Thai basil drives me crazy. It's difficult to find in a regular supermarket and impossible to grow. (My Italian basil grows like a weed indoors, in a crummy plastic pot.)

Fried rice is a great addition to round out some Thai food you whip up in a wok. Plus, it’s a great way to use up the leftover white rice from a previous meal.

Chiang Mai, in northern Thailand, has a somewhat different cuisine from the rest of Thailand, partly because it’s close to Myanmar, China, and Laos…

I’m a big fan of fast food. No, not the crap you buy from a drive-through. Not even those salt bombs you pick up at the supermarket because you are pressed for time. 

There’s generally not much beef in Vietnamese diets but this recipe is a classic. And it’s simple to make.

The Vietnamese prefer to leave the shell on the shrimp because, they say, it keeps the shrimp moist.

There are a zillion Chinese stir-fries. I've been trying to perfect a few favorites for weekday meals.

There’s something about this preparation that elevates it from the usual Chinese chicken stir fry.