Bologna Sandwich

Try this yummy bologna sandwich with my secret spread in the snack box!!!

Sandwich Snack Boxes

A customer ordered snack boxes without juice boxes or chocolate bars. Instead, another type of sandwich were put in replaced. I can customize to all your needs!!!

Mini Croissant Tuna Sandwich

What a quick and easy snack!!! This croissant sandwich and many other sandwich are available in my snack boxes.

Kao Chae (ข้าวแช่ชาววัง)

Kao Chae is a traditional summer dish which is eaten during March to May over hundrens of years. Making Kao Chae is very complicated it requires many small side dishes to accompany rice in jasmin fragrant iced water. In the oldern days, Kao Chae is eatten in palaces, but now it is widespread. However, it is hard to find good and delicious Kao Chae. A few aristocrat families still hold the royal recipe.

Kao Chae has been pass down in my family for generations. It is started by my grandmother (picture below) over a hundred years ago. I have seen my mother making it since I was young. Kao Chae has been popular summer dish in my home eversince. "My Grandmother as a child"

Cabbage Rolls

A customer has asked me to make something which can be reheat easily and a complete meal in itself. I thought of cabbage rolls as an individual piece can be taken out for reheat. It is easy to eat and goes well with rice or potatoes.

Magazine PR (Sakulthai - สกุลไทย)

This is an article about me and Candle in Sakulthai magazine. A sincere Thanks to the person who kindly interviewed me.

Macaroni and Chesse

In the States, most people think of Macaroni and Cheese as the best comfort food. The creamy and cheesy of this dish seem to satisfy the taste buds and cheer people up. I made my Macaroni and Cheese with a twist by adding button mushroom and sprinkle bacon on top.

Candle's Tum Kanom Jeen

I am really into Kanom Jeen mood these days. I have been exploring with new creations. This dish is very similar to Som Tum but instead of Papaya, I used Kanom Jeen. The taste is richer because I used Salted Eggs in the sauce instead of Fish Sauce. This makes a great appetizer dish.

Pad Kanom Jeen (ผัดขนมจีน)

Yesterday I was craving for Pad Kanom Jeen at Som Tum Nua, a very well known Som Tum restaurant on Siam Square which I really like. So, I decided to create this dish from my memory of how it taste and the ingredients. It turned out very well. I don't have to stand in line in front of Som Tum Nua for Pad Kanom Jeen anymore. Now I can have it from Candle!!!

Creamed Corn and Creamed Spinach

These two side dishes reminded me of Lawry's - Prime Rib restaurant in The US. These were two of a few choices which we can choose to accompany our Prime Rib. These creamy side dishes also go well steak, pork chop or just any roast. Fit for people who just can't get enough of creamy stuff....like me!!!

Carbonara

Are you a cream sauce lover? If you are, then Carbonara is the dish for you. The sauce made from heavy cream, egg yolks, and cheese which made it very thick and creamy. The sauce is tossed with pasta and accompany by crispy bacon.

Shrimp Ravioli with Kaffir Lime Cream Sauce

Italian Ravioli is very similar to Asian Wonton. So, why don't we mix these two together and see what we get?.... This Ravioli filled with wonton filling which consisted of shrimps and other Asian herbs. Well, you can see the result. The taste is very unique and different. It is creamy from the cream sauce and at the same time you get the aroma and a hint of the sour taste from the Kaffir.

Kanom Jeen Nam Prik (ขนมจีนน้ำพริก)

Kanom Jeen Nam Prik is an authentic Thai dish which is hard to find these days. Many restaurants make it very sweet. Not many people know how to make Nam Prik as lots of ingredients are required. I got this recipe which has been past down in my family for generations.

Snack Boxes

These are snack boxes for funeral. The customer wanted something which are different from the bakery snack boxes which you get from almost every funeral in Bangkok.

I came up with the idea of making smaller portion of my well known dishes which are easy to eat like Cottage Pie, Tuna in White Sauce, and Stir-Fried Pasta and put them in small containers. The complete snack box comes with a small container of food, a chocolate bar, a juice box, a spoon and a napkin.

I made 400 of these snack boxes over these past 2 days.

Salad Dressing Gift Baskets

These salad dressing baskets look very pretty when they sit in a row together. I got this order from a customer who is health conscious and would like to give healthy salad dressing to her love ones.

Homemade Gift Baskets

I got this spacial order from my best friend who wanted to give several of my products in gift baskets. She wanted something which is premium and not like any others that are available on the market, so I designed and made these baskets especially for her.

It took several days for the preparations of these baskets. I had to go shopping for the baskets, the flowers, and the ribbons. It took another few days to put these baskets together. In the end I think these baskets looks very bright and cheerful just right for this festive season.

What do you think?

Cottage Pie Factory

Orders have been coming in non stop and different sizes of Cottage Pie have been running out the door. It feels like we are the factory producing Cottage Pie. Over 100 kg of potatoes have been mashed by HANDS!!! for these orders.

I also offer a personal size that comes in a box which makes a perfect small gift!!!

