sSummer in Spain is beautiful, but it can be very hot. The pace of life slows down and lunches and dinners tend to be long and comforting, with dishes cold and light like this one. ZorongoluA simple cold tapa is best served with chilled beer. Milk and garlic soup is a family favorite: chilled and very tasty. Zorongollo (pictured above) ...

There’s something truly magical about cooking in a pot—it screams comfort and nutrition, and you always feel like you’re winning when you effortlessly create flavor. Fried fish on a tray with beans, capers and lemon This is a delicious cuisine, perfect for a quick lunch or dinner. If you don’t have a skillet that fits in the oven, simply pour ...

sEach one is a telltale sign that summer is here. Although they are airlifted from somewhere in the UK all year round, they are really tasty only in the middle of summer, ideally with the fewest miles possible, when a ripe peaches secrete a sweet, sticky juice all over your chin. bite into it. They work great in refreshing summer ...

IMango is sacred in Indian cuisine. All year round we wait for the most ripe fruits and enjoy them from seed to peel. Mango is praised in the Vedas and Ramayana of Valmiki, two early Hindu scriptures, but the most delightful tale is that of Kamdev, the Indian cupid, who fired arrows made of mango blossoms at gods and men. ...

sTo me, summer cooking means one of two things: Either no-cook – who needs to when you can eat Greek salad three times a day? – Or, if you do, really start. It’s about putting yourself in the sea with a special fish dish, evoking an atmosphere of tropical fruits and packing as much color as possible overall. Coffee-soaked pork ...

TThere are so many things I crave here for Jamaican food, other than succulent meats and curries. At food stalls, tucked away in malls, on the edges of highways, and up in the hills, both Rastafarians and Seventh-day Adventists serve up a daily feast of vegetarian dishes that celebrates the island’s fresh produce, from leafy greens to starchy roots and ...

sThey say zucchini I say zucchini (or kefechka in Bulgarian). In the Balkans, in the middle of summer, this often reserved vegetable is appreciated for its lightness. You are the gift that gives and grows abundantly. I’m particularly excited about its ability to pack serious flavor to itself and allow other ingredients to shine through. Zucchini tends to be good ...

DrDishes that read like poetry: pomegranate drizzle, burrata on bruschetta, huevos la flamenca, strawberry in moscatel with pound cake. Twenty delicious and easy recipes from the North and South of the Mediterranean. We’ve got Baked Fennel with Richard Olney’s White Wine, Claudia Roden’s Chicken with Poached Olives and Lemon, and Emad Rabbit Baked Halibut. Simple lunches and dinners that can ...