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life goes on....

sonie's

Sonie's is a fusion restaurant - its a mixed between japanese/italian.

This restaurant is always packed with the locals and those japaneses who are living here in bangkok.
Its good for lunch with mates and family as the restaurant's style is very casual, nothing fancy.

Its always my fovourite place for easy lunch with my mates.

I really enjoy their variety of rolls...

- Queen Rolls
- King Rolls
- Oh my God Rolls
- Rainbow Rolls
- Norway Rolls
- Sunshine Rolls

Sonie's
9/2 Sukhumvit 39 (Soi Pormpong)
tel. 662 260 8386 upto 7, 662 258 8330
fax. 662 260 8388

spicy sphagetti with scallop - thai style

Spicy Sphagetti with Scallop : Thai Style

9 of scallops
1 clove of garlic, roughly chopped
1 onion, roughly chopped
4-6 of chillies, roughly crushed
5-6 leaves of sweet basil, roughly chopped

sphagetti - as much as you like

2 teaspoons of abalone sauce ( or oyster sauce)
1 teaspoon of seasoning sauce
2 tablespoons of extra olive oil
1 teaspoon of rock salt
a pinch of sugar


preparation

One of the great things about Thai food is its flexibility. Most people associate pasta with Italian food, yet here we have an authentic Thai dish made with spaghetti. Many Thai people would cook this dish with noodles but many of my farang friends don’t much care for noodles. So here we have a great compromise, Thai taste with Italian pasta. Call it Thai fusion if you want. I just like the look and the taste and it is so easy to prepare.

First task. Cook the spaghetti. Not your most complicated task. Heat some olive oil in a wok or frying pan and add garlic and chillis. I use red chillis for color but green chillis are just as good. Cook the garlic and chilli until you start to feel the chillis aroma. Add onion and continue frying until about half cooked. The onions should be soft but not browned. Add your scallops. Remember that the cardinal sin with any fish or seafood is over cooking. Keep your heat at medium and stir a lot, but gently. Add a pinch of salt and sugar, together with oyster and seasoning sauce. Stir until the scallops are cooked. It should not take more than 3 minutes.

Turn off the heat and add the spaghetti and fresh Thai basil. Be generous with the basil. It really does make the dish. Garnish with some un-chopped basil leaves and there you have it.

Spicy spaghetti with scallops, Thai style. Delicious and easy. You can be eating in less than twenty minutes. You could make the same dish with chicken breast, pork loin and just about any white fish.

A couple of tips. I have provided quantities but feel free to alter them to your taste. Thai food is not exact in its quantities. In fact, most classical Thai recipes don’t include quantities at all. Also, it is worth grinding the chilli and garlic a little in a pestle before you fry. It does improve the aroma.

vanilla ice-cream with almond flakes

Vanilla Ice-Cream with Almond Flakes
Get a scoop of vanilla ice-cream and then put almond flakes on top and serve.

As we all know that "Haagen Dazs" makes the best ice cream...

But here in Bangkok, you can get the best from "The Oriental Shop" who makes as almost the same quality ice-cream as Haagen Dazs at only half the price.



Their Ice-Cream comes in wild variety of choices & Flovours.
-Black Forrest
-Ovaltine
-Tiramisu
-Panna Cotta
-Mixed Berries
- Banana Cheese Cake

The Oriental Shop
@ Isetan - Ground Floor
tel 662 255 9813
@ Central Chidlom - Ground Floor
tel 662 252 6863
@ the Emporium - 5th Floor
tel 662 664 8148

mango with sticky rice in coconut cream

Mango with Sticky Rice in Coconut Cream
This Thai-Dessert is very common in Thailand.
You can always find it easily everywhere.

The best one I have come across is from.

"Mae Waree" @ Sukhumvit 55 (Soi Thonglor)
tel. 662 392 4804, 662 714 0419

giusto

Dining at Giusto, nothing could go wrong.
One of the Best Italian Restaurants in Bangkok
I love everything they cook for me..

