<DIV>Following the successful launch of their first book, <I>Spirit House Thai Cooking</I>, and their second book, <I>Travels with Thai Food</I>, <I>Essentially Thai</I> celebrates the tradition of Thai food with fresh ingredients and stunning dishes. This book covers everything a novice or an expert chef wants to know about cooking Thai dishes, with an introduction to Asian ingredients and easy cooking methods. Creating authentic Thai food with an emphasis on fresh is the focus of the recipes in this book including how to put together the perfect Thai pantry to create stir fries, curries, seafood, soups and noodles, rice and desserts.</div>