A bowl of tom kha gai brings together a fusion of flavours-creamy coconut milk laced with heat from Thai chiles accented with fragrant galangal, lemongrass and kaffir lime all caress the soft moist chunks of chicken.

This dish is made with Basil and Anything -- substitute the lamb with pork, beef, squid, shrimp, seafood, frog . . . anything you like. This dish is often served at breakfast with a fried egg, sunnyside up, on top.

Thai-Italian Fusion curry pasta with prawns is an easy and very tasty satisfying dish for family and friends.

Bitter Melon and Egg is a wonderful and easy to prepare Thai recipe.

Gaeng Phed Gai means “hot chicken curry”. This is one of the most popular of all Thai dishes and perhaps the most popular curry. You can either make your own curry paste, or take a short cut and use commercial curry pastes imported from Thailand.

One of the most popular street foods in Thailand is also a favourite Thai Dessert - Coconut Pancakes – Kanom Kluk. These are cooked on a cast iron griddle that has little indentations for the batter, but you can also use an Ebelskiver pan, or a small omelette type skillet.

Familiar won tons with an upbeat Thai-Twist flavour of lemongrass, chiles, and Kaffir Lime is a family favourite.

Crab Fried rice is such a special treat and easy to make. You can use either fresh shelled Dungeness Crab or canned quality crab meat.

Quick and very tasty stir-fry Thai Mie Karee (Curried Noodles) is a heavenly dish.

Stuffed Bitter Melon Soup (Gang Jueat Mara Koom) is a wonderful easy to prepare healthy soup.