The Lovemade Kitchen Journal

Sasi visiting a local Thai market to select fresh ingredients.

Good Food Begins with Good Ingredients

For me, good Thai cooking doesn't begin at the stove. It begins much earlier — in the garden, at the market, and with the people who grow our food. One of the things I enjoy most about cooking is...

Sasi with her family and relatives standing together beside a farm tractor in the countryside of Isaan, Thailand, surrounded by green fields and trees.

Garden to Table

Where My Love of Food Began – Growing Up in Isaan

Some of the most important things we learn about food have nothing to do with recipes. I grew up on a small farm in Isaan, in the northeast of Thailand. My parents were rice farmers, and our home w...

Freshly made Thai red curry paste in a traditional stone mortar, garnished with fresh makrut lime leaves and edible flowers, ready to use in cooking.

Thai Traditions

The Heart of Thai Cooking: Why We Still Make Curry Paste by Hand

When you walk into a Thai kitchen, one of the first things you may notice is the smell. Lemongrass, galangal, kaffir lime, chillies, garlic and fresh herbs. Each ingredient has its own character, a...

Traditional handmade wooden rabbit-shaped coconut scraper with a metal blade, found by Sasi at a local carver's workshop in Pattaya.

Sasi's Finds

Things I Love – Little Treasures in My Home

A little glimpse into my world of favourite things – traditional Thai kitchen tools, old ceramics, handmade baskets and beautiful little treasures I've discovered along the way. I love things with ...