Thai Pumpkin Mushroom Red Curry

13/05/2020 by Shannon Lim-de Rooy | Comments Off on Thai Pumpkin Mushroom Red Curry

I am a big fan of Thai green curry, I cook it quite often but was not aware of the other ‘sister’ Thai red curry until I came across a Pumpkin Red curry recipe in a magazine. I found that green curry pairs well with summer vegetables while red curry pairs beautifully with winter vegetables like pumpkin. Since then, pumpkin red curry appears often on my menu, especially during cooler months. Continue Reading →

Thai-Style Kelp Noodle Salad

01/11/2014 by Shannon Lim-de Rooy | 0 comments


Hot, spicy and sour Thai-Style Kelp Noodle Salad, with crunchy cashew, fresh salads and juicy seafood. Every bite bursting with flavour and texture.

Thai Style Kelp Noodle Salad

I first heard about Kelp noodles from my raw food teacher Daniw Arrazola. It was the ‘noodle’ ingredient in the raw noodle recipe that she taught, but Fine Organic Gallery that sold it ran out of stock. Luck was not on my side after a couple of times of dropping by that shop, but it never occur to me to pre-order it as it wasn’t something I urgently wanted to try. Continue Reading →

Som Tam (Thai Green Papaya Salad)

15/11/2013 by Shannon Lim-de Rooy | 5 Comments


Som Tam (Thai Green Papaya Salad)

Grandpa loves to give away his papayas (pardon the pun) everything I visit. and I’ve made many visit since last year, hence papaya overload. He has 3 papaya trees in his backyard which he is extremely proud of. I do not understand why he loves planting just papaya and sugar apple trees in his huge backyard, I love other fruits too like mango, rambutan and passion fruits. Maybe I’ll sneak in a mango tree next time I’m back.

Last weekend, I took back an unripe (green) papaya to make Som Tam (Thai Green Papaya Salad). Continue Reading →