BANGKOK, Sept. 30 -- When one is still at home most of the time, as I am, finding new ways to cook can be a matter of rejoicing or despair. There is only that much food delivery and takeaway anyone can endure, and I'm not up for dining out regularly quite just yet, so it's to the kitchen then.

There are many pantry staples but none, at least to me, are as versatile as the humble egg.

Now I'm also missing travelling, particularly one of my favourite cities in the world: Bangkok. Given these conditions, why not marry both conundrums and make the best of things?

Make lemonade with lemons, they say. Well, why not make omelettes (and more) with all the eggs you have?

If all my trips to The Land of Smiles in the past have taught me anything...