AHH, THANKSGIVING…
THANKSGIVING IS NOT JUST MY FAVORITE HOLIDAY, IT’S THE ONLY HOLIDAY I LIKE. WE’RE COMPLETELY NON-OBSERVANT JEWS, SO WE SKIP THE HIGH HOLIDAYS. CHRISTMAS IS UNAVOIDABLE WITH A [Read More]
More DetailsTHANKSGIVING IS NOT JUST MY FAVORITE HOLIDAY, IT’S THE ONLY HOLIDAY I LIKE. WE’RE COMPLETELY NON-OBSERVANT JEWS, SO WE SKIP THE HIGH HOLIDAYS. CHRISTMAS IS UNAVOIDABLE WITH A [Read More]
More DetailsMY FIRST ENCOUNTER WITH CHICKEN WITH VINEGAR WAS BY WAY OF MARCELLA HAZAN. I’D NEVER USED ANCHOVIES IN ANYTHING BUT A CAESAR SALD AND IT AMAZED ME HOW [Read More]
More DetailsTHE CHASSEUR (HUNTER) IN CHICKEN CHASSEUR TELLS YOU IT CONTAINS MUSHROOMS, PROBABLY CHOPPED ONIONS, GARLIC, TOMATO AND WINE. THE REST IS UP FOR GRABS. IN THIS CASE, THE [Read More]
More DetailsCIPOLLINI ARE LITTLE ITALIN ONIONS. THEY ARE NOT VERY DIFFERENT FROM LITTLE AMERICAN ONIONS, EXCEPT THEY ARE FLATTER IN SHAPE AND HAVE A MORE WOODSY TASTE. HERE, THEY [Read More]
More DetailsIF I HAD TO PICK A LAST MEAL, IT MIGHT BE THE PERFECT ROAST CHICKEN WITH FRESH MORELS. MORELS ARE HARD TO FIND AND PRICEY, BUT ONIONS, EVEN [Read More]
More DetailsTHIS RECIPE MIGHT ALSO BE NAMED “CHICKEN Á LA LYNN”, SINCE IT INCORPORATES MY WIFE’S FAVORITE ROOT VEGETABLE, THE HUMBLE RUTABAGA. I DECIDED TO JAZZ IT UP WITH [Read More]
More DetailsI LOVE CHICKEN SALAD. USUALLY, I STRIP THE MEAT FROM WHAT’S LEFT OF A LEFTOVER ROAST CHICKEN, BECAUSE I LIKE THE MIX OF WHITE AND DARK MEAT. THIS [Read More]
More DetailsLAST WEEK THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION OF SORREL IN THE L.A.L.A. FARM. I TOOK A BUNCH HOME TO MAKE POTATO, LEEK AND SORREL SOUP, BUT THE REMAINDER I [Read More]
More DetailsJOSEF CENTENO JUST CAME OUT WITH A COOKBOOK, “BÄCO, VIVID RECIPES FROM THE HEART OF LOS ANGELES”, WHICH HE WROTE WITH BETTY HALLOCK, A FOOD WRITER AND ONE-TIME [Read More]
More DetailsIN MY WEEKLY COOKING CLASS AT THE L.A. LEADERSHIP ACADEMY I’VE BEEN TRYING TO TEACH MY STUDENTS BASIC TECHNIQUES. I HAD FOUR KIDS ON WEDNESDAY, SO I BROUGHT WITH [Read More]
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