Cranberries

Recipe: Game hens stuffed with kale, walnuts and cranberries

2013-05-09 13:14:00

Game hens stuffed with kale, walnuts and cranberries Total time: 1 hour Servings: 4 to 6 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) butter, divided 1 bunch kale (about 10 ounces), stems trimmed 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, divided 2 tablespoons dried...

Test Kitchen tips: Perfect biscuits

2013-02-20 07:00:00

Ever have a craving for biscuits? Not the hockey pucks, but those tender, lighter-than-air biscuits. The ones so delicate they have to be homemade and eaten fresh, while they're still warm. Maybe with a little tang from buttermilk, maybe a little zing...

Despite claims, Girl Scouts' Mango Creme cookies aren't health food

2013-02-08 14:20:00

It’s Girl Scout cookie time, and in some regions this year’s offerings include Mango Cremes. Though not as famous as the classic Thin Mints, Mango Cremes feature “vanilla and coconut cookies filled with a tangy mango-flavored creme...

Homemade holiday gift idea: Candied citrus peel and glace fruit

2012-12-09 10:00:00

Candied citrus peel, glac� cranberries and spirit-soaked fruits are easy to make and are thoughtful gifts for the home baker. They require some planning as well as, for the peel, overnight drying time. For mixed peels, select two or more varieties of...

Holiday cookie recipe: Cranberry thumbprints

2012-12-05 08:00:00

Kim Gerber of Calabasas was one of the 10 winners of last year's Los Angeles Times Holiday Cookie Bake-Off with her cranberry thumbprints: "As a children's nutrition advocate, I'm always looking for ways to make the food our children eat more healthful....

Homemade holiday gift idea: Marzipan stollen recipe

2012-12-04 10:00:00

Fragrant with citrus notes, dense and wonderfully sweet, many holiday traditions are not complete without at least one loaf of stollen. This recipe, from former Times Test Kitchen director Donna Deane, adds nutty marzipan to this fruit and candied zest-...

Essay: A rookie Thanksgiving Day cook takes over the kitchen

2012-11-22 00:00:00

It is Thanksgiving morning. As you read this, the bird, a fine 16-pounder, is coming to room temperature on the counter. The green beans have been topped and tailed, and my fingertips smart from peeling smoking-hot chestnuts for the stuffing. I've...

Recipe: Cranberry orange pockets

2012-12-15 00:00:00

My dad loved these cookies, and his eyes would light up every time I baked them. He was always happy to taste-test cookies and would hang around waiting for the first batch to be iced. Dad called it "quality control." — Linda Amendt (www....

Deck the halls with vegetarian roasts!

2012-12-15 08:00:00

When I was a diehard vegetarian a number of years ago, packaged meat alternatives were slim pickings at best. Sure, you could find the occasional veggie "burger" or "hot dog," but there was no comparison to the real thing. Burned enough times, I grew wary...

Essence of elegance

2012-11-21 00:00:00

For fragrance lovers, it's the season of opulent choices. L'Objet's champagne-scented candle is decked out in a malachite vessel with 24-karat gold and amethyst quartz cabochon detailing that can double as a treasure box later. Diptyque's limited-...

The California Cook: Curious about Mom's Epicurious recipe

2012-11-10 00:00:00

My mom has a recipe on Epicurious. At first I found that amusing. Epicurious, after all, is the holy grail of recipe websites, the collected works of some of the best food writers in the country. And, to put it most kindly, my mom was not a gifted cook....

Recipe: Mom Parsons' cranberries

2012-11-10 00:00:00

Mom Parsons' cranberries Total Time: 15 minutes, plus 1 to 3 days chilling time 3 cloves 3 allspice berries 2 (3-inch) cinnamon sticks 1 1/2 cups sugar 3/4 cup water 1 (12-ounce) bag fresh cranberries Grated zest of 1 orange 1. Make a sachet:...

For some reason Thorgerson spent most of his designing life working on albums by men, but one of his most commercially successful pieces was for the Cranberries, whose sound brought out a different side of the designer.

2013-04-18 17:25:09

Love cranberries? Frozen cranberries are flavored with orange zest and a touch of cinnamon in this jam recipe. Why stop at cookies? You can spread this tangy jam on toast, biscuits, scones

2013-04-01 16:11:43

Cranberry Ginger Cheesecake Pie at 1618 � W. Chicago Ave.

2013-03-13 00:00:00