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Easy dinner recipes: Breakfast for dinner and other quick ideas

2013-05-23 13:12:00

Breakfast for dinner. Sometimes nothing sounds better after a long day. And so often, it's easy to fix -- c'mon, we usually cook breakfast when we're barely awake, so you know the recipes can't be that challenging. Let us offer some suggestions, including...

Recipe: Candied kumquat mojito

2013-05-22 17:55:00

� Total time: 20 minutes, plus macerating time Servings: 1 Note: From Peter Birmingham at Norman's, where the drink is made with Ron Matusalem Platino rum. Birmingham also recommends Bacardi Silver or Cruzan Estate Light rum. You'll have enough...

So many ways to chill

2013-05-13 10:42:00

Who doesn't love a cucumber? Picklers, slicers, green or yellow, smooth or bumpy, thin- or thick-skinned, chubby Kirbys, little cornichons, English, Japanese, Persian. Good thing then that with the impending heat comes cucumber season. They peak with...

Destination Cocktail: Horchata Colada

2013-05-18 00:00:00

Sometimes a cocktail is as good as a meal. That's certainly the case with a big, bold summer drink called the Horchata Colada. Created by Paul Sofsky for the new Mexican restaurant El Corazon de Costa Mesa at the Triangle in Costa Mesa, the concoction...

Brazil, Japan, sumo and food, deliciously intertwined

2013-05-17 07:00:00

SAO PAULO, Brazil — Fernando Kuroda didn't like eating chankonabe at first, because he was forced to eat so much of the thick stew that he would get sick and could barely walk. "They would just fill me up and fill me up with food, or I wasn't...

Recipe: Grapefruit margarita

2013-05-04 17:04:00

� Grapefruit margarita Total time: 10 minutes Servings: 4 Wedge of lime 2 teaspoons coarse margarita salt 14 ounces ruby red grapefruit juice, with pulp (about 3 medium grapefruits) 1 ounce lime juice 5 ounces reposado tequila 2 ounces triple sec...

Destination Cocktail: A.O.C.'s American Poet

2013-05-04 00:00:00

A.O.C., the small-plates restaurant concept by Suzanne Goin and Caroline Styne, recently moved to a lovely spot on 3rd Street in what was formerly Il Covo. The restaurant has long been known for its impeccable wine list, but it now has a full bar with...

Critic's Choice: Brunches that can begin a civilized day

2013-05-11 00:00:00

On these beautiful, lazy mornings of late spring, brunch beckons like the promised land. Bring a couple of good friends (or your mom), sit in the sunshine and catch up over a relaxed meal. We're not talking giant buffets but carefully prepared, seasonal...

6,297 Chinese restaurants and hungry for more

2013-04-22 00:00:00

The television cameras roll as Los Angeles attorney David Chan places the first forkful of cashew chicken in his mouth. The crowd at Leong's Asian Diner in Springfield, Mo., falls silent as he chews and squints in the glare of the lights....

Coachella 2013: Rapper Nas revels with Hennessy before ruling world at midnight

2013-04-15 10:59:00

The Coachella 2013 party scene opened Friday with burgers, tacos, rapper Nas and free-flowing Hennessy. Behind a large shopping center just off Washington Boulevard in Palm Desert, party-goers spilled out of large white vans. The makeshift party...

A $25,000 cookie -- where's the recipe?

2013-04-03 14:55:00

A cookie worth $25,000? Merry Graham of Santa Clarita has won $25,000 for her Margarita Moon Pie cookie recipe. Scharffen Berger Chocolate Maker named Graham the winner of its Chocolate Adventure Contest 2012 sandwich cookie edition. The contest...

'Love me some anchovies?' Yes!

2013-03-30 00:00:00

Anchovies are an important fish in our worlds' oceans. They play a critical role in the food chain and sustain many species of fish. So why does everybody hate them? In my career as a chef, I've never come across an ingredient so polarizing, even among...

FRUITY FUN:Take advantage of summer s plentiful bounty by making virgin aguas frescas with fresh summer fruits like watermelons, strawberries, and peaches. Aguas Frescas recipes: Watermelon and lime, Cucumber and lime, Strawberry and jamaica, Peach and lavender RELATED: More L.A.

2013-05-22 16:37:00

Benihana 4 lime wedges 8 mint leaves 2 oz cherry rum � oz pomegranate liqueur 2 oz pomegranate juice � oz grenadine syrup Muddle lime and mint in a mixing glass Add remaining ingredients Add ice and shake Pour into glass Finish with a splash of soda water and lime wedge

2013-04-19 12:51:59

Either way, you will get the flavor and aroma of the banana leaf. Serve with Sticky or Sweet Rice (recipe given). You can also make this recipe with chicken breasts or tofu instead of seafood. ? 1 1 / 2 teaspoons red curry paste ? 1 / 2 (13.

2013-04-02 11:10:00