more banana leaf information.

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Mango Chicken Lettuce Wraps

This Thai Lettuce Wrap recipe features a mango chicken stir fry wrapped up in lettuce leaves and topped with crispy noodles. Crispy noodles are a feature of palace-style Thai cooking, and they make this dish extra-special. You can use fresh or frozen mango, and serve this lettuce wrap dish as either the main course or as an appetizer/party food. Have your family and friends put together their own, so that they are the freshest and crispiest lettuce wraps possible. Makes a fun dish for a party!

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Delicious BBQ Veggies!

You won't believe how delicious vegetables can be until you try this easy recipe for Thai Barbecue Vegetables! Marinated in garlic, lime juice, and coriander, plain bell peppers and eggplant come alive with flavor and sweetness when grilled over the barbecue. Also try grilling cherry tomatoes and onions on a skewer. This vegetable recipe is so sweet and delicious, even your kids will want to eat their veggies! Superb as a side dish for a barbecue!

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Thai Baked Fish

This easy baked fish recipe takes less than 30 minutes to make, but tastes like you labored in the kitchen for hours! Start with fresh or frozen fillets of your favorite "white" fish, such as halibut, cod, or snapper, and wrap them in tin foil, parchment paper, or, for that authentic Thai taste, in banana leaves (available fresh or frozen at most Asian stores). Make the special Thai sauce in a matter of minutes on your stovetop, then put the two together - it's that easy!

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Cooking with Tofu: Everything You Wanted to Know + Recipe for Crispy Fried Tofu!

What is tofu, and how do you with cook it? How do you press tofu, and how will you know when it goes bad? Whether you're looking...

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Fresh Papaya Salad

If you're tired of the same boring salads, try my Fresh Papaya Salad with Prawns and Garden Greens. A complete meal in itself, this salad also works as an appetizer or side dish. Accompanying the salad is a unique Thai dressing that is so good, you won't even notice it's low-fat. You'll definitely want to make extra to keep in the refrigerator for your regular tossed salads!

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Tom Yum Goong (Kung)

Aside from being the most popular soup in Thailand, Tom Yum Soup has many health benefits, due its potent combination of herbs and spices. In fact, this Thai soup is currently under scientific study, as it appears to have immune-boosting power as a natural remedy for cold and flu viruses. Its spicy broth will clear your sinuses and warm you up from the inside! Make Tom Yum Soup as a appetizer, for lunch, or add noodles for a healthy and nutritionally complete dinner.

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Thai Baked Rice Pudding

Black glutinous rice is a naturally sweet, dark rice (dark purple more than black) that has both fiber and loads of antioxidants. Which only makes this baked rice pudding extra enjoyable to eat. Make this Thai dessert recipe using your slow cooker - you'll be amazing at the unique taste of the rice in combination with the coconut milk. Add a dab of coconut cream on top (instead of whipped cream), and you have a no-guilt dessert that's to die for!

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Easy Grilled Salmon

This fantastic recipe for grilled salmon is easy to make and tastes truly heavenly. The special Thai marinade is a perfect match for the richness of salmon, enhancing and bringing out all of its naturally succulent taste. This recipe will show you how to cook salmon easily and quickly, and includes lots of cooking tips to help you get your salmon just right. For best results, look for wild fillets of salmon, or salmon steaks.

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Fried Rice

This classic Thai pineapple fried rice recipe is real vegetarian thai food. Make this easy fried rice at home - it's as good or better than take-out fried rice! Thai jasmine rice is fried up with chunks of pineapple, plus cashews, peas, and currents with a curry-flavored broth. Includes cooking tips to create perfect fried rice everytime. Proof that vegetarian thai cooking is anything but boring. Mmmm - heavenly!

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Thai Ice Cream Dessert

Thai food has always seemed magical to me - but nothing has astounded me more than the magic of this simple ice cream dessert recipe. Don't be put off by the ingredients - they may not sound like dessert, but when they're stirred together and drizzled over vanilla ice cream, frozen yogurt, or other frozen desserts, you have an incredible dessert recipe that will wow your friends and family! I call it "Butterscotch with a Kick". And it only takes 5 minutes to make!

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Green Papaya Salad

This salad is popular in most areas of Thailand, and when you taste it, you'll know why. The slightly tart flavor of the green papaya combines well with the spice of red chilli pepper and the saltiness of shrimp paste and fish sauce, plus the sweetness of honey. It's a beautifully unique and flavor-filled recipe that will make a great impression at your next potluck, party, or family get-together. It's also easy to make, low-calorie, and very nutritious.

