Bun bo xao makes a great weeknight dinner any time of year.

bun bo xao – vietnamese beef noodle salad

Bun bo xao is a quick weeknight meal. Big tastes of lemongrass, beef, chili and fresh herbs hit all the right flavour notes. It’s the best kind of salad. Everything in balance.

Aloo chicken curry in an Indian copper bowl from the front.

restaurant style aloo chaat chicken curry

Want something different? Something that isn’t the same 10 curries you make over and over? Aloo chaat chicken curry is one of the tastiest Indian curries you have never heard of.

Roast chicken with lemon, white wine, rosemary and thyme sauce.

french roast chicken with lemon

In France they serve roast chicken with this unbelievable brown sauce. It’s one of the great roast chicken recipes.

French roast chicken is up there with Zuni Cafe roast chicken with bread salad and Marcella’s chicken with lemons.

Tandoori chicken on a board from above.

tandoori chicken

I’m a big fan of Indian food. I grew up on it so it’s in my blood. Homestyle Indian, mind you. Not what you get in restaurants. Tandoori chicken was always going on. It’s the Indian equivalent of a backyard barbecue.

Chicken tikka masala in a bowl next to a fork and spoon from above.

restaurant chicken tikka masala

Restaurant chicken tikka masala is one of the most popular Indian restaurant dish going. Creamy. A little bit sweet. A little bit savory. It has something going on for everyone.