This dish has a pretty good kick to it so feel free to adjust to your tastebuds. Traditionally cooked with whole dried chillies, I have replaced it with chilli flakes which add more spice than whole chillies. The sichuan peppercorns also add that classic, tingly spice to the dish. Serves 4 Prep time 20 mins…
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Thai chicken and vegetable stir fry (242 calories per serve)
This pairs very well with the Thai “street vendor” grilled pork (370 calories per serve) recipe and can form part of a Thai meal. We recently had some friends over for dinner and the kids got to play with each other. Unfortunately they decided they didn’t like this because it was cooked in a sauce base (my…
Pad krapow moo (310 calories per serve)
My brother, the make-it-up chef, occasionally comes across some amazing recipes. When he made this dish for me, I ate so much of it that he kept making it for me. When I was pregnant with my daughter, he made a whole batch just for me and froze it into single serve portions. While this…
Quick tofu and bean sprout stir fry (238 calories per serve)
I’ve been running around doing errands all day … doing the laundry, folding and ironing, filing away bills, paying bills, making medical appointments, changing bed sheets … I was pretty exhausted. I hadn’t been sleeping well either because the baby has started kicking and rolling almost non-stop … especially when I’m still and trying to sleep! Anyway…
Thai pork belly and Chinese broccoli stir fry (512 calories per serve)
This is one of my favourite Thai dishes. The first time I tried this dish was when my best friend ordered it from a Thai restaurant near my place. I was hooked since that day and have been meaning to make this ever since. This dish has more pork belly than what the restaurant would…
Stir fried lentils and snow peas (259 calories per serve)
I had a bit of a lentil craving. I don’t remember the last time I had lentils – two months ago? But I can’t have lentils on their own. I need something green to go with it – that’s healthy right? So I was wandering around the supermarket looking for something green. Snow peas were on…