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Thai Shrimp Salad

This Thai Shrimp Noodle Salad Recipe is easy to make and tastes spectacular! Tender cooked shrimp are combined with gluten free rice noodles or glass noodles, plus strips of cucumber, fresh papaya, scallions, and fresh coriander. This wonderful tangle of ingredients is then tossed with a salad dressing recipe that literally takes only one minute to make, but makes this salad taste incredible. Make it for dinner, or keep it in the refrigerator for quick weekday lunches.

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Ginger Chicken Stir-Fry

This Thai Ginger Chicken stir fry is quick and easy to make, plus it's super healthy, aromatic, and flavorful. Ginger and chicken pair extremely well, making for a superb stir fry that's extra good-for-you. Plus, with all of the "greens" in this dish, you needn't cook vegetables on the side - simply serve it with rice. Ginger Chicken Stir Fry also makes for great leftovers, including hot lunches.

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A Sensual Summer Mussel Recipe: Mussels with Fresh Basil and Coconut Milk

Now that those sultry summer nights are finally here, why not treat yourself to a sensual delight with Mussels in Thai Basil-Coconut Sauce? This easy and fantastic-tasting...

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Green Mango Salad Recipes

This salad will blow you away with its tastebud-awakening flavors and mix of textures. In fact, this salad recipe is so delicious, you'll want to make it for your next party, cookout, or family get-together. And as a bonus, it's low in calories and fat. Make it as a side dish, or enjoy as a complete meal by adding cooked shrimp, chicken, or deep-fried tofu if you are vegetarian. Any way you make it, this healthy salad will be sure to win rave reviews from all your culinary fans!

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Thai Red Chicken Curry Recipe

This one-dish meal starts with a homemade curry paste - no store-bought pastes required! And it's easy to make - just throw the ingredients together in a food processor and you have the makings of a restaurant-quality Thai red curry dish that will be sure to please every palate. Simply adjust the spiciness according to your taste (instructions included).

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Thai Chicken Rice Soup

In Asia, breakfast often takes the form of soup, noodles, or "porridge", which is actually a kind of soup. This chicken-rice soup recipe is a good example, although I am more apt to make it for dinner. It's a soothing, comfort food, and excellent if you're fighting a cold or flu. Whether cooked in a slow cooker, or on the stove, it's extremely easy to make, low in fat and calories, and healthy too (see my substitutions for whole grains).

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Thai Basil-sesame Noodles

These Thai-inspired vegetarian noodles are quick and super easy to make. Start with some fresh or dried rice, wheat, or egg noodles (round udon or Shanghai-type noodles work well). While the noodles are boiling, make my no-cook Thai-style pesto with ingredients like Thai or sweet basil, sesame, and chilli. Toss the noodles in the pesto, and voila, healthy and incredibly delicious noodles you'll want to make again and again!

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Phuket Pad Thai

There are two versions of Pad Thai: one is tomato (or tamarind) based, the other is fish sauce based. When I was in Phuket, I ordered the latter nearly every day because it was soooo good. I've replicated the dish here in this easy step-by-step Pad Thai recipe, which I call "Phuket Pad Thai". The recipe is healthy and low-fat, so don't worry if you're counting calories. Included are lots of useful tips that will help you cook up the best Pad Thai noodle recipe you've ever tried!

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Rendang Curry Recipe

Indonesian cuisine has always been influential in Thai cooking. One of the more popular Indonesians dishes in Thailand and throughout Asia is Rendang Chicken or Beef Curry. Rendang is considered a "dry" curry, which means the sauce is simmered down to a minimum. Because it is so distilled, the sauce sticks to the meat, making this dish one of the most flavorful I have ever tried. And its wide variety of spices make it extremely healthy. If you like curry, you'll love Rendang - guarenteed!

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Green Curry

Learn how to cook Green Curry with this easy recipe, including step-by-step pictures. This Thai Green Curry Chicken is authentic and delicious, plus it's easily made from scratch - no need for a store-bought curry paste! Just toss all the sauce ingredients into your food processor, chopper, or blender - or mix them by hand. It's so fantastic-tasting, you'll want to make this Thai Green Chicken Curry recipe part of your weekly thai food menu!

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Scallops in a Red Curry Sauce

This thai recipe for scallops is fragrant, pleasantly spicy, and succulent. Scallops are marinated and stir-fried in an easy red curry that also provides a dipping sauce (or you can serve these scallops "floating" amid the red curry). Excellent for entertaining or simply as an everyday treat. Scallops are available in various sizes all year around, which makes them a nice treat in the winter. And this scallop recipe is easy - ready to eat in less than 30 minutes!

