Simple Thai Food
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- Author：Leela Punyaratabandhu
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Summary
Thai takeout meets authentic， regional flavors in this collection of 100 recipes for easy， economical， and accessible Thai classics--from the rising star behind the blog "She Simmers。" A Bangkok native （and current Chicago resident）， Leela Punyaratabandhu knows first-hand that even Thai cooks take shortcuts。 With "Simple Thai Food，" Leela presents recipes from her beloved Thailand， all tested and tweaked to ensure that even the busiest American cook can prepare them at home。 With chapters on key ingredients and tools， base recipes， one-plate meals， classic rice accompaniments， and even Thai sweets， "Simple Thai Food" is a complete primer for any home cook who wants to give Thai cooking a try。 Recipes range from pleasantly familiar classics like Pork Satay with Peanut Sauce， Pad Thai with Shrimp， and Tom Yum Soup， to the exotic--including soon-to-be-favorites like Son-in-Law Eggs and Fried Fish with Green Mango Salad。
Reviews
Eleanor
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I don’t like her writing but I love the recipes and how she makes it feel very attainable。 She is honest and says， here is how it is done authentically， here is what will be different if you do it differently。 But she doesn’t leave it at that - she provides 1-2 different ways to do it and gives you great resources and ways for you to do it authentically。 The reality is that you weren’t going to pick up a Thai recipe book and cook using only what you already have in your kitchen。 But this book sh I don’t like her writing but I love the recipes and how she makes it feel very attainable。 She is honest and says， here is how it is done authentically， here is what will be different if you do it differently。 But she doesn’t leave it at that - she provides 1-2 different ways to do it and gives you great resources and ways for you to do it authentically。 The reality is that you weren’t going to pick up a Thai recipe book and cook using only what you already have in your kitchen。 But this book shows that what you already have is a really good start with a new perspective。 。。。more
Liquidlasagna
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Simple Thai Food is just what folks need: a simple， easy-to-follow cookbook on a delicious cuisine （and one of my favorites！） that most people aren’t used to making at home。 With clear， friendly instructions and valuable tips and techniques， Leela unlocks the flavors and seasonings of real Thai cooking—spicy salads， coconut-rich soups， blazing bowls of curry， and the fiery， flavorful condiments that go alongside。 Thanks to Leela， I’m excited to create these authentic Thai dishes in my own kitche Simple Thai Food is just what folks need: a simple， easy-to-follow cookbook on a delicious cuisine （and one of my favorites！） that most people aren’t used to making at home。 With clear， friendly instructions and valuable tips and techniques， Leela unlocks the flavors and seasonings of real Thai cooking—spicy salads， coconut-rich soups， blazing bowls of curry， and the fiery， flavorful condiments that go alongside。 Thanks to Leela， I’m excited to create these authentic Thai dishes in my own kitchen！David LebovitzLeela has crafted an authoritative， opinionated， and thoroughly down-to-earth collection of traditional Thai recipes， written especially for cooks who weren’t lucky enough to be born in Thailand。 All the basics are here， beautifully organized， from curry paste to coconut milk and beyond。”David TanisSimple Thai Food is a beautiful snapshot of Leela’s effort to stay connected to her Bangkok roots through food， and a wonderfully practical guide for those of us who want to create authentic Thai flavors at home。James OselandLeela re-creates her beloved taste memories， and then invites us in—offering tools， inspiration， and fresh context in equal measure。 You will want these recipes for so many reasons—the craft， joy， deliciousness， backstory—and you will want （and come close to experiencing） Leela herself at your table， imparting her fine intelligence and warmth。Mollie Katzen 。。。more
Claire
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This has some tasty looking recipes。 The author's goal was to make a book of mostly traditional recipes with more accessible ingredients in the US。 Therefore， I have to point out that the ingredients still are not accessible unless you live somewhere with an Asian grocery of some sort。 Some things you can order， but I'm still not sure how to get my hands on fresh ingredients without driving an hour （there and back）。 But， I would like to try some of these recipes， and I am fairly sure that there This has some tasty looking recipes。 The author's goal was to make a book of mostly traditional recipes with more accessible ingredients in the US。 Therefore， I have to point out that the ingredients still are not accessible unless you live somewhere with an Asian grocery of some sort。 Some things you can order， but I'm still not sure how to get my hands on fresh ingredients without driving an hour （there and back）。 But， I would like to try some of these recipes， and I am fairly sure that there are a good many that I can get enough ingredients for。 。。。more
