By Sam Sifton Zaynab Issa’s smashed beef kebab with cucumber yogurt.Credit ... Maybe with rice or a warm pita? In the kitchen, at least, this weekend’s going to be grand.

After you have grilled the kabobs, it's time to enjoy them. Continuing the theme of stretching the cut of meat you have, serve them alongside rice, tabbouleh, couscous, pita, or green, pasta ...