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Sawatdee pii may!
Or HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! Today is the second new year for me here in Thailand (a third one in April, but that’s another story). A new experience for… Read More »
Christmas in Thailand
It’s Christmas eve and Pasta and I are spending it quietly away from home. Pasta and I just had our KFC dinner and she’s now loudly snoring… Read More »
Giant cakes and cupcakes… Sweet Stories at Central Plaza Phitsanulok
Giant cakes and cupcakes takes center stage this week at Central Plaza, Phitsanulok. Not to mention a host of sweets and desserts that Thais love – cakes decorated… Read More »
Salted egg and watercress salad
You can tell that a Thai dish is a salad by the name “yum”. So the popular Thai salad with glass noodles is called yum (salad) woonsen… Read More »
Scrambled eggs and mushroom
Here’s one quick, easy and time-saving recipe for breakfast. I was inspired to make this scrambled eggs and mushrooms during my visit to the fresh market (where… Read More »
Chicken and peanuts stir fry
This is one of my favorite Thai food. Originally, the recipe calls cashew but since all have available was a bag of peanuts, this recipe became chicken… Read More »
Broccolini and beef stirfry
It’s not often I come across broccolini, which I mistakenly believe to be young broccoli. Yesterday morning, I braved the public transport instead of calling for a… Read More »
The makings of a quick dinner: liguine and bologenese sauce
A sudden craving for burger, and there’s no burger (not even a McDonalds!) in sight! So what’s girl to do? Make her own burger patties! But the patties… Read More »





Sawadee kha! My name is Gay a.k.a. A Scientist in the Kitchen. Science and cooking are two of my passions. I'm a corn breeder who also loves to eat and cook. My kitchen is in Phitsanulok, Thailand where I am based together with Pasta (yes, I love Italian food!) my black labrador retriever.