For barbecues and parties, lunches and snacks - food on skewers is everyone's favourite. Simple to prepare, quick and easy to cook, these 30 recipes use wooden or bamboo sticks or metal skewers. Cook them on stove-top grill pans, griddle and barbecues, under a grill or even in the oven. Wonderful for the busy cook or party giver, they can be prepared ahead and left to marinate - the flavours will simply get better.
- Try vegetable-based skewers like Char-grilled Sugar-glazed Cherry Tomatoes, Italian Potatoes on Rosemary Sticks, or Pumpkin, Sweet Potato and Sweet Pepper Kebabs
- For seafood fans - Tandoori Barbecued Fish, Chilli Shrimp Brochettes or Scallop and Bacon Kebabs
- For meat and poultry lovers - Beef Fajitas with Chilli Sprinkle, Souvlaki Lamb or chicken on Lemongrass Sticks
- Delights for your sweet tooth? Try Toffee Apples, Ice Cream Lollipops, or Pineapple Sticks with Sugar-Lime Sauce
The recipes are inspired by ideas from around the world; brochettes from France, spiedini from Italy, barbecues from American, satays from South-East Asia, tandooris from India, kebabs from the Middle East. It's an international culinary journey on the point of a stick!
