Egg Whites

Easy dinner recipes: Chaya's chopped salad and more

2013-05-16 07:24:00

Honestly, could it get any better than salad sometimes? Big, beautiful, colorful -- and so often simple -- salads are a perfect choice when you're planning dinner in a pinch. Tailor the components just so to please picky dinner guests, or fix one as a...

Ways to use Easter's bounty of eggs

2013-03-30 00:00:00

What do you do with all of those leftover eggs? Cobb salad? Deviled eggs? Too obvious. Here are four ways to cook with hard-boiled eggs that you might not have thought of. Egg salad with capers and celery: Chop the eggs, add sliced celery, a little...

How to store fresh eggs

2013-03-26 07:00:00

Stocking up on eggs for Easter? Next time you run to the store for eggs, don't even think about storing them in the handy open plastic egg holder on the door of your refrigerator. Keep the eggs in their carton, on a shelf, toward the back of the fridge....

Perfecting our homemade 'peeps' recipe

2013-03-25 14:00:00

In the recent story on homemade "peeps", I allude to what it took to come up with a perfectly pipeable "peep" (say that 10 times). It wasn't easy. While there is no shortage to homemade "peeps" recipes online, the Test Kitchen staff and I had trouble...

Test Kitchen video tip: Frosting a layer cake

2013-03-20 07:00:00

If you’ve never tackled a layer cake, the whole process can be a bit intimidating ... and it can become a bit of a mess if you don’t know what you’re doing. But assembling and frosting a layer cake is actually quite simple, so long...

From the recipe archive: 'Chocolate chewies' cookies

2013-03-18 18:12:00

I recently received a request from Mary in Torrance, asking for a recipe we ran a few years back: "I hope you will search your files for a recipe printed in the TIMES perhaps five or so years ago.� Torrance Bakery Chewy Walnut Cookies (or a title very...

Test Kitchen tips: Makeshift piping bags

2013-02-18 12:44:00

If you have a recipe that calls for a drizzle of chocolate, or want to do some fancy work plating that final dinner sauce, don't worry if you don't have a piping bag or a squeeze bottle. A food-grade plastic bag will work in a pinch. Fill the bag with...

Test Kitchen tips: Edible flowers

2013-02-07 07:00:00

Flowers may not be the first ingredient you think of when garnishing a dish, but they're perfect for adding bright color -- not to mention flavor -- to a host of sweet and savory recipes. Sprinkle tender buds in salad, laminate pastry sheets with colorful...

Dinner tonight! Nordstrom's chicken salad

2013-01-29 11:00:00

Both tart fresh apple slices and dried apple chips flavor this salad, tossed with sliced onion, lightly spiced candied almonds, julienned strips of chicken and creamy goat cheese. The salad is tossed with a bright Champagne vinaigrette. The whole recipe,...

This week's Culinary SOS: Pancakes from Clinton Street in N.Y.

2013-01-27 09:00:00

This week's Culinary SOS request comes from Pam Edwards in Long Beach: "On a business trip to New York City a few years ago, I had the best pancakes of my life at the Clinton Street Baking Co. I've been on a quest ever since to find some that taste as...

Culinary SOS: Nordstrom's chicken salad

2013-01-19 00:00:00

Recipes to celebrate National Pie Day!

2013-01-23 12:09:00

Happy National Pie Day! To celebrate, we've compiled 34 of our favorite pie recipes from the L.A. Times recipe archive. No matter what your favorite pie is -- pecan, pumpkin, lemon meringue, cherry -- we've got you covered. Do you love a good savory pot...

From: Lauderhill Recipe's story: She was dating a man from the Dominican Republic and was "into all things Spanish" when she first made this dessert. She even learned to salsa dance.

2013-04-02 11:10:00

Spray a jelly-roll pan with no-stick cooking spray and line the bottom with parchment paper. Spray the paper with no-stick cooking spray; set aside. Whisk the egg yolks with 1 / 2 cup sugar until pale yellow.

2013-04-02 11:10:00

Transfer to a large bowl. Repeat with the scallops being careful to chop, not puree them. Add to the shrimp in the bowl. Add the salt, egg white and sherry; mix well. (You might find clean hands work well here.

2013-04-02 11:10:00