My all time favourite dish should be

- Beef carpaccio with black truffle
- Foie Gras with Resberry Sauce
- Tuna Tartare with Avocado, Caviar
- Panna Cotta with Berries

Rate:
***** for the Food
**** for Decoration
***** for Service

Giusto
16 Sukhumvit 23 (Soi Prasarn mitr)
tel. 662 258-4321
fax 662 258 1159

www.giustobangkok.com

pasta, tomato, beef, basil

Pasta, Tomato, Beef and Basil

pasta (coudes or penne) - any one that you like
beef fillet - as much as you like
garlic - 4 cloves
extra light olive oil - 3 tablespoons
tin tomatoes - 1/2 of a can
italian basil - 5-6 leaves, roughly chopped
salt - a pinch
black pepper - a pinch
mixed herbs - 1 tablespoon
red wine - 350 ml

preparation

trim the fillet and cut into small cubes
peel and finely chop the garlic
roughly chop the basil leaves
cook pasta as how you like it

heat the olive oil in the frying pan until very hot
add the beef peices and fry very briefly just to brown them.
put them aside to rest.

heat the remain olive oil from frying the beef and then put the garlic in.
add tomatoes and season with salt, pepper and mixed herbs
add red wine
cook over a high heat for 5 mins
stirring to break up the tomatoes
put the fried beef cubes into to pan and then basil

then into the plate pasta and beef sauce and its ready to serve.

banana in syrup : thai style

Banana in Syrup : Thai Style

1 liter of water to boil
2 cups of sugar into the boiled water
bananas into the boiled & reduced syrup

Coconut Cream

1 cup of coconut cream
1 tablespoon of sugar
1 tablespoon of corn flour
a dash of salt

delicatezza

Delicatezza is one of my favourite italian restaurants in bangkok.

Rate :
**** for the Food.
**** for Decoration
**** for Service

Delicatezza
351/3 Sukhumvit 55 (Soi Thonglor)
Tel 662 382 2850
Fax 662 382 2849

tom yum : riya's style - typical thai style.

prawn, carrot, green bean, mushroom with mirin

Prawn, Carrot, Green Bean, Mushroom with Mirin

fettuchini, lamb fillet with rosemary & garlic

Fettuchini and Lamb Fillet with Rosemary & Garlic

1 cup (235 mL) orange juice
1 cup (235 mL) pineapple juice
2 cloves garlic - chopped
1 medium (110 g) onion -chopped
1/2 tsp. (3 g) salt
1 tsp. (2.1 g) ground black pepper
1 tsp. (1 g) dried thyme
2 to 4 lamb fillet
4 stems fresh rosemary

1 tsp. (2.1 g) extra virgin olive oil

preparation

- marinade the lamp fillet for 1-4 hours in the fridge

- heat a medium pan on high heat.
- add olive oil
- fry the lamb as how you like it. ( becareful to not burn the garlic and rosemary)

- serve with fettuchini and rosemary

pork, tomato, ginger with tamarine sauce.

Pork, Tomato, Ginger wtih Tamarine Sauce

pasta and steak

Pasta and Steak

fried noodles with green bean & pork.

Fried Noodles with Green Bean & Pork

beef steak marinated with english-mustard, worcestershire & soy sauce

Beef Steak Marinated with English-Mustard, Worcestershire & Soy Sauce.

FoodLoft @ Central Chidlom

FoodLoft is located on the 7th floor @ Central chidlom.

Here you can find the best Noodles in Town...
I adore their "Tom Yum" to bits.

"Banana fritters" with a scoop of vanilla ice-cream is highly recommended!!

Yummy.

www.central.co.th/web/html/foodloft.htm

Welcome to Riya's Kitchen

My name is Riya.

Cooking is my passion.

In this blog, you will find my home-cooking recipes (mostly, thai food - Riya's style) and my recommendaton for you to find "good places & good foodie" - my favourite dish from my favourite restaurants in bangkok and around Thailand.

Welcome to Riya's Kitchen.

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