I’m often at a loss for what to serve as a side vegetable with a meat dish. That’s why I throw some veggies into a lot of the stir-fries that I do.

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

One of the great pleasures of late summer is finding ripe tomatoes in the farmers' market.