Welcome to the Food and Cookery Column with Carol Taylor who lives in Thailand and infuses the spices of her adopted home into her recipes for all the family.

How to add fuss free flavor to your food.

To make delicious family food you don’t need to spend a fortune on fancy ingredients which cost a fortune. Most of us have access to a whole range of simple herbs, spices and aromatics which we can use to accentuate and bring maximum flavor to food.

I will tell you how to match the seasoning to the ingredient without spending a fortune…

It could be a stuffing, glazing, infusing, dry rubbing or marinating and viola it takes that simple dish to another level…

Making a bouquet Garni…

Is one of the simplest and easiest things to make…It is a classic flavouring for soups, stews and casseroles. All you need is a piece…