I miss apple-picking in New England. Overall the produce found in Southern California is superior ...
Yesterday I opened a “letter” from my mother; a perfect example of her eccentric idea of ...
I’ve been working in the kitchen like a galley slave for the last few weeks – since before the ...
A few weeks ago at the farmers' market I asked for a bunch of beets. The farmer grabbed a beautiful ...
Going out to eat has many pleasures, not the least of which is learning a new trick to add to your ...
When I first wrote about quinoa two years ago, many of you empathized. You too had gone to a ...
Mediterranean flavors are the ones I turn to when I'm in a cooking rut and can't figure out what to ...
3 (6.5 ounce) cans minced clams
1 1/2 cups water
1 (16 ounce) can petite diced tomatoes
1 cup ...
3 cups basmati rice
4 cups chicken broth
8 ounces Portobello mushrooms, chopped
1 1/2 cup brown ...
3/4 of a pint of cottage cheese
2 teaspoons of mayonnaise
a handful of chopped chives (fresh if ...
This cake feels dense but it isn’t. Is light, not too sweet, and delicious all on it’s own or with ...
2 cups sugar
1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
¾ cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa
1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
1 ½ ...
Adapted from Jessica Prentice’s Full Moon Feast
2 tablespoons “unsalted butter baby”
3 leeks ...
After watching Ludo Lefebvre on Top Chef Masters I knew I wanted try out his food. Around the same ...
Unless you've been living under a rock you've likely heard of Kogi BBQ, LA's twitterific ...
Whilst in the Napa Valley, this Farmer gave into a deadly sin – no, not drunkenness in the wine ...
I am a planner. I never go on a trip without scoping out what there is to do and the best places to ...
The Hanukkah crown, to be worn by the person most representing the spirit of the holiday, this year ...
Christmas is only three days away, and I’m beginning to think I did it wrong. I am not panicked, ...
Chocolate sandwich cookies were my favorites as a kid. Though I haven't had them in years, I still ...
Chicken Soup with Matzoh Balls
A great recipe from Mark Bittman
Just in time for Cinco de Mayo, these recipes - one each for the meat lover, seafood lover and ...
I once went to the most spectacular Hollywood funeral ever. And the love that poured out was well ...
This summer marks my thirtieth year as an attorney. But when I think back to the summer of 1978 it ...
Big TV nights…what’s a restaurant owner to do? I’ll tell you the last thing you want to do. Stand ...