Lara Dunston 
Our shish tawook recipe makes the Lebanese grilled chicken skewers or chicken kebabs that are popular throughout the Middle East. Served with a garlicky sauce or toum, mezze such as hummus and baba ganoush, and salads such as tabbouli and fattoush, shish tawook is an essential component of a ‘mixed grill’ platter of barbecued meats. … Read more
Our best chickpea recipes make a rich and hearty Moroccan chickpea soup, a North Indian Punjabi chole, gently-spiced chickpea stew or chickpea curry, if you like, and Middle Eastern hummus and tahini dips, from a traditional creamy hummus and hummus balila of warm cumin-spiced chickpeas with pickles and salad to a hummus with ground spiced … Read more
Our best fried rice recipes will make good use of leftover rice in the fridge, making everything from classic restaurant-style Chinese special fried rice and funky Cambodian fried rice with shrimp paste to flavoursome fried rice dishes with spicy Southern-style fried chicken and tonkatsu fried rice made with breaded pork and onsen eggs. If you … Read more
What to Cook this Week is our irregular cooking series where on occasional Mondays we publish our weeknight meal ideas from the Grantourismo recipe archives. Suggestions might include seasonal recipes, dishes to cook for upcoming holidays, meals we’re making in our kitchen, and recipes that we are testing that we’d love you to try. For … Read more
These warming Sunday dinner ideas for a cold winter night include everything from comforting soups and braises to stews and curries. We’ve got recipes for a traditional borscht and authentic beef Stroganoff, Cambodian fried spring rolls and stirring pot soup, a Moroccan chickpea soup and lamb tajine, a Burmese curry and Thai curry, and braises … Read more