True paella Valenciana comes from the rice fields around Valencia and is nothing like the seafood-loaded tourist version served elsewhere. The original is a land dish: chicken, rabbit, green beans, and butter beans cooked with saffron-tinted rice.
Vegan no-churn strawberry cheesecake ice cream made with three ingredients: dairy-free cream cheese, strawberry jam, and graham cracker crumbs. No ice cream maker needed.
In the heart of Stockholm, Michael Andersson walked away from the Michelin dining room and towards the open fire. Not to cook less seriously, but to bring the discipline, the finesse and the obsession of a starred kitchen to the oldest craft there is: meat, over flame.
In Ho Chi Minh City, a former fisherman turned Michelin-starred chef, Vo Thanh Vuong, takes you in a journey across an entire country. Is it the finest way to discover the delicate, perfumed, gloriously misunderstood cuisine of Vietnam?
Roasted chickpeas spiced with cumin, coriander, garlic powder, onion powder, and paprika on a bed of lettuce, tomato, cucumber, and onion. Tahini-lemon dressing with sesame seeds.
Shrimp seared for ninety seconds in a hot pan, served in warm corn tortillas with sliced avocado, Castello cheese, and Sriracha or Ranchero sauce. Fast and fresh.
Eggplant parmesan without frying. Eggplant slices broiled until browned, layered with oregano-basil tomato sauce and shredded cheese, baked at 425°F (218°C) for twenty minutes.
Golden beets roasted in foil at 375°F (190°C), sliced and drizzled with hazelnut oil. Served with a lemon mint cream of Greek yoghurt, fresh mint, lemon juice, and zest.
The classic Swedish sliced oven baked potato recipe - Hasselback Potatoes - is as elegant as it is comforting. From NORTH - Scandinavian Cooking, a cookbook by Kalle Bergman.
Frozen strawberry basil rose blended with lemon juice and honey. The basil blends in completely and adds a peppery, herbal note underneath the cold strawberry and wine.
Frozen strawberry margarita with black pepper, tequila, triple sec, lime juice, and a sugar rim. The pepper adds a slow warmth behind the cold fruit and citrus.
A sparkling punch of sparkling lemonade, sparkling water, sliced strawberries, and sliced cucumber. Stirred gently, chilled for thirty minutes, and served over ice.
A wine spritzer with frozen watermelon cubes, cucumber, mint, lemon juice, white wine, and soda water. The watermelon melts into the drink instead of diluting it.
Homemade napa cabbage kimchi with dried red chilli peppers, garlic, gochujang, jeotgal, sesame seeds, carrots, radish, and spring onions. Fermented at room temperature for two to three days.
Dense chocolate brownies made with Amaretto and baking chocolate, topped with a cocoa and almond extract frosting. Chilled for an hour before cutting into clean squares.
A skillet of butternut squash and black beans with cumin, chili powder, smoked paprika, jalapenos, and tomato. Enchilada flavour, no tortillas, no oven. Twenty minutes.
Fried potato and barnyard millet tikkis with cumin, green chillies, crushed peanuts, and coriander. Soaked, cooked, mixed, shaped, and deep-fried until golden brown.
Grilled shrimp topped with fresh herbs, lemon, and oil served alongside grilled eggplant finished with a spoonful of pesto. A 10-minute summer grill dinner.
Grilled whole lobster brushed with ancho chili lime butter, cooked shell-side down for 8 to 10 minutes. Compound butter melts through the meat as it grills.
Chicken pesto pasta is one of those dishes that delivers big flavor for minimal work. Seared chicken over penne tossed in homemade basil pesto with cherry tomatoes and toasted pine nuts. Twenty-five minutes, start to finish.
Goat cheese and yogurt whipped smooth, spread on a plate, scattered with wild blueberries, watercress, olive oil, salt, and pepper. Three minutes. Stunning.
A fabulous summer salad of romaine, mango, avocado, cucumber, bell pepper, green onions, and cilantro. Dressed with a honey vinaigrette of garlic, lemon juice, olive oil, and honey.
A chocolate Bundt cake made with cake mix, instant pudding, sour cream, and a full bag of chocolate chips. Baked for an hour. Dense, moist, and unfrosted.
Cedar plank salmon is Pacific Northwest cooking at its most iconic. A side of salmon roasting on smoldering cedar wood, picking up subtle woodsy smoke that no other method can replicate.
Everything cooks in the same seasoned water, layered by cook time, so the potatoes, corn, sausage, and shrimp all come out perfectly done. Outdoor party food that scales effortlessly.