Thai Chicken Coconut Soup (Tom Ka Gai)

Thai Chicken Coconut Soup (Tom Ka Gai)

Thai Chicken Coconut Soup (Tom Ka Gai Recipe) When I was in Los Angeles a few years ago, I stopped by the now-closed (sniff sniff) The Cook’s Library Bookstore and picked up a copy of Tessa Kiros’ Apples For Jam, A Colorful Cookbook fully intending it to...
Secret ingredient to Thai cooking

Secret ingredient to Thai cooking

The leaves on this tree is the magical ingredient in Thai cooking, providing an unmistakable bright, intensely aromatic lime-y flavor. This ingredient is most commonly known as “kaffir lime leaves,” however the Oxford Companion to Food recommends using...
Thai Chicken Coconut Soup

Thai Chicken Coconut Soup

This recipe features: Classic Thai flavors, with a smooth, velvety soup Amp of the intensity of the herbs with a quick sauté of lemongrass, cilantro stems, garlic and ginger Customize soup by adding shrimp or mushroom (canned Asian straw mushrooms work...
Thai Hot and Sour Chicken Soup

Thai Hot and Sour Chicken Soup

There’s nothing quite like a bowl of soup to offer comfort and warmth, especially when it’s loaded with vibrant flavors. My Thai Hot & Sour Chicken Soup is exactly that – a bowl filled with comfort, tinged with the exotic flavors of Thailand. It not...