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Instructions The recipes in Chef Nuit Regular's cookbook, Kiin , encompass her cooking life in restaurant kitchens and beyond:...

Toronto chef Nuit Regular changed the way the city’s diners viewed Thai cuisine—and she hopes her new cookbook, Kiin, will do the same for how people cook it at home. "One of the first pastes I learned to make was for tom yum soup. Its spicy and sour notes perfectly complement the soft shrimp." - Chef Nuit Regular

Toronto chef Nuit Regular changed the way the city’s diners viewed Thai cuisine—and she hopes her new cookbook, Kiin, will do the same for how people cook it at home. “Today, the ingredients are easy to find online and at Asian supermarkets,” says Regular. And if a certain recipe seems hard, she says, just start with a simpler one: papaya salad or the starter paste for a tom yum soup. “Once you overcome the intimidation of thinking it’s hard, you’re going to find a different joy in Thai food, in making it for yourself.”

With under 400 calories and ready in 35 minutes, this is a great idea for dinner tonight.

When homemade is faster than takeout, it's a no-brainer. So heat up your frying pans and try our 20-minute recipe for sweet and spicy tofu.