World Cuisine

Australians and New Zealanders both claim Pavlova and this recipe is so easy it feels like cheating! I first had it when a friend brought it to our final dress rehearsal and begged her for the recipe! It is especially striking when the fruits and berries are in season. Personally, I like to add coconut for the crunch, but it's NOT sweetened coconut – it's unsweetened, in big flakes, and I get it from the fruit and nut guy at our commissary. It's a real crowd pleaser and the best thing about it is you can make it a day ahead. Just allow the meringue to fully cool and cover lightly with plastic wrap. Top with whipped cream and fruit just prior to serving. 

Firefighters all across Canada can't get enough of this Dijon mustard and salsa meatloaf. Serve with baked beans and greens. Leftover sandwiches are great the next day. 

A great Jamaican style dish. A spicy blend of herbs, vinegar, and a habanero pepper make this chicken dish unforgettable. Serve with rice, yum! 

Fresh parsley, dill, spearmint, and leeks flavor this traditional Greek pie. 

The wonderful national noodle dish of Thailand, it is now served in many trendy restaurants. It can be adjusted to your taste, add ingredients that you like and make it as spicy or tart as you want to. It is also great as a basis for a stir fry of leftovers. This is a recipe for those who like it HOT, if you can't handle the heat, go easy on the chile sauce. 

This delicious Syrian lamb and vegetable stew is made in layers and served with steamed rice or bulgur. It's a traditional Damascene style of cooking. 

Amaranth greens and split pigeon peas are the base of this classic dish from Andhra, India. 

Canton Aargau is composed of Switzerland's most fertile farmlands, celebrated for fruit, vegetables and the famous Carrot Cake. Moist, delicious and light, it contains no added fat besides what's naturally contained in the eggs. 

Tofu and onions are simmered with aromatic Indian spices in a pressure cooker for a warm and filling weeknight meal. Serve with rice and naan. 

Modified by the Filipinos from Central to South American influences, this fragrant soup is made with ground beef, onions, tomatoes, potatoes, and lots of garlic. Serve as a stew or generously over rice. 

These rolled cookies are flavored with lemon zest and caraway seeds. 

This is the 'secret' Greek dressing recipe from the pizzeria that I work at. The recipe makes almost a gallon but can be scaled down easily. It can be used for picnics and travels very well, since it doesn't need to be refrigerated. This is the best dressing I have ever tasted, people offer to buy it constantly, but if we sold it we wouldn't be able to make enough to use in the restaurant! 

This Indian dish combines fresh spinach and ricotta in a creamy curry. Use paneer if you can find it! It is absolutely wonderful with basmati rice or naan (Indian flat bread). The key is in the spices, which you can find at an Indian grocery. 

I used to visit my friend Teresa in Brownsville, TX. We would cross the border to this open air vendor/food stand to eat this. The cook did not or could not hide her ingredients, so we know what was put in this dish. You can serve this with rice, beans, or make it into wraps. The ingredients are very forgiving, so feel free to increase or decrease the amount stated. 

Try these crepe-like items for an Indian-style breakfast made with lentils and rice. 

A traditional Iranian rice and lentil polow (pilaf) is cooked with a crusty, delicious layer of rice on the bottom. The saffron-scented rice and lentils are decorated with fried onions, raisins, and chopped dates. 

This tasty whole wheat flatbread with a spiced shrimp filling makes a great snack or sandwich. 

This is considered the Philippine national dish. The combination of soy sauce, vinegar, garlic, ginger and peppercorns is delicious and actually preserves the chicken! Great for picnics. My mother taught me how to cook this, using her variation from the original recipe. A delicious, cheap and easy dish! Serve it hot with hot steamed Jasmine rice. 

Squid is simmered with onion, garlic, and tomato in vinegar and soy sauce in this recipe. 

A favorite chicken dish from the Chinese restaurant comes home in this quick but tasty version. Curry paste, coconut milk, ginger, and garlic flavor the sliced chicken breast meat and potatoes and give the dish its lovely yellow color. Serve over hot cooked jasmine rice.