For What to Cook this Week, I’m sharing recipes for everything from a Greek salad bruschetta with olive sourdough, as it takes us back to our days of languid lunches barefoot at a beachside taverna to a sopa de tortilla learnt at a Mexican cooking school in San Miguel de Allende which we’ll enjoy as … Read more
Our authentic Thai satay sauce recipe makes a genuine Thai peanut satay sauce from scratch to go with Thai satay skewers. This isn’t an easy satay sauce recipe made with peanut butter – there are loads of those out there – although I do take a few short-cuts. This is a traditional Thai peanut sauce … Read more
This easy Thai rice soup recipe with poached chicken and soft-boiled eggs makes khao tom gai, a beloved single-bowl meal in Thailand that’s eaten any time one is in need of comfort, nourishment or a hangover cure or prevention – whether it’s breakfast, brunch, lunch, dinner, or supper. We’re sharing it as part of our … Read more
We’ve got 33 reasons to wear face masks when you travel – whether travelling on holidays, taking a train to work, catching a bus to the shops, or taking a walk in your neighbourhood. Covid cases are rapidly escalating, the latest Covid-19 variants are incredibly contagious, and people are still dying. Now is not the … Read more
This Thai chicken satay skewers recipe for sate gai makes Thai satay chicken in the Southern Thailand style although you’ll find these small skewers at street food stalls all over Thailand, including Bangkok, where satay pork skewers (sate moo) are preferred. Marinated in coconut milk and spices, the skewers are usually grilled over charcoal, but … Read more