Soto ayam is chicken noodle soup – Indonesian style. Lemongrass. Lime leaves. Ginger. Garlic. Spices. This is not your mom’s chicken noodle soup. Crispy fried chicken. Fried shallots. Cilantro. Rice noodles. And a medium boiled egg. This is Indonesia’s answer to ramen. I love noodles. And I have a thing for noodle soups. Look around glebe kitchen. Ramen. Pho. Laksa. Classic chicken noodle. Turkey noodle from scratch. Bo kho. Khao soi....

Chicken jalfrezi is on every single Indian restaurant menu for a reason. It’s delicious. Now you can make it at home. In 30 minutes. Start to finish. Any night of the week. The flavours are restaurant worthy. Lush sauce. Bold flavours. Big chunks of lightly charred peppers and onions. And the bite of green chilies. My kind of dish. This is an old recipe. From back in early 2018. The early days of glebekitchen....

Chole masala is one seriously delicious vegetarian chickpea curry. This is a Punjabi jewel. Really, really good. Like no other chana masala I have ever tried. Chole masala or chana masala? It’s different. There’s about a million chana masala recipes out there. Some are good. Others are great. But chole masala is truly memorable. I’m not really sure what the difference is between chole and chana masala. They are both chickpea curries....

Dhansak is a famous Parsi dish. Indian restaurant dhansak curry is adapted from the traditional. But the big flavours, lentils and a bit of sweet and sour remain. Dhansak gets it roots from Persian cuisine Little bit of history. The Parsis were from Persia and migrated to India to escape persecution in or around the 10th century. That’s the beauty of history. People move around. They bring their cooking with them....

Laksa is a spicy coconut noodle soup that needs to be in your repertoire. Creamy. A bit spicy. Great southeast Asian flavours. It just screams delicious. I don’t know why it isn’t more popular. There’s about 3 million pho joints where I live. And about 5 places that serve laksa. I love pho. A lot. But laksa is a great Asian noodle soup too. It deserves to be on a menu near you....

Roasted beets and carrots with crumbled goat cheese and balsamic drizzle. A fantastic side dish for almost any dinner. This is best in fall. When root vegetables are at their peak. It’s a bittersweet time of year. Winter is coming. Tough times ahead. But there’s comfort in the kitchen. From long simmered braises. Warming soups. Roasted root vegetables. It’s time to come back into the kitchen. To focus on what counts....

This Thai chicken buddha bowl makes a great weeknight dinner. Or you can grill the chicken ahead and serve it cold. Makes a great lunch. The spicy miso grilled chicken adds a bit of Korean spice to the mix. The bright Thai flavours from the sauce bring it all together. It’s well balanced. Sweet, salty, spicy, sour. All the southeast Asian flavours are represented. It’s just tasty. Thai chicken buddha bowls are great any night This is a nice weeknight dinner....

If you love ribs you need to try Thai ribs with hot and sweet dipping sauce. Big bold Thai flavours. These are ribs that will make you wonder why you ever thought ribs need BBQ sauce. I love pork. I love pork ribs. Low and slow BBQ ribs are a wonderful thing. But they aren’t the only thing. That’s what I don’t get. Thai ribs are a great way to mix things up Why limit yourself?...

Vietnamese grilled chicken is loaded with big south east Asian flavours. Citrus. Ginger. Chili. And the kiss of smoke. Delicious. Sometimes you need to shake things up. Grilled chicken can be a trap. You get into a rut – making the same 3 dishes over and over. Vietnamese grilled chicken is a new take on backyard grilling If you’re stuck there, Vietnamese grilled chicken is for you. Bright citrusy flavours. A bit of smoke....

Carolina mustard sauce is the perfect accompaniment to any BBQ that features pork. Pulled pork. Smoke roasted pork. Sausages. Whole hog. It just works. The tang of the vinegar, the mustard and that hint of heat from the chili powder. Perfect. Carolina mustard sauce is a fantastic alternative to tomato based sauces. Carolina mustard sauce is perfect with pork I don’t really get the tomato sauce and pork thing. In general I don’t really get it for anything but chicken....