Pat Molloy
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I am learning alot about my favorite ethnic food！
Ashani
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The Book does stay to true to the title。 Although I come from an Asian country :Sri Lanka we didn't had any Thai restaurant。 But after arriving in the US，my palate grew so much and I noticed Thai cuisine（from restaurant food） is fireworks to taste buds ！！ So spicy and the variety is intense and so much to choose from。 I have to thank the best Thai restaurant in Pittsburgh，PA （Its called Nicky's Thai Kitchen）for that ！！！ Then I set my self to explore what this Cuisine is ！ I learned visually thr The Book does stay to true to the title。 Although I come from an Asian country :Sri Lanka we didn't had any Thai restaurant。 But after arriving in the US，my palate grew so much and I noticed Thai cuisine（from restaurant food） is fireworks to taste buds ！！ So spicy and the variety is intense and so much to choose from。 I have to thank the best Thai restaurant in Pittsburgh，PA （Its called Nicky's Thai Kitchen）for that ！！！ Then I set my self to explore what this Cuisine is ！ I learned visually through Netflix's Chef's Table and from Mark Wiens and also Marion's Kitchen from You Tube。 Along came books about Thai Cuisine。 First was by Charmaine Solomon's The Complete Asian Cookbook。 Its a wonderful cookbook but some ingredients are so hard to find ！ And I think the book is also haven't been revised/up to date。But Leela's book is the one you have to have to grasp the Thai Cuisine by handfuls yet completely ！！ So many beautiful recipes and she tells you Thai Cuisine is DOABLE AT HOME ！！ I love this book。 I still have to read her other books South Asian grill and Bangkok。 Ohhh I'm so excited to read them soon ！Thank you。 。。。more
Mary Raikes
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A great way to make all of your Thai favourites at home。
Sooah
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Best first book to start withAll Thai restaurant’s favorites are mentioned along with more traditional home dishes as well。 Simple enough recipes and ingredients without the fuss。
Serena
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Nice simple recipes as described but still seems authentic - like not over simplified。 It gives good adaptations for when you can’t find a rare ingredient but also great advice for when you just can’t replace something。
Trevor
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Delicious food， exactly the cookbook I was looking for。 This book and my girlfriend's patient teaching and guidance has taken me from not knowing how to properly cut chicken （don't use a serrated blade folks） to cooking delicious spicy food with confidence。 I love this book， and my goal is to eventually cook well every recipe in the book at least once。 The drunken noodles are especially good。 It's hard as fuck to find long Thai chiles where I live so me and my gf substituted jalapenos， but lucki Delicious food， exactly the cookbook I was looking for。 This book and my girlfriend's patient teaching and guidance has taken me from not knowing how to properly cut chicken （don't use a serrated blade folks） to cooking delicious spicy food with confidence。 I love this book， and my goal is to eventually cook well every recipe in the book at least once。 The drunken noodles are especially good。 It's hard as fuck to find long Thai chiles where I live so me and my gf substituted jalapenos， but luckily there is a pretty good Asian market in the city 30 minutes from my house。 Anyways I love this book， I use it once or twice per week。 5/5 。。。more
Mariah
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I really liked this！ I now have many recipes to try。 It has gorgeous pictures and really nice introductions about each dish too。 The recipes look relatively easy to make， although a few are complicated， the author even warns you about them， I like that too！
Jessie
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Maybe I have no business rating or reviewing this， as I don't plan to make any of the recipes。 But that's why it got only three stars。 The recipes are inconsistent and lacking in clarity; I fear buying a list of specialized ingredients and ending up with an underwhelming （or simply failed） dish。 There's also a dearth of photos， which I usually find a lame complaint。。。 but in a cookbook on a foreign cuisine aimed at an American audience， you need more photos。On the other hand， I did genuinely enj Maybe I have no business rating or reviewing this， as I don't plan to make any of the recipes。 But that's why it got only three stars。 The recipes are inconsistent and lacking in clarity; I fear buying a list of specialized ingredients and ending up with an underwhelming （or simply failed） dish。 There's also a dearth of photos， which I usually find a lame complaint。。。 but in a cookbook on a foreign cuisine aimed at an American audience， you need more photos。On the other hand， I did genuinely enjoy the writing， specifically the introductions to each recipe。 I didn't find any of the arrogance I've seen mentioned in other reviews; the author has a distinct voice and a great sense of humor。 This would have worked a lot better as a book about Thai cuisine and its history than it does as a cookbook。 Actually， if she writes the former， I will buy it。 But I'm glad I borrowed the latter from the library。 。。。more