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Thai Tapioca Tapioca

Here's a dessert recipe that's quick & easy, healthy & low-fat, not to mention yummy! When buying tapioca, I find the Asian pearl tapioca easier to use than the so-called "minute" tapioca (which seems to take much longer to cook). You can find pearl tapioca at any Asian grocery store. Simply soak for 20 minutes, then boil for 10 - that's all the cooking that's required. Add toppings, and voila! - an incredibly easy dessert that tastes as exotic as it does delicious.

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Easy Chicken Wings

This chicken wings recipe is very easy to make, and the taste is superb. Even your kids will go crazy for these chicken wings, which turn out naturally glazed with a garlicky and slightly sweet sauce. Barbecue them outdoors, or bake them in your oven - either way, they turn out fabulous. Chicken wings are always a popular choice for dinner, whether during the week or on long, hot summer weekends. Enjoy!

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Grilled Eggplant

This simple eggplant recipe is easy to make on the barbecue or grill. Garlicky and tender, Thai-style eggplant makes a great side dish for any occasion. Thin slices of Chinese or Japanese eggplant are marinated in a delicious Thai sauce, then grilled to a golden hue. The marinade doubles as a sauce that can be added at the end, or as a dip while you eat (excellent with rice). If you like eggplant, try it grilled with this yummy Thai recipe!

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Thai Tempura Pancake (Hoi Tod)

This Thai version of tempura features oysters in a crispy batter with crunchy vegetables. In Thailand, "Hoi Tod" is made several ways - either as a fried pancake, or as a kind of tempura (as in this recipe). And it can be made with either mussel or oyster meat. For this recipe, I used oysters since they're easier to find already cooked and smoked (in the tin). New Zealand green "Kiwi" mussels will work too. This easy dish makes an excellent appetizer, snack, or main entree. Yum!

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Pandan Chicken

Pandan (screwpine pandanus) is a type of tree that grows in tropical areas of Asia. Pandan leaves have a sweet, unique flavor, and the green dye from their leaves makes for very colorful dishes and desserts. Pandan chicken is made by marinating the chicken in a pandan sauce, then actually wrapping the chicken pieces in pandan leaf. This is a colorful, flavorful dish that's beautiful to serve as an appetizer or main dish at a potluck or party.

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Meng Khum Recipe

This special Thai appetizer can only be described as tastebud-tantalizing! Meng Khum (or Miang Khum) combines ingredients like coconut, peanuts, dried shrimp, and lime. Traditionally it is served on banana leaves, but spinach or basil leaves work just as well (and unlike banana leaves, they're edible). Try this simple thai dish with my step-by-step recipe. Then serve it to your friends at your next dinner party and wait for the "wow!" to escape their lips!

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Easy Thai Eggplant

This simple stir-fried eggplant recipe is aromatic and flavorful. And the generous amounts of fresh garlic make it extra healthy. A terrific side dish that can also be made vegetarian, it goes well with other Thai favorites. Works with any type of eggplant - whatever is fresh and available where you live. You can also adjust the spice level, taking this dish anywhere from mild to red hot - according to your liking.

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Green Mango Salad

This Green Mango Salad recipe will blow you away with its tastebud-awakening flavors and mix of textures. And as a bonus, it's very healthy, plus low in calories and fat. Enjoy it as a complete meal by adding cooked shrimp, chicken, or deep-fried tofu if you are vegetarian. Any way you toss it, this green mango salad is incredibly healthy, and will be sure to win rave reviews from all your culinary fans!

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Thai Steamed Fish

Afraid of cooking fish? Don't be! This simple recipe will teach you how to make delicious steamed fish, step by step. In coastal Thailand, fresh fish is plentiful and delicious grilled or steamed in a wok. Try this healthy steamed version combining lemongrass, galangal (or ginger), and fresh coriander for a melt-in-your-mouth taste experience. Be sure to use fresh fish for the most succulent results.

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Sticky Rice Cakes

These Sticky Rice Cakes (Kanom Thuay) are small glutinous rice balls with a red bean filling. They are easily put together with rice flour (available at Asian/Chinese or health food stores) and then steamed for 10 minutes. Extremely delicious, plus the red bean and gluten free rice flour mean this Thai dessert is also very healthy - low-sugar, low-fat, and low-sodium. So indulge and create a batch of these beautiful miniature rice cakes with this clear, easy-to-follow recipe (with pictures).

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Carrot Soup

This Thai version of carrot soup also includes the health benefits of ginger, garlic, and lemongrass. With its potent combination of vegetables, rice, and fresh Thai herbs and spices, this soup is an excellent remedy for a cold or flu. High in vitamins A and C plus calcium, it is also extremely delicious, and makes an elegant soup to serve guests. A nice vegetarian Thai recipe that's also easy to make - ready in just 30 minutes!

