Italian cuisine has influenced many countries in the world. Italians have a particular love for food and cooking – and the experience of food and meal time is important.
Italian cuisine is basically a combination of vegetables, grains, fruits, fish, cheeses and a scattering of meats, fowl and game usually seasoned or cooked with olive oil... Read more >>
Fusion food is basically cuisine with international influences - a style of cooking that uses ingredients and techniques from around the world... Read more >>
Vietnamese cuisine is influenced by Chinese, Thai, Indian, French, Russian and American – it is not as spicy as Thai and not as much stir-frying as in Chinese. Similar to Thai, there are lots of simple fresh flavours... Read more >>
The typical Thai dish is well known for its hot taste, indeed the chili is the most important and most frequently used ingredient in many Thai dishes. Typically a full meal consists of many complementary dishes served concurrently instead of a single main course with side dishes... Read more >>
Greek food is simple, colourful and full of robust flavours. Greeks love their food and can spend hours at the lunch/dinner table. One of the most memorable things I learnt about cooking while in Greece was to take time to prepare food, and enjoy it – making the preparation of the food as enjoyable as eating it... Read more >>
Mexican cuisine is well known for its daring, hot food , tangy flavor, decoration and the variety of spices that are added to each meal... Read more >>
Indian food is as diverse as it is delicious – and it is allot easier to make than you might think – from simple snacks served with tangy relishes to light and beautifully elegant meals. Believe me there is allot more to Indian cuisine than just curry!... Read more >>
Italian cuisine has influenced many countries in the world. Italians have a particular love for food and cooking – and the experience of food and meal time is important.
Italian cuisine is basically a combination of vegetables, grains, fruits, fish, cheeses and a scattering of meats, fowl and game usually seasoned or cooked with olive oil... Read more >>
Fusion food is basically cuisine with international influences - a style of cooking that uses ingredients and techniques from around the world... Read more >>
Vietnamese cuisine is influenced by Chinese, Thai, Indian, French, Russian and American – it is not as spicy as Thai and not as much stir-frying as in Chinese. Similar to Thai, there are lots of simple fresh flavours... Read more >>
The typical Thai dish is well known for its hot taste, indeed the chili is the most important and most frequently used ingredient in many Thai dishes. Typically a full meal consists of many complementary dishes served concurrently instead of a single main course with side dishes... Read more >>
Greek food is simple, colourful and full of robust flavours. Greeks love their food and can spend hours at the lunch/dinner table. One of the most memorable things I learnt about cooking while in Greece was to take time to prepare food, and enjoy it – making the preparation of the food as enjoyable as eating it... Read more >>
Mexican cuisine is well known for its daring, hot food , tangy flavor, decoration and the variety of spices that are added to each meal... Read more >>
Indian food is as diverse as it is delicious – and it is allot easier to make than you might think – from simple snacks served with tangy relishes to light and beautifully elegant meals. Believe me there is allot more to Indian cuisine than just curry!... Read more >>
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The typical Thai dish is well known for its hot taste, indeed the chili is the most important and most frequently used ingredient in many Thai dishes. Typically a full meal consists of many complementary dishes served concurrently instead of a single main course with side dishes. Rice is a staple component of Thai cuisine, as it is of most Asian cuisines. The highly-prized, sweet-smelling Jasmine rice is indigenous to Thailand. Rice dishes are accompanied by highly aromatic curries, stir-fries and other dishes, incorporating sometimes large quantities of chillies, lime juice and lemon grass. Noodles are popular as well. Noodles usually come as a single dish, like Phad Thai .
With the exception of noodle soups, Thai food is generally eaten with a spoon and fork , rather than with chopsticks. The fork, held in the left hand, is used to shovel food into the spoon.
Four basic flavors are blended in different proportions. Hot and Spicy - produced by fresh or dried hot peppers. Sweet - produced by palm sugar, or a molasses-like syrup, or refined white sugar. Sour - produced by tamarind or fresh lime juice. Salty - produced by fish sauce or oyster sauce - never salt.
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Enjoy life! We often forget how blessed we are. Remember. Stress and negative feelings can easily impact our state of mind and our health. Life is magnificent, in all its forms, in every way. That is not to say that there will not be hardship or sadness. Learn to let it go, learn to get over it – for your own health’s sake. Don’t sweat the small things, they are ultimately not important. Read more >>
featured theme
Enjoy life! We often forget how blessed we are. Remember. Stress and negative feelings can easily impact our state of mind and our health. Life is magnificent, in all its forms, in every way. That is not to say that there will not be hardship or sadness. Learn to let it go, learn to get over it – for your own health’s sake. Don’t sweat the small things, they are ultimately not important. Read more >>
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creating the experience
Taking time to create a theme around the experience of enjoying a meal is one of those special host touches that effect the evening more than you might expect. Setting the tone, the music, the dress and the environment captivate your guests to allow them to enter another, more intimate space with you.
The occassion
During winter we always feel like warming up. So this theme is ideal for a colder evening. Invite a few good friends around that enjoy sharing food and experiencing a whole variation of taste sensations.
Music
Thai popular music is actually very easy on the ears, and there is a huge variety. Any albums like The best of ... or Grammy Best of the Year ... will be perfect.
Dress
These days Thai people wear jeans (yes even in the hot summer days!). So suggest to your guests to come casual in jeans with a shirt of their choice, preferably red or green.
Wine Selection
Thai people are not known for their wines or for drinking wine at all. Any cold beer is great with Thai food. If you would like to serve wine, go for an easy-drinking Sauvignon Blanc that will compliment the poultry and fish so often used in Thai cooking.
creating the experience
Taking time to create a theme around the experience of enjoying a meal is one of those special host touches that effect the evening more than you might expect. Setting the tone, the music, the dress and the environment captivate your guests to allow them to enter another, more intimate space with you.
The occassion
During winter we always feel like warming up. So this theme is ideal for a colder evening. Invite a few good friends around that enjoy sharing food and experiencing a whole variation of taste sensations.
Music
Thai popular music is actually very easy on the ears, and there is a huge variety. Any albums like The best of ... or Grammy Best of the Year ... will be perfect.
Dress
These days Thai people wear jeans (yes even in the hot summer days!). So suggest to your guests to come casual in jeans with a shirt of their choice, preferably red or green.
Wine Selection
Thai people are not known for their wines or for drinking wine at all. Any cold beer is great with Thai food. If you would like to serve wine, go for an easy-drinking Sauvignon Blanc that will compliment the poultry and fish so often used in Thai cooking.
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