Kai Jiew or Thai omelette
Roast chicken legs with Chinese five spice
Bloody lab moo
Clear Thai mushroom soup
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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 »
Somtam polomai (Fruit somtam) – not quite dessert, not quite appetizer
My stone mortar and pestle have been very busy recently, pounding garlic and chilis for my krapao moo. And two days in a row, I made this… Read More »
Black truffles!
As one of my friend said, eating truffles is in my bucket as well. I just love mushrooms and this is one reason why I studied microbiology in… Read More »
A mortar and pestle, finally
I finally got myself a mortar and pestle! It’s kinda heavy (more than 1kg) but perfect for pounding garlic, making pastes, and spices that need pounding. I had… Read More »
Your weekend of pasta is here!
It’s a few hours till October in my part of the world… hhmmm, almost Christmas as we Filipinos back home would think. But I’m thinking so far ahead,… Read More »
How to cook kra pao moo (stir fry pork with basil)
Kra pao moo is my default lunch whenever I am lazy to bring my lunch at work. This is also a popular choice during lunch as this can… 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. 