The kebabs could be from anywhere in the world, but the sauce is Thai through and through! The sauce is a seafood sauce made with fresh chopped spicy chillies. The seafood flavouring really broadens the flavours of the grilled meat and the spiciness adds bite.

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We don’t use bread much in Thailand, its strictly for snacks and treats and this recipe is no different. Each square of bread is coated with seasoned pork mince and egg and grilled.

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These ribs are pan cooked with teriyaki seasoning for a more moist rib than is possible with oven or grill cooking. The meat should be tender after cooking and practically falling off the bone. The best way to get this is to cook them very slowly for a long time. When I make these, I simmer them until the water has nearly gone, then leave them overnight sitting in the pan, top up the water again, and simmer again until the water has reduced down again.

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This recipe is a blend of Thai yellow curried pork, coriander leaves, mint and lettuce served in pita bread. If you like Greek food and Thai food, why not mix the two and fill a pita bread with a Thai curry. This is a particularly way to serve Thai flavours to people who don’t like rice, the pita bread substitutes for the rice in this dish.

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This is quite a time consuming pie to make, but the results are well worth it. The main flavours are chicken and rosemary, with shitake mushrooms, leeks and carrots adding to the bulk. The sauce is made with cream to blend and merge the flavours. In Thailand many people don’t eat cream or milk, because they didn’t drink milk when they were infants and have lost the enzyme that digests milk. So you may prefer to omit the cream.

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I’m tempted to create another category called ‘Pies & Pasties’, since I’ve made several recently! This pastie contains beansprouts, chicken and vegetables and is a nice way to eat Thai food in a falang way.

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For this western style pastry, I used Thai sliced sweet palms seeds. The palm seeds are naturally sweet, and served in syrup making them idea to make sweet pastries like this one.

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Num Prik ( a spicy sauce of mince ) is normally eaten with rice, however if you make it a little meatier it’s perfect as a spaghetti sauce too. That’s what this recipe is, a Thai spicy sauce made thicker and served with spaghetti.

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These fried prawn sandwiches are rolled up for extra presentation. When I made them for the photograph, I used wholemeal bread, but that didn’t really work, it is better to use soft white bread, because it is easier to roll.

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Thai muffins are steamed rather than baked and so tend to be softer & more moist. This dried fruit muffin is a typical Thai style muffin made with chopped dried fruits and raisins and scented with floral water, if you prefer you can substitute vanilla for the rose water.

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