When I started this blog in Feb. my husband was like..
You’re wasting your time, no one will read it
A few months later when I started having regular readers..
You are a dentist, what will people think of you if they know you’re a food blogger?!
Then wonderful things started to happen.. I won the second place in the daring bakers challenge, got pictures accepted on food gawker and tastespotting and got invited to talk about my humble blog on a local radio station! (can you believe it? I still can’t). My husband becomes less skeptical but still neutral..I stand my ground and keep blogging (All good things come to those who wait)
A couple of weeks ago he walks in with a stack of cooking magazines and two cook books.. 
One of the magazines is all about Thai food. I have been planning to try Thai food forever.However, being someone who is not very fond of seafood, ingredient lists that include fish sauce and oyster sauce always managed to make me lose my courage at the last minute.
Then my sweet husband gives me a magazine full of Thai recipes and I take it as a sign..what’s life without a little adventure. On my next shopping trip I buy the fish sauce and oyster sauce and the fish sauce bottle breaks before it gets to the car! (I decide to ignore that sign and stick with the first one lol). I buy another bottle and on the same day Lizzy posts this recipe and seeing how the recipe got rave reviews from all those wonderful bloggers I decide to go for it. I toned down the fish sauce to 1/4 cup and omitted the hot sauce and red pepper flakes to fit my family’s preferences.
The Thai grilled chicken was a huge hit. We all loved it and the same goes for the salad. My only problem with it was honestly the smell of the fish sauce. Maybe because this is my first time using it but I found the smell really intense, in fact I was really worried about the taste of the chicken if it smelled like that lol.My worries evaporated with the first bite
Grilled Thai Chicken…
from That skinny chick can bake via The Beach House Cookbook via Sam’s Carolina Kitchen via La Bella Vita
1 cup coconut milk
1/3 cup nam pla (Asian fish sauce)
1/4 cup freshly squeezed lime juice
4 small cloves garlic, peeled and minced
2 shallots, peeled and minced
1 teaspoon hot sauce, such as Tabasco
1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
4-8 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1 fresh lime, for garnish
Combine the coconut milk, nam pla, lime juice, garlic, shallots, hot sauce, red pepper flakes, sugar,and cilantro food processor and blend until smooth.
Lightly salt and pepper both sides of the chicken and put it in a large plastic zip lock bag. Pour the coconut mixture over the chicken and marinate it for 4 hours in the refrigerator, turning the chicken occasionally.
Grill till meat reaches an internal temperature of 160º (or cook in the oven at 200 degrees until you insert a knief in the joint area and the fluids run clear)
Serve with lime wedges
Thai noodle salad
100 grams egg noodles
1/2 red pepper sliced
1/2 green pepper sliced
1 onion sliced
4 tablespoons vegetable oil
Salad dressing
1 tablespoon sesame oil
4 tablespoons honey
2 tablespoons soya sauce
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
2 tablespoons cider vinegar
1 teaspoon powdered ginger
1 teaspoon paprika
In a bowl whisk together all the ingredients for the dressing, set aside.
In a pot add the oil and cook the onions until translucent, add the pepper and cook for 5-7 minutes.
Cook the noodles according to the instructions on the box.
Assemble the salad by tossing the onions and peppers with the noodle and salad dressing.
Garnish with parsley leaves, sesame seeds and peanuts
Beth
/ November 29, 2011This recipes looks great. I will add it to my list of recipes to try soon. Thanks for sharing it.
thefooddoctor
/ November 29, 2011Thank you for stopping by Beth
Kristy
/ September 12, 2011I know exactly how you feel. While Mike has always been a fan of the whole blog thing, he didn’t think anyone was going to read it outside of our family.
Well, I for one am happy you continue blogging! This looks delicious. 
And you know we haven’t done Thai food yet…
thefooddoctor
/ September 15, 2011hehehe glad I am not alone Kristy and thank you very much for the encouragement
Tandy
/ September 12, 2011well done for stepping out of your comfort zone, and for all your achievements since you started blogging
thefooddoctor
/ September 12, 2011Thank you so much Tandy
Maris (In Good Taste)
/ September 12, 2011I don’t mind fish sauce…once you get past the fact that it smells..well…fishy, it does add a lot of flavor to a dish or a sauce.
thefooddoctor
/ September 12, 2011exactly! but this was my first time using it . The smell was a surprise but I got over it lol
....RaeDi
/ September 11, 2011I am glad you do a blog and have enjoyed myself every time I come by…. you have given me some insight on this dish… I do not like the fish sauce, the smell, but in reading your post I feel I can try it and will try it in this recipe and see how it turns out. I know a lot of folks say to me “You do a blog?” … like it is a waste of time, they have no idea what they are missing, and the friendships you find are some of the best….RaeDi
thefooddoctor
/ September 12, 2011Thank you kindly for your words..
I totally agree..people who don’t blog don’t know what they are missing
....RaeDi
/ September 11, 2011I am so glad that you posted this blog, I am the same when it comes to the fish sauce and such, I will now take a stab with it… the dish looks delicious and the pictures are beautiful. I am glad you started your blog! ….RaeDi
thefooddoctor
/ September 12, 2011Thank you for you comment about the pictures…I really appreciate it.