New Year's Gift - Salad Dressings

Salad dressing make a great gift for this holiday season.

Our Salad dressing come in 3 different types:

1. Spicy Red Wine Vinaigrette


2. House Dressing


3. Japanese Dressing

These 3 bottles come in our beautiful gift basket.

New Year's Gifts - Cottage Pie

Cottage Pie also makes a great gift for any occasions.

Cottage Pie comes in a foil tray with plastic lid with 2 different sizes:

For 5-6 serving, the tray comes in an elegant orange box.

For 10 serving, the tray comes in a basket with festive decorations.

Religious Ceremony (เลี้ยงพระ)

Today I got up at 4:00am to make this order for religious ceremony. The customer ordered this set of Thai food to offer to monks at the temple. The set consisted of Thai spicy pork salad (Yum Moo Yang), Green Chicken Curry (Kang Kaew Wan Gai), Stir Fried Chinese broccoli with Shitake Mushroom and Roast Pork (Ka Na Pad Hed Hom Moo Krob), Fried Fish with Spicy Sauce (Pla Tod Sam Rod), and Thai Dessert and Fresh Fruit. All the food were presented in plastic containers for easy transport and convenient when offered to monks.

Chicken Curry (Kang Karee Kai)

I love making all kinds of curry. It is very interesting how different herbs and spices come together to make various tastes and colors.

Meal Boxes

All these lunch boxes are for Kasikorn Bank. They had ordered Three Colors Vegetable Rice with Tuna, Fancy Pork Cake with Rice, and Devil's Spaghetti. Food come in a microwaveable box and I also provided fork, spoon, napkin, toothpick, and a candy which all come in a small bag just like on a plane.

Chicken in Yellow Rice (Kao Moke Gai)

This is a typical Muslim dish in Thailand which got it's root from Indian Chicken Biryani. It is fun and easy to make. This makes a great lunch dish.

Spaghetti with Green Chicken Curry

Normally Thai eat this curry with rice or Thai Rice noodles (Kanom Jeen). Kanom Jeen is made from fermented rice flour so, you can't keep it over night. It has to be consumed the same day. I was too lazy to go out and buy Kanom Jeen, so I use spaghetti instead which is similar in shape. It turned out very well, Italian noodle with Thai curry!!!

Chicken Massaman Curry

At a request of my mom, I made her a massaman curry for lunch today. She likes my massaman as she said chicken is tender and the meat just fall off the bone as you cut into it. My family love to have massaman with Roti (an Indian bread) which Thai have adapted into a Thai version of Roti. Massaman also goes well with bread which I also like.

Smoked Salmon Rice Paper Rolls

A traditional Vietnamese appetizer which usually make from shrimps. Smoked Salmon cucumber, carrots, and spring onions make a great combination. It went well with the spicy sweet and sour sauce which I made. I would recommend this dish for a person who is weight and health conscious.

Spinach and Ricotta Cannelloni

A very dear friend who is blogs guru and the author of http://www.cup-cakerie.blogspot.com/ has asked me to make this dish. After reading a recipe book, I started making it but with my own homemade tomato sauce. The sauce just bubbling out when I baked it in the oven. It turned out to be creamy and very tasty.

Breaded Stuffed Chicken Breast

This is very similar to chicken Kiev which is a traditional Russian dish. I tried something different. I stuffed chicken breast with spinach, shitake mushroom, and cheese and served with my own version of a supreme sauce. When you cut the chicken the stuffing just burst out YUM!!!

Garlic and Pepper Lamb

Pan fried meat with lots of garlic and pepper, a traditional Thai dish that normally made from pork, chicken, or beef. I used lamb which made it a great fusion dish.

Baked Pork Chop with Chef's Own Stuffing Recipe

This was the most popular dish at the restaurant. Every table had to order one. The stuffing complimented the meat very well that there was no need for sauce or gravy.

Bangkok Dining & Entertainment magazine

Candle was in The Bangkok Dining and Entertainment magazine during 2007. This is what it said in the magazine.

"A resort like restaurant that makes you feel like dining at the spa. Candle is a two story Thai style house surrounded by a luscious garden and a big pond with elephants playfully shooting water at each other.

Owner/Chef Nujnoi Thongchua (Ning) has more than a decade of experience in international communications and a passion for cooking and decorating. She has a converted her home into an elegant and cozy restaurant with her own unique design. Admirers have come from far and wide to take in the sumptuous food and fused international comforts.

Candle come highly recommended for people who are looking for a relaxing, cozy place to wine and dine after long hours at work and lovers who wish to have an impressive romantic dinner. All of the recipes are of Nng's creation and blended to fit the fusion style making it a one of a kind in all of Thailand. Experience Western cooking with an Asian twists at Candle Restaurant. "

My Restaurant - Candle

Overview of the restaurant. I used to rent this house to expats for over 30 years before I turned it into a restaurant.

The inside of the restaurant. I did all the decorating myself. Candles were hanging down from the windows and napkins were folded into candle's shape. My mom gave the name "Candle" as she said let the Candle burns everlasting.

The outside patio with day and night view.