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Alex's Lemonade shoots for the stars -- and scores
This year's Alex's Lemonade fundraiser is really going all out. It's not until Sept. 29, but the lineup already includes a cross-country assortment of star chefs.
Eat Beat: Apricot almond galette
In this Eat Beat, I show how to put together a simple apricot almond galette. Sort of like a freeform pie, galettes are a perfect way to showcase all the great summer produce -- both sweet and savory -- now showing up in the markets. Continue reading below for the recipe.
'Fannie Farmer’s' Marion Cunningham and her never-built fat farm
She dreamed of a fat farm. Before her health deteriorated and she disappeared from the family of professional and home cooks who loved her the most, Marion Cunningham, author of “The Fannie Farmer Cookbook” and many more important American cookbooks,...
Dinner tonight! Peel 'n' eat shrimp from the Hungry Cat
If you don't mind getting your hands dirty at dinner, you can't go wrong with the peel 'n' eat shrimp recipe David Lentz of the Hungry Cat shared with us a few years back -- large Mexican white shrimp steamed in a spicy beer reducti...
New in North Hollywood: Bow & Truss restaurant and lounge
New in North Hollywood: Bow & Truss restaurant and lounge
Weekend plan: the new Santa Barbara Urban Wine Trail
Weekend plan: the new Santa Barbara Urban Wine Trail
Food FYI: Democrats fail to block food stamp cuts in farm bill
Food FYI: Democrats fail to block food stamp cuts in farm bill
Bake along with Marion! Baking powder biscuits
Marion Cunningham, who died Wednesday at the age of 90, was one of America’s great home bakers. So what could be a more fitting tribute than to cook along with her as she makes her famous baking powder biscuits? The...
Cookbook legend Marion Cunningham dies
Cookbook legend Marion Cunningham dies
Grilled flatbread with mushrooms from the new cookbook 'Hero Food'
My husband likes to go through cookbooks and point out dishes he thinks I should make. Most of the time he's the one who ends up trying them. But last weekend I did listen to a suggestion, a mushroom flatbread...
New in Pasadena: Trattoria Neapolis Italian restaurant and bar
Trattoria Neapolis Italian restaurant and bar has opened in the heart of one of Pasadena's popular shopping districts on South Lake Avenue.
Dinner tonight! Grilled romaine with fava beans and pecorino
It is a simple salad of fresh fava beans and cubed pecorino Romano cheese tossed with a little fruity olive oil, bright lemon juice and chopped parsley. Serve the salad over grilled romaine brushed with garlic olive oil and it makes a perfectly simple dinner in less than an hour.
Test Kitchen tips: Peeling peaches and stone fruits
Because their skins can be overly tough and distracting in certain dishes, recipes often call for peeling peaches before using them in foods like pies and cobblers.
Food FYI: Cows that drink wine make for better beef?
BOVINE DIET In the village of Lunel-Viel in southern France, some farmers are feeding wine to their beef cattle. They say the resulting beef is "lean, marbled and tasty." [The Independent] POST-VERMEER A Dutch photographer takes portraits of cooks in...
Chef Marcus Samuelsson talks about art, ethnicity
Chef Marcus Samuelsson talks about art, ethnicity
Test Kitchen video tips: Brown butter for flavor
To give your dishes a little added depth and richness, consider adding browned butter to the recipe.
Dinner tonight! Chaya's chopped salad
I had lunch with a friend at Chaya Downtown restaurant, in Los Angeles. We ordered their chopped salad with grilled shrimp in an aioli jalapeño dressing. It was superb! I'd love to make it at home. Can you get the recipe from the ch...
Food FYI: Farmed fish will bump wild fish from your plate
Food FYI: Farmed fish will beat out wild fish on your plate; meatball recall; Pepsi yogurt
Hepp's Salt Barrel finds seasonings of many flavors
Brian Hepp has a thing for salt. Not like most of us, who when we crave it, reach for a bag of chips. Instead, Hepp has a passion for the nuances of salt. So much so that he's turned it...
Kitchen gadget: Barbecue mop
And while you can baste the meat with almost anything -- paintbrush, fancy silicone kitchen brush, wooden spoon -- nothing does the job better than a basic barbecue mop.