Peruvian chicken is good stuff. Seriously good stuff. And when you match it up with that crazy Peruvian green sauce you have a winner. Pollo a la brasa. I love a good roast chicken. It’s one of my favourite dishes. Just simple roast chicken seasoned with salt and pepper and maybe a couple sprigs in the cavity. Served up with a drizzle of a good pan sauce. Yum. It’s my comfort food....

Sometimes you screw up. If you don’t you’re not trying hard enough. That’s exactly how I came up with this. I was trying to make these amazing sous vide pork carnitas cubes I saw Rick Bayless do. When they hit the frying pan the pork lard melted and they self destructed. Time to make tacos! This recipe uses the slow cooking technique called sous vide. Historically the domain of fancy restaurant kitchens, low cost home systems have become available in the last few years....

Spicy Thai beef salad. Beef. Lime. Chili. Mint. Cilantro. It all comes together in one big flavour bomb. Almost too much but it works. And it works well. This is a great dish when you are craving bold summer tastes. Nice thing is, you can make this year round. If you can’t get to a grill, pan fry the steak. It will be just as good. You can mix up the greens if you want....

Big flavours of citrus, soy and sesame come together to make a great Asian inspired beef carpaccio. Carpaccio isn’t for everyone. But if you like it then this is a version you need to try. It’s a nice twist on the classic Italian preparation. Carpaccio is a relatively recent invention History lesson. This is not an ancient dish. Hasn’t been around for all that long really. It was invented in Harry’s bar in Venice in the 1950s....

Charro beans are smoky, savoury, spicy pinto beans. Perfect as a side to any BBQ or Mexican meal. Bacon, tomatoes, chipotles, onion and garlic. Hello tasty. I think beans are the perfect side for BBQ. Real BBQ I mean. Low and slow. Ribs. Brisket. Chicken. Hot links. Charro beans are more Mexican than Texas. But I don’t care. They work. They work well. Charro beans aren’t just good with Mexican Charro beans are good with backyard grilling too....

Sometimes dinner can be fast. And delicious. This is one of those times. Chicken chow mein with black beans. A little spicy. A lot savoury. And loaded with umami flavour. Deceptively simple. Seriously tasty. This is not your run of the mill chow mein. And the best part? 30 minutes start to finish. Who says you can’t have great food on Tuesday? I love great food on Tuesday. Chow mein is a noodle dish Full disclosure....

Chicken marsala is a classic Italian restaurant dish. Pound some chicken flat, flour it up, fry it up with some mushrooms and douse it with marsala wine. Not bad. Not great. And more work than it’s worth. Why not do away with the scaloppine? Go in a more rustic, hearty direction? Bring it into cacciatora territory? I bet that’s where chicken marsala comes from anyway. Italian home cooking five hundred years ago....

If you love ramen and you love curry then curry chicken ramen could be your new favourite. Ramen noodles. Crispy golden chicken. A perfect egg. And a Japanese curry broth. Tasty stuff. I love ramen noodles. Crazy about them. Tonkotsu ramen is one of my all time favourite things to eat. Seriously. It’s an addiction. But tonkotsu broth takes 12 hours to make. The chashu pork is no joke either. Labour of love....

Korean chicken wings are spicy, savoury and just flat out fantastic finger food. Perfect when you feel like grilling something delicious. These are seriously tasty wings. Big Korean flavours of gochujang and Korean chili powder. With a surprise Vietnamese twist. Something new. Not traditional. But really good. Koreans know grilling There’s something about Korean spicing that just works on the grill. It makes sense. Koreans have been grilling for a long time....

Restaurant style aloo keema is a delicious, Indian potato and beef or lamb curry that makes a great change to the usual suspects. Jalfrezi is number one in the UK for a reason. Vindaloo might be the most famous. A well executed madras is a truly wonderful thing. Classics. But sometimes you should go a different way. Mix things up. Try something new. Something fresh. I love the classics. But I need variety....