Looking forward to hearing what you think when you try it
Naoko
/ September 11, 2011This Looks so Delicious, I haven’t made grilled chicken in a while, but it looks like I will be soon. Lovely Grilled Thai Chicken is on my list.
thefooddoctor
/ September 12, 2011Thank you Naoko…I really appreciate it
wok with ray
/ September 11, 2011Just keep doing what you love to do and stick to it. Everything will fall into its right places, Sawsan!
thefooddoctor
/ September 12, 2011I hope so Ray..not planing on giving up any time soon but I deeply appreciate the encouragement
Ginger
/ September 13, 2011I second this comment!
thefooddoctor
/ September 13, 2011Thank you Ginger
Parsley Sage
/ September 11, 2011Guess I’m pretty lucky that I’ve got supporto-husband. Personally, I think he just likes getting his face on my blog
Awesome noodle salad! Buzzed
thefooddoctor
/ September 12, 2011You are lucky
Thank you for the buzz
ambrosiana
/ September 10, 2011Wow!! I think you did the right decision in opening a blog. Your food and pictures are amazing! This recipe sound very tasty! Brava!!
thefooddoctor
/ September 12, 2011Coming from you that is a great compliment…thank you
Just A Smidgen
/ September 10, 2011Don’t you love proving people wrong:) Sometimes it’s an even better motivator, glad you are still blogging, love this recipe!
thefooddoctor
/ September 10, 2011hehehe it is does feel great when you prove them wrong..thank you for your sweet words
jehanne@thecookingdoctor
/ September 10, 2011I love the similiarity, my husband ‘provoked’ me to start a blog myself instead of passively reading others, then he says ‘where did the doctor that I married went..i ended up with a cook instead!’..and now he even cooks for the blog! I love your thai chicken here, will give it a go and let you know how it went:-)
thefooddoctor
/ September 10, 2011looking forward to hearing what you think when you do try it
glad I am not the only one with husband issues
Good Cooks
/ September 10, 2011I guess all the eastern have the same minds, gosh, he is the same as my husband, no but my husband has more, hahaha. He does’nt have any issue or refusal if I subscribed to any magazine or buy any cooking-books, but he never tired reminded me that he can eat anything but I don’t spend that much time in the kitchen searching recipes then preparing it and photogaring, then(from his opinion) waisting the time posting the recipes.
“Go do something more useful ” these are his favourite words.
But finally he relents a little and recognizes the facts that this is my favourite hobby.
Back to the recipe, this one is so delicious Sawsan, I it’s on my recently must try list.
Thanx Sawsan.
thefooddoctor
/ September 10, 2011hehehe my husband tells me that all the time…go do something better with your time loooool
fatisrecipes
/ September 10, 2011Yummo! Looks great!
I’m so happy for you! I wish I could hear your radio talk! No body in my family is fond of blogging, but no one strongly opposes it unless they really need me, they tell me to get off and stop wasting my time typing up the recipes I know how to make!
But I have some future plans lurking, so I haven’t given up yet, and don’t plan on until my fingers officially stop typing! 
thefooddoctor
/ September 10, 2011what’s life without a dream Fati…I know I won’t give up either because if nothing else..blogging introduced me to wonderful people like you
Christine
/ September 10, 2011Love grilled chicken. Great recipe. Yum!
thefooddoctor
/ September 10, 2011Thank you Christine
ceciliag
/ September 10, 2011that really does look tasty. john loves thai food i will show it to him.. c
thefooddoctor
/ September 10, 2011Thank you Cecilia I hope John will like it
The Culinary Lens
/ September 10, 2011I love this. It is amazing how fish sauce loses it “fishiness” when combine with other ingredients and just as adds what I can best call a wonderful saltiness
thefooddoctor
/ September 10, 2011That is a wonderful way of putting it..you are totally right…what is left is a wonderful saltiness
Rufus' Food and Spirits Guide
/ September 10, 2011Men! Oh wait. So glad to read about your successes and this is a great example of why people love your blog.
thefooddoctor
/ September 10, 2011hehehe Men indeed!
Thank you kindly for your kind words Greg
chicaandaluza
/ September 10, 2011You should feel very proud of yourself for all you have achieved with the blog – vey impressive and I know I enjoy reading and being inspired by your recipes and having a little chuckle at the snippets of your life that you share with us. Another stunning recipe – I love Thai food but rarely cook it. Need to put that right I think!
thefooddoctor
/ September 12, 2011That means so much to me Tanya..the fact that I have wonderful readers like yourself is an honor and a pleasure
tanja@tanjascookingcorner
/ September 9, 2011Haha, my darling was also not thrilled about starting a FOOD blog at first (I started in January). He used to laugh when I was photographing food, and thought it was just one silly hobby, but as the number of regular readers grew, and with all the various dishes he was served every day (and mostly-liked
) his opinion has changed! Now he is helping me when I need assistance while photographing, he himself has become more curious about world cuisine, its varieties, and now, he stands behind me fully… 
The Grilled Thai Chicken looks amazing! The addition of Asian fish sauce souce is totally new to me, makes me curious how the combination of flavors tastes!
thefooddoctor
/ September 10, 2011Glad I am not alone in this
I guess it takes time for them to warm up to the thought of a food blog