Thai-style bean sprouts salad

5-26-2020 Tue. 


DINNER ---  winter melon soup | thai=style bean sprouts salad | simmered eggplant with fermented fava bean sauce | steamed egg custard | rice 

• roasted peanuts with spices and sour chili sauce, Thai basil makes the Thai food flavor 

thai-style rice noodle

5-05-2020 Tue. 


DINNER ---  thai-style rice noodle with king mushroom, bean sprouts, bean curd, thai basils and hot sour sauce. 

• distinguished scent and flavor of thai basil. 

two Thai chili took care of a cold day

3-05-2012 Mon. cold, sunny.


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- ( at H.T. Chinese restaurant) kung-pao chicken | rice
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea
DINNER --- Thai-style seafood stew over rice | sauteed Swiss chard | wine

• simple one bowl meal, full of the hotness of Thai chile and the scent of lemongrass, Thai basil and kaffir lime leaves
  

Thai coconut green curry

4-11-2011 Mon. very warm, sunny.


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- rice with sauteed chive flowers and smoked tofu
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER --- salad of chayote and jellyfish with citrus dressing | Thai coconut curry cauliflower with Thai basil | sauteed bean sprouts and shittake | rice | wine

• Thai green curry uses fresh Thai green hot chili with its hot index almost 10, coconut milk makes the dish richer and milder, some sugar also helps.
  

green curry

3-02-2011 Wed. not as cold, sunny.


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- rice with B.B.Q. chicken wings and eggplant
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER --- green curry shrimp with Thai basil | stir-fried chive flowers and smoked tofu with fermented black beans | sauteed bean sprouts and jalapeno | rice | wine

• try out green curry of Thai food, Thai green chili, shallots, garlic, and a handful spices of the usual suspects of curry family. it is hot, intense, and flavorful, and somehow tastes totally the opposite of Japanese curry.
  

In like a lion

3-01-2011 Tue. cold, sunny.


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- rice with sauteed mustard green and tofu | lemon plum
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER ---broiled spiced chicken drumlettes | stir-fried Asian eggplant and shiitake with Thai basil and chili sauce | Mexican rice with mole adobo | wine

lemon plum

• all spiced up to warm up, the first evening of March.