Course: Mains

Mushroom Carbonara

  Mushrooms take the place of the traditional cured pork in this vegetarian carbonara recipe—but fear not, the dish does not lack depth of flavor! A deep browning on the mushrooms, coupled with garlic and shallots, brings the humble button mushroom to a higher place. This pasta is rich, creamy and packed with flavor.

Creamy Steak Fettuccine

There is without a doubt nothing finer than a perfectly cooked steak. Slicing it into perfect slithers it’s almost impossible not to sneak the odd chunk away for “testing”. Naughty! The silky, creamy pasta with the perfect tang of tomatoes and aroma of garlic makes this into the most luxurious mid-week dinner you’ll ever eat.

Moorish Paella

I love paella because it is a little more hearty and cozy than a lot of pasta dishes but just as versatile–you can pretty much fill the dish with whatever you have on hand. I came up with this recipe after a dinner party left me with a few lamb sausages, lots of spices and […]

Pasta Con le Sarde (Sicilian Pasta With Sardines)

A classic pasta from Palermo in Siciliy, pasta con le sarde (pasta with sardines) is unlike just about any other Italian pasta dish. Heavily influenced by the cooking of Arabs who ruled Sicily more than a thousand years ago, it features long bucatini or spaghetti in a slick, luscious, and fragrant sauce made from onions, […]

Tex-Mex Cheese Enchiladas

Unlike their Mexican kin, Tex-Mex enchiladas have no meat and no tomatoey sauce. Instead, a smoky chile gravy provides the bulk of flavor in the dish. Dried ancho chiles, along with cumin, garlic, and oregano, are the perfect backbone for our roux-based sauce, and a splash of vinegar brightens it up. Instead of going with […]

Thai Spicy Duck & Pineapple Fried Rice

  Rich roast duck (available at an Asian market), fragrant basil and chunks of sweet pineapple make this quick dish a cut above your everyday fried rice.

Fresh Tomato Galette

Slices of ripe tomato nestled into a buttery, flaky crust? Sounds great, until the liquid in the tomatoes rains on your parade. The hard part about baking with tomatoes is their unpredictable juice. But their summer sweetness is perfect for a savory tart to eat at lunch or to share at dinner with a green […]

Grilled Flank Steak with Basil Dressing

For a grilled flank steak with a char-kissed exterior and a perfectly cooked interior, we had to revisit the idea of the marinade. A wet marinade is the enemy of good browning. On top of that, the test kitchen has proven that marinades barely penetrate the surface of meat. But since salt and sugar (when […]

Greek-American Lamb Gyros

  Greek-American gyros employ the same vertical rotisserie method of cooking as authentic Greek gyros, and both come served in rich, fluffy pita bread with a yogurt-based sauce, tomatoes, and onions, but that's where the similarities end. Unlike Greek gyros, which are usually made with whole pieces of thinly-sliced marinated pork skewered in a large […]

Slow Cooker White Chicken Chili

The easiest crockpot recipe of your life! It’s a one-pot wonder – no searing, no fuss. Simply throw everything right in! Then you can let it cook low and slow as the chicken gets so unbelievably tender – so tender, you can even shred this by giving the chili a good stir in the crockpot. […]

Hot and Spicy Coconut Prawns

  I’m warning you – this is a hot one! But, of course, you can reduce the quantity of chillies to suit your taste. The fresh prawns and big pieces of coconut are a match made in heaven. Curry leaves and fennel seeds also help give this dish a unique flavour. Perhaps best of all, […]

Spanish-Style Toasted Pasta with Shrimp and Clams

  Traditional recipes for fideuà can take several hours to prepare. We wanted to streamline the recipe but keep the deep flavors of the classic recipes. To replace the slow-cooked fish stock of the classics, we made a quick shrimp stock using the shrimp’s shells, a combination of chicken broth and water, and a bay […]

Adult “SpaghettiOs”

  These are extra saucy and a little sweet like the original SpaghettiOs, but with grown-up flavors all around.

Kashmiri Lamb Rogan Josh

Slow-cooked lamb curry with ginger, chilli, yoghurt and saffron. The list of ingredients in my recipe is small (relatively – I love that!) but those with a very distant flavor. In the olden days it was said that ‘Ratan jog’ was used in the dish. A herb from the region of Kashmir; ground down to […]

Vegan Peanut, Sweet Potato, and Kale Soup With Coconut

  There’s nothing traditional about this soup, but that doesn’t stop it from being delicious. The version of West African groundnut soup I ate in my youth was a thick, peanut-packed broth made with chicken, spices, and tomatoes, but recipes for maafe (as it’s called in Mali) vary hugely. I’m taking that as free license […]