Peas

Tara Kolla, L.A's down-to-earth urban farmer

2012-11-21 00:00:00

Tara Kolla was born in Inglewood but grew up in Europe. She came back to Los Angeles, to a half-acre Silver Lake plot, where she decided to try her hand at "urban farming." Her neighbors objected, so now she mostly works other people's land, and works...

Pretty in Pastels

2012-04-08 00:00:00

Spring has sprung, and as pretty azaleas, sweet peas and lilacs begin to emerge, so do weddings saturated in pinks, greens, yellows and purples. Whether it’s through fashion, florals or d�cor, when it comes to spring nuptials, pastel palettes are...

Culinary SOS: Pollo al Colmao at El Colmao

2011-01-20 00:00:00

� Dear SOS: El Colmao in Koreatown has the most delicious chicken stew with olives. Could you please get their recipe for El Colmao Chicken? Thank you! Susan Mooney Burbank Dear Susan: Cuban institution El Colmao credits this recipe to "old grandpa...

Recipe: Carolyn Capacillo's Molded Chick-A-Roni Coup

2009-12-22 22:46:11

� 1/2 pound bacon 2 pounds boned chicken breast, diced Salt, pepper 2 egg whites 2 tablespoons cornstarch 1/2 cup butter 1/2 cup minced onion 1/3 cup minced celery 1/2 cup minced Bilbao-style chorizo, or pepperoni 1/2 pound cooked ham, diced...

Openings: Bella Vista and Waterloo & City in Culver City

2010-05-13 21:32:47

Recipe: Green Pea Soup

2008-05-01 18:13:51

Yes, lettuce and cucumber can be cooked, the former tasting like a very mild cabbage and the latter like something between cucumber and a very mild, plush squash. For this fresh, spring-like recipe, buy two (1-pound) packages of frozen peas and reserve...

Hallie Holtzman's Westwood garden bears fruit and flowers

2008-06-05 00:00:00

THERE WAS a time when Hallie Holtzman could only imagine sitting at a window, sipping tea, spreading mulberry jam on toast and admiring the scent of sweet peas from the garden of her dreams. But here she is today, in the morning room of her two-story...

A balcony's bounty

2005-04-28 00:00:00

A year and a half ago I moved from a house to an apartment. My old garden was large enough to sustain mature fruit trees and a dozen varieties of old-fashioned climbing roses. My new garden is a balcony roughly 5 by 12 feet. My friends worried how I'd...

Sampling what's new in San Francisco

2003-06-15 00:00:00

This city has plenty of aches and pains — a dot-com hangover, an economic malaise exacerbated by weak foreign tourism and now the SARS outbreak, which has even some locals skittish about strolling through Chinatown. So thank goodness for folks like...

ENVIRONMENTAL NUTRITION: Pass the peas, please!

2013-06-12 20:30:05

The Old English nursery rhyme that begins, “Pease porridge hot, pease porridge cold,” provides a glimpse of a staple meal in the Middle Ages for peasants who couldn't afford meat and relied instead on a mash of peas and vegetables — that...

EATINGWELL: Scallops and Sweet Peas

2013-05-21 18:30:05

Large, sweet sea scallops marry well with peas and thyme adds a contrasting herbal note. Scallops and Sweet Peas Makes 4 servings. Active Time: 30 minutes Total Time: 30 minutes 1 tablespoon dried thyme leaves 2 cups shelled fresh peas (3 pounds...

Key to garden success: Work on nature's schedule, not your own

2013-04-11 18:30:00

Among my friends and family, I am known as a bit of a perfectionist. My wife, much more easy going, gently reminds me to pick my battles, especially when it comes to remodeling projects or trying to get the kids to clean their rooms. The one area in...

This 1911 painting by Pablo Picasso ("Le pigeon aux petit pois") was one of five paintings, with a total value of about $123 million, stolen from the Musee d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris on May 20, 2010.

2012-02-16 16:22:21

The cost of 1 pound of green peas went down 2 cents to $1.66 in 2012.

2010-11-17 08:19:25

A reproduction of "Le pigeon aux petits- pois" ("The Pigeon with the Peas") painted in 1911 by Pablo Picasso . The Picasso painting is one of five works stolen early Thursday from the Paris Museum of Modern Art.

2010-05-20 08:44:58