Lara Dunston 
Is it safe to travel to Thailand and Cambodia is what travellers heading to Southeast Asia for the upcoming tourist high season are asking. Yes, it is, with a new ceasefire in place, and as long as you don’t travel within 50 kms of the Thailand-Cambodia border, the location of recent conflict, for now. The … Read more
Our broccoli bacon salad recipe with cranberries, pine nuts and pangrattato and gremolata gives an Italian flavour to the classic American deli-style broccoli salad or broccoli crunch salad. We dress the salad in extra virgin olive oil and white wine vinegar instead of a creamy dressing, add toasted pine nuts instead of sunflower seeds, soak … Read more
Our best pumpkin recipes include a Middle Eastern pumpkin hummus recipe for a roast pumpkin and chickpea dip with dukkah, a Cambodian pumpkin coconut soup recipe that makes an aromatic soup that’s rich and creamy courtesy of coconut cream, a pumpkin chickpea curry recipe that calls for a red spice paste and coconut milk, and … Read more
Siem Reap Water Festival or Bon Om Tuk marks the end of the monsoon and rice season, the reversal of the flow of the Tonle Sap (Great Lake), and the start of the fishing season with boat races, water rituals, traditional ceremonies, such as moon worship and floating lanterns, as well as fireworks, street food, … Read more
Our kachumbari recipe makes a Kenyan salad of tomato, onion, avocado, cucumber, and coriander dressed with citrus juice and olive oil and given a kick with fresh chilli, chilli flakes or curry powder. At its simplest, kachumbari is a tomato and onion salad or relish with cooks adding any combo of avocado, cucumber or carrot. … Read more