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I know it’s fall for the rest of you, but here in L.A. the hot, dry weather persists. I’m aching for a cool breeze right n...

I found this chicken recipe while paging through The Lemonade Cookbook . For those of you outside L.A., Lemonade is a loca...

When I first discovered how simple and gratifying it is to make homemade pudding, I went bonkers for it. Over the next th...

My ardor for quinoa has dimmed somewhat (blame overexposure, the fact that A has discovered/decided he doesn’t like it, an...

I’m canning less than I used to (I blame this year’s interminable heat, coupled with an increasingly demanding job that leav...

I’m fond of farro, but not unconditionally; its appeal depends a lot on the company it keeps. The first time I tried it, i...

It wouldn’t be summer without another new blueberry recipe in the wake of our annual blueberry-picking expedition. Than...

This feels a little anticlimactic after the big Potato Salad Revelation . I thought the recipe (from Gourmet via Smitten K...

I’ve mentioned at least four times on this site that I hate potato salad, usually in the context of…trying another potato ...

I love accidental discoveries. Last summer I decided to make this baked halibut with chimichurri recipe from The Kitchn , an...

There are certain recipes I wait to make until A is out of town, and this is one of them. Although he will eat both beans ...

I never thought I’d be interested in something called “salmon salad.” Let’s face it, it sounds weird—even though it’s basi...

If I had to name my mom’s favorite foods, at least as far as I know, lemon and coconut would top the list—so when I saw th...

It’s been over a year since I resumed a five-days-a-week-in-the-office job after several blissful years of working partly ...

After the smashing success of carnitas , I looked around eagerly for something else I could braise and stuff in a taco, an...

As I’ve mentioned before , I have nostalgic feelings about sugar cookies. Most of my childhood memories involve the flat, ...

This recipe, also from Budget Bytes , is the perfect side dish to accompany baked egg rolls in your DIY Chinese-takeout-the...

Egg rolls are one of A’s favorite foods (after tacos ), but I never considered making them at home because I’m afraid of de...

My work counterpart went through a phase where she was obsessed with popcorn. At least once a week she’d stop by Trader Jo...

Speed blogging! I’m busy busy busy and tired tired tired, but I feel bad for repeatedly neglecting you over the past month, ...