Dinner

Travel the world’s barbecue trail and you’ll find meat on a stick almost everywhere. South Africa’s version goes by the Afrikaans name sosatie. Like all good Cape Malay meat dishes, fruit and curry are never far off—the former (usually apricots) interspersed with the meat on the skewers, the latter used to flavor the marinade and sauce. “Cape Malay,” by the way, refers to the descendants of Indonesian and Malaysian slaves and indentured servants brought to Cape Town to work in farming. “There is.…

This watermelon salad recipe with a balsamic glaze is a "simple" dish—if simple means merely marinated, spice-crusted, and grilled.

This isn't just a recipe for any ole ham sandwich. It's a Monte Cristo sandwich, and that's a beautiful, beautiful thing.