Beachreader
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I don't think this cookbook works for the average American who enjoys Thai food and wants to try making some at home。 There are too many special ingredients required that you won't find at your standard Safeway。 There was only one recipe that I would classify as close to "simple，" and that is Pad Thai which I have been making for years using a nearly identical recipe。I took a Thai cooking class about five years ago， and our Thai instructor， who had been a restaurant chef in Bangkok， taught us ho I don't think this cookbook works for the average American who enjoys Thai food and wants to try making some at home。 There are too many special ingredients required that you won't find at your standard Safeway。 There was only one recipe that I would classify as close to "simple，" and that is Pad Thai which I have been making for years using a nearly identical recipe。I took a Thai cooking class about five years ago， and our Thai instructor， who had been a restaurant chef in Bangkok， taught us how to make many delicious dishes using ingredients that were easier to obtain。One other criticism: I want a specialized cookbook to have beautiful， tempting pictures of the dishes that aren't familiar。 This cookbook did not do that。 There are pictures for some recipes， but probably less than half。 。。。more
Liz
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Repeatable tom yum。
Pam G
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Decent easy dishes。
Jennie
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This book has some good recipes but suffers from a lack of editing。 It's a bit inconsistent in the way ingredients and methods are listed and described。 I think it's that， rather than bad recipes per se， that has resulted in a few poor outcomes for me。 This book has some good recipes but suffers from a lack of editing。 It's a bit inconsistent in the way ingredients and methods are listed and described。 I think it's that， rather than bad recipes per se， that has resulted in a few poor outcomes for me。 。。。more
Mairzi
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Really interesting and well written。
Trish
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Yummy thai food。 I wish there were more pictures。
Pam
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Not sure about the "simple"。 Not sure about the "simple"。 。。。more
Shannon Telles lisowski
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Simply put， an interesting cookbook。 It didn't blow my socks off but I did find a few good recipes Simply put， an interesting cookbook。 It didn't blow my socks off but I did find a few good recipes 。。。more
DelAnne Frazee
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Title: Simple Thai Food Classic Recipes from the Thai Home KitchentttAuthor: Leela PunyaratabandhutttPhotographer: Erin KonkeltttPublished: 5-13-2014tttPublisher: Ten Speed PresstttPages: 236tttGenre: Cooking， Food & WinetttSub Genre: Cookbooks; International; AsiantttISBN: 978167745235tttASIN: B00GQAOSVUtttReviewer: DelAnnetttReviewed For: NetGalleytttMy Rating: 5 Starstt。 Have a variety of food allergies that restrict my diet my parents tried to find different ways to serve dishes that were a Title: Simple Thai Food Classic Recipes from the Thai Home KitchentttAuthor: Leela PunyaratabandhutttPhotographer: Erin KonkeltttPublished: 5-13-2014tttPublisher: Ten Speed PresstttPages: 236tttGenre: Cooking， Food & WinetttSub Genre: Cookbooks; International; AsiantttISBN: 978167745235tttASIN: B00GQAOSVUtttReviewer: DelAnnetttReviewed For: NetGalleytttMy Rating: 5 Starstt。 Have a variety of food allergies that restrict my diet my parents tried to find different ways to serve dishes that were a little different。 My brothers and sisters may not have enjoyed some of them， but I loved the many International dishes。 Growing up near the Keys， we had Cuban， Haitian and Seminole friends who were kind enough to teach me as I grew up。 Then we met James and Kamala Lee。 Mrs。 Lee was from Thailand and a verysweet tiny lady who would allow the quiet teenage girl to follow her around the kitchen and taught me so much。 She passed away when I was 25， but left me with so many memories and her book of recipes which I still treasure 30 years later。 When I saw Simple Thai Food and took a quick peak I knew I had to have it。The ingredients are not a problem for me because I most I keep on hand or grow myself， but for some who just starting to experiment with Thai cooking it may seem a bit daunting。 I urge them not to give up。 It is well worth the effort when you see the smiles on your family's faces when they eat the food you created for them。 Many of the recipes were familiar to me and it was like welcoming home an old friend。 Most will find the recipes not as simple as the title - Simple Thai Food implies， but it actually is some of the more basic Thai cuisine you could eat in many Thai homes。 The little anecdotes and histories on the different recipes and the recipes are interesting and some are hilarious。 I think anyone who is interested in Thai cooking this is definitely a book to keep handy on your cookbook shelf。 My rating is 5 out of 5 stars。 Thank you Leela Punyaratabandhu for taking me back to Kamala's kitchen once more。Amazon link: https://www。amazon。com/gp/product/B00。。。Barnes and Noble link: www。barnesandnoble。com/w/simple-thai-。。。GoodReads link: https://www。goodreads。com/book/show/1。。。The Reading Room link: https://www。facebook。com/permalink。ph。。。 。。。more
