Red lentil dal is a hearty, satisfying vegetarian (and even vegan) dish that makes a complete meal. A pantry-staples recipe of the kind I love, perfect for traveling without leaving home.

I love cooking from around the world, especially Asian food and Indian food. I enjoy putting together themed dinners, so here is a complete homemade Indian meal, with all the great Indian restaurant classics like naan, samosas and chicken tikka masala. Pick and choose from these ideas to put together your own favorite homemade Indian feast.

Salmon maki is the easiest roll to make when you’re just getting started with sushi. A sheet of nori seaweed rolled around sushi rice and a strip of salmon.

The salmon roll is a lovely, indulgent twist on the classic maki. The sheet of nori seaweed is replaced by a thin slice of salmon and a cream cheese center.

A cross between maki and fresh spring rolls. Rice paper instead of a sheet of nori seaweed, with lettuce, mint, salmon and avocado.

A variation on salmon maki, California rolls are made inside out, with the nori seaweed on the inside instead of the outside. They’re fairly easy to make.

A little trip to India with this samosa recipe - vegetarian triangles stuffed with potatoes and peas.

These pakoras are little Indian fritters made with a chickpea flour batter. They are crispy and easy to make. Naturally vegan, gluten-free and parve.

I make vegetable curries all the time once fall arrives, but I’d never had the chance to share one with you. That’s now fixed with this vegetarian curry with coconut cream: a complete meal that’s exotic, healthy and comforting at this time of year.

Chicken Tikka Masala is as iconic as Naan. It’s a curry with a rich, creamy sauce that’s full of flavor.

After buying a big salmon fillet, I threw myself into homemade sushi: maki, salmon cream cheese rolls, chirashi (rice tartare), spring salmon avocado maki, sushi sandwiches, salmon avocado California rolls and a sushi cake.

I discovered the salmon avocado sushi sandwich in Israel a few years ago now, and it’s one of the ones I order most often because everyone loves it. Its club sandwich shape is especially fun, which is why I wanted to share it with you.

Here’s a sushi cake that’s quick to make and has all the flavors of sushi, but in a big-format version. A great option for entertaining, or for when you don’t have the time or the energy to get out your bamboo mat and roll individual sushi. Kosher and parve.