Kebob/Kabab

Grilled Lamb Kebabs

Grilled Lamb Kebabs

Grilled Lamb Kebabs excerpted from Bitter & Sweet: Global Flavors from an Iranian-American Kitchen [A Cookbook] by Omid Roustaei. Photography by Waterbury Publications, Inc.

Bitter & Sweet: Global Flavors from an Iranian-American Kitchen [A Cookbook] by Omid Roustaei

Discover a world of flavours in this elegantly designed cookbook from Omid Roustaei—the Caspian Chef—featuring 75 mouthwatering recipes that blend Iranian dishes with global cuisines, accompanied by moving stories of Omid’s life and culinary journey from Iran to the US.

Infused with moving stories, useful cooking tips, and gorgeous photographs, Bitter & Sweet teaches readers to experiment not only with Iranian dishes but also with the many cuisines and techniques that Omid has explored throughout his career. His welcoming prose and down-to-earth methods are sure to engage both practiced hands and total newcomers to the kitchen.

Recipes include Persian classics like Chicken in Pomegranate Walnut Sauce (Khoresh Fesenjun), Sour Cherry Rice with Petite Meatballs (Albalu Polo ba Ghel Gheli), and Rice with a Crispy Saffron Layer (Polo ba Tahdig) alongside international dishes such as Braised Burdock with Carrots (Kinpira Gobo), Creamy Smoked Fish and Vegetable Soup (Cullen Skink), and Fried Potato and Bulgur Kibbeh (Kibbet Batata bil Lahmeh).

ACCESSIBLE: Written in a conversational format that makes this complex and delicious cuisine easy to cook for anyone, regardless of experience.

IMPROVISATIONAL: Each recipe includes simple tips for modification based on what you have on hand, with deeper instruction on how to become a more mindful and intuitive cook. (more…)

Chicken Skewers
Chicken Skewers

Chicken Skewers excerpted from Romy Gill’s India: Recipes from Home by Romy Gill. Photography by Sam A Harris.

Romy Gill's India: Recipes from Home by Romy Gill

‘Romy Gill conjures magic on the plate yet again. A deliciously versatile book that transports me back to my own mother’s kitchen. Easy to follow, written with verve humour and warmth and always a surprise. Another masterclass…’  – Nikesh Shukla

‘There’s a freshness and openness about Romy Gill’s books… and this love letter to India is more fresh air… an enticing mix of recipes and stories.’  – Sheila Dillon

‘Romy’s Punjabi and Bengali roots come together in this book to create her most vivid, unique and delicious version of home.’
– Minnie Driver

‘In addition to her lush design choices and gorgeous photographs, I am eternally grateful to Romy Gill for consistently fulfilling a crucial need: Recipes that impress my own Indian mother.’ – Priyanka Mattoo

Step into the heart of India’s vibrant culinary heritage with Romy Gill’s India. Renowned chef Romy Gill takes you on a charming journey through her ancestral kitchens in the Bengal and Punjab region, where she discovered the true essence of home-cooked Indian cuisine. (more…)

Spiced Chicken Skewers with Pickling Spices, Mustard & Chilli
Spiced Chicken Skewers with Pickling Spices, Mustard & Chilli

Spiced Chicken Skewers with Pickling Spices, Mustard & Chilli excerpted from Tandoori Home Cooking: Over 70 Classic Indian Tandoori Recipes to Cook at Home by Maunika Gowardhan. Photography copyright © Issy Croker 2023.

Tandoori Home Cooking: Over 70 Classic Indian Tandoori Recipes to Cook at Home by Maunika Gowardhan

Cooking in a tandoor (clay oven) is a technique that dates back to the Bronze Age, and traditionally has always been about bringing the flavor from the clay oven to the vegetables, meats and fresh breads cooked in it. Communal kitchens have centred around the Tandoor for generations across the northern frontier of India, making their way through the Indian subcontinent, and always providing warmth, good food and flavor.

In Tandoori Home Cooking, Maunika Gowardhan, bestselling author of Thali, takes you on a tour to share an explosion of tandoori flavours, spices, recipes and culinary heritage found across the streets and restaurants of India, with dishes that can be made in conventional ovens and grills in your home all year round.

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Honey and Soy Chicken Skewers
Honey and Soy Chicken Skewers

Honey and Soy Chicken Skewers excerpted from Ammu: Indian Home Cooking to Nourish Your Soul by Asma Khan. Photography by Laura Edwards.

Ammu: Indian Home Cooking to Nourish Your Soul by Asma Khan

Ammu is a collection of recipes from Asma Khan’s childhood, her Indian family kitchen. It is a celebration of where she comes from, of home cooking, and the inextricable link between food and love. It is also a chance for Asma to honour her ammu—mother—and to share with us the recipes that made her and rooted her to home.

This book is a joyful celebration of memories of food, and its power to heal, restore, and comfort. It includes her ammu’s comfort food from childhood, the recipes with which she was taught to cook, celebratory food for special occasions, and slow-cooked recipes passed through the generations of her family.

The recipes and the memories she shares all possess something that is universal: food is a way for us to have this conversation about how similar we all are—how it connects us and unites us beyond differing appearances, accents, races and backgrounds. (more…)

Lemongrass Beef Skewers
Lemongrass Beef Skewers

Lemongrass Beef Skewers, Foolproof BBQ: 60 Simple Recipes to Make the Most of Your Barbecue by Genevieve Taylor. Photography by Jason Ingram.

Foolproof BBQEveryone loves to get the barbecue out on a sunny day—but how often do you end up with blackened steak, raw chicken, or collapsing veggie kebabs? Never fear—Genevieve Taylor, BBQ and live-fire expert and cook is here to solve all your barbecue problems with 60 foolproof recipes to make your summer party a sizzling success!

With clear, simple instructions on how to set up your barbecue for failsafe cooking, what fuel to use, and how to prepare your food, Foolproof BBQ makes outdoor cooking a breeze. Genevieve offers up 60 recipes for meat, poultry, fish, vegetables and even sweet puds for the barbie. With a photo for every recipe and step-by-step explanations, even a barbecue novice can make a feast to remember.

Foolproof BBQ: 60 Simple Recipes to Make the Most of Your Barbecue is available at Amazon.com and Indigo.ca. (more…)