Notes about Recipes in this book

• How to make sticky rice

  • h0lly on April 18, 2026

    This recipe worked perfectly.

• Mom's classic Thai fried rice (Khao pad)

  • meggan on March 29, 2026

    Subbed chicken for shrimp. Did not dry out the rice so it was a little clumpy but that’s on me. It was otherwise a good weeknight meal.

• Garlic pepper stir-fry (Pad gratiem prik Thai)

  • meggan on March 31, 2026

    Easy breezy

• Spicy bacon basil stir-fry (Bacon pad krapao)

  • meggan on March 25, 2026

    So porky and so good.

• Drunken spaghetti (Pad kee mao)

  • Katie on April 27, 2026

    So delicious. Also flexible — good with a variety of veg (my kids wanted asparagus and carrots so they got a batch that way), and could use clams or mussels instead of or in addition to shrimp.

• Mom's Siam chicken

  • doug798015 on March 24, 2026

    Family raved about this. Perfectly seasoned, flavorful, just the tiniest hint of heat

• Shipwreck spicy herbaceous citrus soup (Mushroom poh thaak)

  • meggan on April 01, 2026

    I used a mushroom broth and added radishes instead of the daikon broth. I thought it quite good but some were still hungry afterwards.

• Green bean salad (Som thum tua)

  • Katie on April 04, 2026

    I didn’t have a big enough mortar and pestle, so I did everything up through tomatoes in the small one, and then put that with the green beans in a gallon bag and pounded with a rolling pin — worked pretty well! I also used a single Serrano because my kids have limited spice tolerance and while I wish it had been spicier, there’s enough flavor to make it work even without as much spice.