Quick & Easy Thai: 70 Everyday Recipes, Cookbook of the Day

by Nicole Weston, Posted Aug 31st 2006 @ 8:02AM

I noticed that Trader Joe's recently started stocking the type of noodles used for making pad Thai, and even though I now have a bunch stocked away in my kitchen, I can't get motivated to make anything with them. Thai cooking is time intensive and, while worth it in the end, you can't always dedicate a lot of time to cooking during the week. Quick & Easy Thai: 70 Everyday Recipes delivers recipes that you can make even when you are relatively short on time that still have all the great thai flavors you are hoping for. The recipes are easy to understand, so it is also a good starting point for someone who wants to get a feel for the basics of Thai food and flavors. One of the best features of the book is that the author provides lots of substitutions, so you will be able to work with most of the recipes even if you don't have access to a well-stocked Asian market, though some staples (like fish sauce and sriracha) will definitely have to be added to the pantry. Recipes include Chicken Satay with Peanut Sauce, Green Curry Chicken with Zucchini, Spicy Cashew Salad with Chilies, Cilantro and Lime and Sticky Rice with Mangos.

For a less "quick and easy" look at Thai cuisine, try author Nancie McDermott's Real Thai: The Best of Thailand's Regional Cooking, which offers a few more techniques, more curries and some more exotic/less common recipes.

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8-31-2006 @8:38AM Fil said... I purchased this cookbook for one recipe, Mussamun Curry Beef with Potatoes and Peanuts, and since tried and loved many recipes. I have not found a recipe from this cookbook I have not enjoyed. The recipes are easy to follow and taste great. They MAY not be original Thai recipes, but they have Thai influences in common dishes, i.e. salmon cakes. The original Thai meals taste like the Thai dishes I have had in good Thai restuarants.

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