You know how there's nothing better than your parent's home cooking? Well, it really is so true. The one downside to living in LA is that Bob and I are far from both sets of parents who live in Philly. My dad is currently in town visiting and met Ruby for the first time yesterday! It was so sweet and seriously amazing. My dad shows his love for me in food, so soon after he arrived and played with Ruby, he proceeded to begin making a ton of my favorite Thai dishes for dinner including green curry, Pad Thai {shown}, and a bunch of other home style dishes that my parents know are my favorites. Everything we had for dinner last night really reminded me of my childhood, and of course, of home… — Joy
ps. I know some of you might ask about recipes, but since my parents own a Thai restaurant—there aren't any recipes—they just know how to make everything in their head and the way I've been taught as well. But I can recommend this Thai cookbook which is the best one I've come across so far.
{photo by Oh Joy}
hi!
what is the name of the thai restaurant they own? i work in philly! thanks!
oh my gosh that looks delicious!
What an emotional moment that must have been with Ruby & your Dad! Wow. Enjoy his company, his love filled food and seeing Ruby interact with him!
Xx
Lindsay
http://www.darlingclementineshop.com
i really appreciate that cookbook recommendation. my husband & i love thai food, and this would be such a great gift… and if searching on my own, i wouldn’t have known where to start!
this dish looks amazing :).
Aww so sweet! I’m pregnant now and live in Spain and my dad lives in Miami. He will probably meet our baby five months after it’s born too! I can’t wait for that moment!
What a wonderful post! I too show my love in food + so do my parents. There really isn’t anything better than your parents cooking, is there?! Thanks for sharing your sweet moments. Ruby is just precious! 🙂
That’s so great that your dad got to meet Ruby!!!!! That must have been a special moment. Especially being able to be together as a family over dinner =)
– Sarah
http://agirlintransit.blogspot.com
I LOVE pad thai!! I would also love to know their restaurant too if you can email it. Thanks 🙂
Fab photo – just perfect styling!
Another one here too who only just recently moved to a city with one of our parents. We lived for the first 5 years of our daughter’s life with no family around. It makes it more of a challenge, that’s for sure.
But like you this weekend, it is SOOO sweet when you see your daughter with her grandparents…
That picture is destroying me. It looks amazing. I’ve been craving Pad Thai for days, but I’ve also been sick and afraid to eat anything that isn’t bland. Definitely getting some as soon as I get better.
Hum Hum Hum looking yummy!
Would love to know the restaurant in Philly. Looks delish!
My husband LOVES Thai food. In fact he begs me to cook Thai for him but I have never found great Thai recipes. I’ll have to check out that cookbook!
This post made me miss my parents so much! They also used to own a Thai restaurant. But now they’ve retired and moved back to Thailand. Visits from them are very far and few between. You are a lucky lady!
this is so true … cooking for someone is really love and it’s also a sweet attention cook what others like … my father, similarly, is not very demonstrative, but is still cooking for hours thinking about what I like …. so touching ! (? touching? kind? sweet?;.. excuse my poor english ;-)!!)
I need to learn how to make Pad Thai. It’s one of my favorite dishes.
pranee teaches thai cooking and has a great blog full of thai recipes. i learned to make pad thai from her and can’t believe i can do it too!
http://ilovethaicooking.wordpress.com/
What a great post. I love it when my mom comes to town and cooks. I know exactly what you mean about reminders of home. Thanks for sharing and I’m going to buy that cookbook. I love Thai food.
Oh my that looks so great! You are lucky
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Hi Ashley!
They used to have four restaurants, all called Siam Cuisine. The one in the city was in Chinatown. But as my parents are getting closer to retiring, there is just one left and its in Buckingham, PA! 😉
Joy
That looks so amazing! Yum! There is nothing like your parents home cooking. Agreed.
Wow I don’t know if your blog post drove up the price of that book, but it’s definitely up there in price. I found the author’s recipe page (free!): http://www.thaifoodandtravel.com/recipe.html
Hi Lisa!
Ha, its out of print so I think thats why its listed so high. But great detective work on the recipes!
Joy
just discovered your blog. looks SOOO delish… thanks!!
my hubby’s family is from philly! next time we’re there we’ll have to try your folks’ place!
ever since you tweeted that picture of your dad’s pad thai, I’ve had a crazy craving for a huge pile of pad thai… mmmm… 🙂
This is such a lovely post. My parents own some Chinese takeaways and restaurants here in the UK, and my Dad is a wonderful chef who expresses his love for us through his food. I miss his cooking so much when I haven’t seen him for a while – right now, he’s holidaying in Hong Kong for three months. I am expecting our first baby this June but happily we only live about two hours drive from my parents, so he will get to meet his grandchild soon after it arrives. That pad thai looks amazing. x
Been following your Dad’s treats,yumm!! always been a Thai food lover, and recently took a cooking class that made the green curry my Top Fav! the instructor was from Thailand and made me experience the most delicious dishes. How special your Dad is visiting and agree on his way to show his love. Thanks a lot for the book tip!
As a lover of Thai food (One of the greatest cuisines on earth) I’m just so jealous of people who get to grow up with it as their parent’s home cooking.
Now, i will not object to a bowl of my mom’s Matzo ball soup, but this cannot compete with home made Thai food.
Wao! It’s so great that your dad cooking for you! My dad passed away 14 years ago, and I still miss his Caribbean dishes! Enjoy every little moment with him, it’s priceless 😉 By the way…I loooooveee Thai food, my husband it’s also a fan since our honeymoon in Bangkok! Thank you so much for the book tip!
Ha!
If you were in town right now, Id tell you to come over! 😉
Joy
Ha! But a good bowl of matzo ball is soup is still pretty amazing!
Joy
ohh, that looks delicious. i love love love pad thai 🙂
I need you to video tape your dad making Pad Thai and then upload it to facebook! We seriously need the recipe!!! 🙂
I mean youtube!
I didn’t realize your parents are in Philly! (where I am now…) Very cool.
PS. That pad thai looks awesome.