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Noodle Salad

This easy recipe for pasta salad is super-delicious and virtually fat free! Asian-style egg or wheat noodles - or fettuccini pasta noodles - are tossed in an array of fresh vegetables, shrimp, and herbs for the best pasta salad you'll have all summer. The oil-free dressing is extremely tasty, bursting with the quintessential tastes of Thai cooking. Make the full recipe and keep in the refrigerator to enjoy all week, whether for quick and easy lunches, or for a refreshing summer dinner.

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Thai Iced Tea

Thai iced tea is easy to make and wonderfully refreshing to drink. While packaged iced tea mixes appear attractively easy to make, once you try making iced tea from scratch, you'll wonder why you never did it before - it's nearly as easy, and tastes far better! It's also healthier for you (no chemicals, colorings, or preservatives). So make up a jug of Thai iced tea today and see for yourself how simple and thirst-quenching it is!

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BBQ Fish & Veggie Skewers

This barbecue fish recipe smells so good on the barbecue that you just might find the neighbors coming around to see what you're cooking (this happens to me all the time)! Marinaded in a tangy Thai sauce (which is also used as a dipping sauce), these healthy, colorful skewers will satisfy the whole family - even your kids will love them. Make up your own combination of vegetables and fish, according to your preference or what you happen to have on hand that's fresh and good.

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Easy Cucumber Salad

This cucumber salad is easy to make and brimming with the quintessential tastes of Thailand. And it takes only 15 minutes to make! Fresh cucumber is combined with red chillies (or mild red bell pepper), green onion and basil, then tossed in a tangy Thai dressing. Serve this unique and healthy salad as a side dish at dinner, or as a light and tasty lunch or snack. Also a great salad recipe for a party, BBQ, picnic, or potluck party, since it can be made as you're going out the door!

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Thai Menu Plan

Plan a complete and authentic Thai dinner party for your family or friends. Dinner parties can be loads of fun - not only to attend, but also to host - especially when they feature fresh new dishes and styles of cooking. Thai food is now one of the hottest new cuisines to hit North America, so why not try cooking up some of this fantastic food for your party? My dinner party menu includes fabulous Thai recipes and cooking tips to make your gathering the dinner party of the year!

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Stir-Fried Rice Noodles

This easy stir-fried noodle dish starts with very thin rice noodles (called "vermicelli rice stick" at Asian stores). Added to the stir fry are shiitake mushrooms, red pepper, bean sprouts, and your choice of chicken or tofu. Add a special Thai sauce and you have a terrific noodle dish that's great for any occasion, from everyday meals to a party-worthy dish. As a bonus, these noodles are healthy, low-fat, and gluten free. They're so good, you'll simply eat them up!

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How to Cut a Mango

How do you choose a mango, and how do you know if it's ripe? How do you go about cutting a mango? And how do you eat it? If you've ever asked yourself any of these questions, you can easily find the answers by checking out this "All About Mangos: How to Cut a Mango" guide (with pictures).

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Kao Phad Kung

This easy shrimp fried rice is restaurant-quality (or better!). Fresh or frozen shrimp are quickly stir-fried with garlic and onions. Add the cooked rice, a couple of eggs, frozen peas, plus my own special Thai sauce, and you have a fried rice recipe that is sure to please everyone, even your kids. A great way to use leftover rice - and leftover roasted chicken can also be added if you have some taking up space in the refrigerator. Add chilli if you like it spicy. Yum!

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Gourmet Grilled Pineapple

This gourmet dessert is very tropical tasting, yet also light and healthy, which makes it an excellent dessert to serve after a heavy barbecue. Grilled Pineapple is naturally sweet and tasty, but add my Thai flavorings and dipping sauce, and you have an incredible taste sensation! Unlike most recipes for grilled pineapple, this one is made into what I call "pineapple pops", so it's easy to eat (like eating a Popsicle!). Makes a beautiful dessert to serve, and it's truly fanastic to eat!

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Black Sesame Dessert

This scrumptious Asian dessert is low-fat, low-carb., and low-sodium. While black sesame seeds are naturally sweet and have a deliciously unique flavor, they are also very healthy, being an excellent source of calcium, iron, magnesium, protein, and essential fatty acids (EFA), helping to keep your skin and hair soft. Thai influence on this traditional Chinese dessert can be found in the addition of coconut milk and peanuts.

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Thai Green Curry Paste

Thai green curry paste is surprisingly easy to make! Added to chicken or other meats, as well as seafood, noodles, vegetables, tofu, or wheat gluten, this paste will create sumptuous curries. Easily make a sumptuous curry chicken using this recipe, plus a wide range of other Thai dishes that are certain to please. Use right away, or store in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks and use it as you need it. Much better-tasting than store-bought curry pastes - and much healthier too!

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