Fennel

Easy dinner recipes: Quinoa is a superfood! Here are 4 great quinoa salads

2013-05-22 08:00:00

Quinoa. It's a South American grain-like crop that has come to be recognized as a nutrient-dense superfood, and it's all the rage right now. The seeds, or "grains" (quinoa is not a true cereal, though its seeds resemble and are similarly used like grains)...

Easy dinner recipes: Chicken, chicken ... and more chicken!

2013-05-20 07:00:00

Why is chicken so popular? Well, it cooks pretty quickly. And depending on the what you buy, it can be both flavorful and diet-friendly. It's versatile -- you can combine it with almost any flavor combination. Perhaps best of all? It's easy. Roast a whole...

Recipe: Soy-brined turkey

2013-05-09 13:14:00

� Time: 6 hours, plus 24 hours brining Servings: 12 (with leftovers) Note: To make gravy, remove the turkey and set the roasting pan over two burners on medium heat. Stir 2 tablespoons of flour into 2 cups of cold water; whisk into pan drippings...

Recipe: Roasted Cornish game hens with Meyer lemons

2013-05-09 13:14:00

Total time: 1 hour, 10 minutes Servings: 2 Note: Ni�oise and Picholine olives are at selected supermarkets such as Whole Foods and Bristol Farms. 2 Cornish game hens, about 1 3/4 to 2 pounds each, washed and dried 4 Meyer lemons, divided 2...

Valerie Confections' new Echo Park cafe takes cue from afternoon tea -- but 'less precious'

2013-05-06 15:43:00

Just a couple weeks away from opening a coffee shop/lunch counter at Grand Central Market in downtown Los Angeles, Valerie Confections is moving into another location -- the former Delilah Bakery space on Echo Park Avenue in Echo Park -- expected to debut...

Jonathan Gold | L.A. restaurant review: Chi Spacca is all about the meat

2013-04-06 00:00:00

The first time you visit Chi Spacca, you are probably going to want the bistecca fiorentina, a sizzling cliff of meat that weighs in at a stunning 42 ounces, all salt and char and dripping red flesh, rising from the plate in a spectacle that seems...

The ultimate Easter 2013 dining guide in L.A. area

2013-03-25 13:21:00

Have you sorted out what and where you’ll be eating on Easter? Whether you're looking to go out or stay in with takeout, here's a list of places around town offering Easter treats, brunch and supper: Asia de Cuba: Honey-glazed Kurobuta pork belly,...

Recipe: Pink grapefruit and fennel salad with crab

2013-03-16 00:00:00

� Total time: 20 minutes Servings: 4 2 pink grapefruit 1 head fennel 1/4 red onion Salt 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes 1/4 cup olive oil 1 cup torn arugula 4 ounces lump Dungeness crab meat 1. Peel the grapefruit and cut it into...

Jonathan Gold | L.A. restaurant review: Muddy Leek gets comfortable in Culver City

2013-03-30 00:00:00

Muddy Leek is in kind of an odd location, just a block or two away from the restaurants in Culver City's Helms complex yet seemingly well outside of the area. It's part of a building that briefly served as a design museum before it was converted into...

Fishing for fava recipes -- the hive mind comes through

2013-03-04 14:14:00

Sunday morning I went out to my garden and picked some fava beans. Then, because I’m a modern kind of guy, I did what everybody does and posted a picture of them on Facebook and tweeted a link. That’s just how I roll these days (@russ_parsons1...

Market Fresh: Fennel

2013-02-23 08:00:00

It's hard to think about winter in Southern California without fennel. The stuff covers hillsides up and down the coast. You can even find it growing like a common weed in vacant lots. Well, a weed is actually the way many botanists think of it. No matter...

Farmers markets: Kosher dishes

2013-02-16 00:00:00

The prepared food vendors at local farmers markets cater to a world of tastes and ethnicities, from Filipino balut to halal shawarma, but until recently none served observant Jews who follow kosher dietary laws. It fell to a secular Jew, Michele Grant,...

Cook a couple swordfish steaks in garlic and fennel for a few minutes on each side, then add a little white wine and whole cherry tomatoes and let the dish simmer away until the steaks are done.

2013-05-06 15:11:48

Salmon with onions, fennel and thyme

2013-04-30 00:00:00

Ray Kumm at is serving a grilled spring lamb loin with white bean hummus, fennel gratin and a fennel green coulis.

2013-04-29 08:15:00