DAVID JAYCOX
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No recipe for my favorite dish。 Krakow， or chicken with basil and hot peppers。 One of the most popular thai dishes in America。Unless you really want to learn thai cooking from scratch， don't waist your money。 This book only has esoteric recipes you've never heard of。 No recipe for my favorite dish。 Krakow， or chicken with basil and hot peppers。 One of the most popular thai dishes in America。Unless you really want to learn thai cooking from scratch， don't waist your money。 This book only has esoteric recipes you've never heard of。 。。。more
Mona
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Great recipe book。 Lots of great recipes that don't seem too difficult， but even better the author add some important information about resources and gave great explanations about the unfamiliar ingredients。 I'll use this book a lot。 Great recipe book。 Lots of great recipes that don't seem too difficult， but even better the author add some important information about resources and gave great explanations about the unfamiliar ingredients。 I'll use this book a lot。 。。。more
Amuse
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Simple recipes that are easy to modify。
Britomarte Van Horn
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Great intro Thai cookbook。 I sat down and read it - charming anecdotes， beautiful pictures， helpful ideas。 Will definitely cook from it。
Alison
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Not simple enough for my lazy self。 :） I'll leave the Thai food to the professionals。 Not simple enough for my lazy self。 :） I'll leave the Thai food to the professionals。 。。。more
Linda
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I like the few Thai dishes that I've eaten， but my experience is too small to even imagine the taste of most of these dishes。 It's way too sophisticated for my inexperience。 I like the few Thai dishes that I've eaten， but my experience is too small to even imagine the taste of most of these dishes。 It's way too sophisticated for my inexperience。 。。。more
Thitirat B。 Luu
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Extremely boring！！！！
April
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So many good recipes
Regan W
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Leela Punyaratabandhu's cookbook is beautifully shot and the recipes have easy to follow instructions。 So why， you may ask， a two star rating。 I have a real problem with a book titled SIMPLE THAI FOOD that requires the cook to mail order ingredients。 That is not simple！ Per the author， if you cannot find galangal and kaffir lime leaves in your local grocery store， you must mail order them because "there are no substitutes"。 You may use tom kha paste in a pinch （because that's so easy to find）。 A Leela Punyaratabandhu's cookbook is beautifully shot and the recipes have easy to follow instructions。 So why， you may ask， a two star rating。 I have a real problem with a book titled SIMPLE THAI FOOD that requires the cook to mail order ingredients。 That is not simple！ Per the author， if you cannot find galangal and kaffir lime leaves in your local grocery store， you must mail order them because "there are no substitutes"。 You may use tom kha paste in a pinch （because that's so easy to find）。 Also， should a book titled， SIMPLE THAI FOOD， include recipes for making your own curry paste， coconut milk and sriracha sauce？ I propose a title change。 Lets re-title the book， REALLY HARD TO MAKE， MIGHT AS WELL GO OUT TO EAT THAI FOOD。 。。。more
Crystal Beaman
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I absolutely love this book。 There hasn't been anything I've made from it that I dislike， although I will admit to being too scared to try the fish custard。 As much as I love the chicken with cashews recipe， my favorite part of the book is the section on basic preparations which includes making your own pastes and sauces。 The homemade sweet chile sauce is so much better than what I have been buying at the store！ I absolutely love this book。 There hasn't been anything I've made from it that I dislike， although I will admit to being too scared to try the fish custard。 As much as I love the chicken with cashews recipe， my favorite part of the book is the section on basic preparations which includes making your own pastes and sauces。 The homemade sweet chile sauce is so much better than what I have been buying at the store！ 。。。more
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