Category: Recipes

Father's day is a little trickier than Mother's Day for the cooks among us. Moms are easy -- breakfast in bed or brunch seem like the perfect, feminine solution. Fathers are a little …

Anyone who has ever tried to feed a small child knows that their tastes can be unpredictable, particularly when it comes to vegetables. It is a myth that young children hate all vegetables -- …

I know I'm going to get my frugal license taken away for this, but the truth of the matter is I don't really like leftovers. Sure, I'll take last night's dinner as a brown bag …

<img SRC="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2443/3572379378_59a435668f.jpg?v=1244236810" /> <br /> I have a lovely and patient husband, who, although he is wise beyond his years, sometimes gets some funny ideas. One of these is that I only like “fancy” food.  …

OK, so the weather is cold in Los Angeles, and today we even had - gasp - rain, but it's June, so it's summer, darn it. And summer means long twilit evenings, casual get-togethers …

It's strawberry season here in Southern California, and for several weeks now we have been spending a small fortune on the world's best strawberries at the farmer's market, and eating them by the basketful.  …

This is a family recipe. It came from my grandmother (you can tell it's from my family by the addition of liquor. What can I say? We're WASPs. Liquid lunch isn't just a saying) and …