This is Highly Recommend, a column dedicated to what we’re eating, drinking, and buying. Here, Urmila Ramakrishnan writes about the spice kits that make cozy weeknight meals attainable in record time.

There’s no beating a curry made from scratch, but when time and budget are tight, a sloosh of these simple ingredients can make a big difference.

Spicy food lovers, rejoice, because National Curry Week is back for another year. The annual event, which is now in its 23rd year, celebrates all things to do with the wonderful cuisine we all love ...