This is a simple addition to a Thai dinner. The coconut milk adds a nice, sweet, silky flavor to simple jasmine rice.

When you cook a Thai recipe like a curry, you might want to round out the meal with a salad.

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.)

A lot of people think that Thai curries are so hot that they will blow your head off. Not true.

Some Thai dishes need a dipping sauce, such as grilled or barbecued meats, fried spring rolls, dumplings, and fish cakes.

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.