Nutmeg

Recipe: Mini curry burgers with chutney and dipping sauce

2013-05-20 08:49:00

Total time: 30 minutes Servings: 6 (makes 12 burgers) Note: From Boe at the Crescent Hotel. Sumac is available at Indian and Middle Eastern markets. Yogurt dipping sauce 1 1/2 teaspoons mustard seed 1 cup plain yogurt 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1/...

Recipe: Roast turkey with wild mushrooms

2013-05-09 13:14:00

� Total time: 1 hour, 10 minutes, plus roasting and reheating time Servings: 8 to 10 1 (8- to 10-pound) turkey 1 lemon, halved 1 cup olive oil, divided, plus more for basting 3 garlic cloves, chopped 1 1/2 teaspoons ground red chile pepper 1...

Destination: Cocktail: Hot banana buttered rum

2013-04-13 00:00:00

Former Le Cirque and Citrus chef R�mi Lauvand has landed in downtown L.A. at a sleek new restaurant called Le Ka. For his head mixologist, the acclaimed French chef (who is cooking food from all over the world at Le Ka) has chosen South Carolina native...

Indonesia: Maluku Islands offer an underwater wonderland

2013-03-10 00:00:00

MALUKU ISLANDS, Indonesia — Perched on the edge of a skiff, I felt a trickle of sweat inch down my cheek. A heavy scuba tank pulled at my back as I adjusted my mask, feeling claustrophobic in all this gear and anxious about making this dive. How...

Kitchen gadget: Heat diffuser

2013-02-21 15:00:00

The above contraption may look a little funny, but it can be essential in the kitchen. Meet the heat diffuser. When you have a recipe that requires stove-top cooking over an extremely low and gentle flame, or are using a delicate cooking vessel such...

Recipe: Classic coquito

2013-02-02 00:00:00

Classic coquito Total time: 15 minutes, plus chilling time Servings: 10 Note: Adapted from a recipe by Wolf in Sheep's Clothing in Venice. 2 egg yolks 1 (12-ounce) can evaporated milk 1 (14-ounce) can cream of coconut 1 (14-ounce) can...

Test Kitchen tips: Homemade doughnuts

2013-01-25 07:00:00

There's something magical about the doughnut. You don't have to be Homer Simpson to swoon when you're greeted with all those bright colors and sparkly decorations in a doughnut shop display case. But no matter how wonderful they appear, it's hard to...

Culinary SOS: Imperial's sticky toffee gingerbread

2012-12-22 00:00:00

Dear SOS: We recently had a fabulous dinner at Vitaly Paley's new restaurant, Imperial, in Portland, Ore. Everything was truly amazing. The crowning touch was a gingerbread sticky pudding with cold whipped cream. Is there any way the restaurant would part...

Holiday cookie recipe: Granny's sugar cookies

2012-12-09 08:00:00

Vicki Wawerchak of West Los Angeles was one of the 10 winners of last year's Los Angeles Times Holiday Cookie Bake-Off with Granny's sugar cookies: "When we traveled to visit my grandparents, we were 99% guaranteed that we would go home with a couple of...

This week's Culinary SOS: Sweet potato pie

2012-12-09 09:00:00

This week's Culinary SOS request comes from Ruth L. Brown in Los Angeles: "A while ago, on a visit to Cleveland, our son took us to eat and drink at the Market Garden Brewery. I believe it is near the interesting Garden Market on the near west side of...

Culinary SOS: Market Garden Brewery's sweet potato pie

2012-12-08 00:00:00

Dear SOS: A while ago, on a visit to Cleveland, our son took us to eat and drink at the Market Garden Brewery. I believe it is near the interesting Garden Market on the near west side of Cleveland. I ordered the sweet potato pie. It was out of this world!...

Recipe: Potato kugel with sour cream and Parmesan

2012-12-08 00:00:00

� Total time: 2 hours Servings: 6 to 8 Note: Serve the kugel with sour cream or extra virgin olive oil. 2 1/2 pounds baking potatoes (about 8), scrubbed, unpeeled Salt and freshly ground pepper 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, divided 2...

Pour a thin layer of water in a baking dish or a cookie sheet with sides. Place the squash halves cut side down in the dish. Bake for about 40 minutes, or until a fork can pierce the flesh easily. Cool slightly, then remove the peel. Set aside.

2013-03-21 00:00:00

The potato torte is tough enough to withstand tampering. Sage, for instance. Even pumpkin. The torte takes new jobs in stride. Then strides out for a hard day of multitasking.

2012-12-13 10:36:00

1 1/2 oz. Bulleit bourbon 1/2 oz. Drambuie 2 ounces water Twist of lemon Freshly grated nutmeg Cinnamon stick Spoonful of Demerara sugar Combine the Drambuie and bourbon and heat until just before they boil. Add lemon twist and cinnamon stick.

2012-12-05 04:07:49