Pistachios

Restaurant recipes: The Luggage Room Pizzeria chopped salad

2013-05-18 00:00:00

Dear SOS: My husband and I are completely in love with the LGO Chopped Salad at the Luggage Room in Pasadena. We moved an hour away from the restaurant and dream about it. Is there anyway you could get the recipe? Karim Wasson Corona Dear Karim: A...

Recipe: Bulgur pudding with fruit, nuts and honey

2013-05-11 00:00:00

� 1 hour. Serves 6 2 1/2 cups water 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 1/2 cups bulgur, medium-coarse (No. 3) or medium (No. 2) (about 8.25 ounces) 3 to 4 cups whole milk, more if needed 1/3 to � cup walnuts, divided 1/4 cup toasted almonds, divided 6...

The ultimate St. Patrick's Day dining guide

2013-03-12 09:00:00

Everyone’s Irish on St. Patrick’s Day, which happens to fall on a Sunday this year -- making everyone Irish all weekend long. Whether you’re on the Westside or downtown, there are plenty of late-night bars and early morning brunch...

Herbalife cozies up with UCLA

2013-02-22 21:39:00

Herbalife International says it's all about helping people "pursue healthy, active lives." UCLA's Geffen School of Medicine likes to think of itself as being in the forefront of medical research and modern healthcare. But the curious relationship...

The ultimate Valentine's Day dining guide

2013-02-04 15:03:00

On Valentine's Day, maybe you woo your sweetie with flowers, chocolates or even diamonds. But what are you going to do about dinner? Whether you'll be curling up to a showing of “When Harry Met Sally” at the Electric Dusk Drive-In, strolling...

Porchetta Truck's Evan Funke at This Is Not a Pop-Up

2013-02-01 18:22:00

To fans of the Porchetta Truck: Evan Funke is scheduled to cook a one-night-only dinner on Wednesday at This Is Not a Pop-Up at Square One Cafe in Hollywood. Funke, who currently is running the Porchetta Truck ahead of the opening of his restaurant Bucato...

More marketers lengthen Super Bowl ads to stand out during game

2013-01-22 09:44:00

For this year's Super Bowl, more marketers are benching the standard 30-second spots and paying pricey sums — in some cases more than $7.5 million — to run 60-second commercials during the NFL championship Feb. 3. Longer commercials are part...

Super Bowl ad conundrum: Do early releases spoil the show?

2013-01-22 05:00:00

The big debate surrounding this year's Super Bowl is not whether the San Francisco 49ers should be four-point favorites but rather should advertisers release their commercials early. In the last two years, a growing number of Super Bowl advertisers have...

Recipe: Cherry pistachio rugelach

2012-12-15 00:00:00

I used dark cherry preserves and chopped green pistachios as the filling to offer a "red/green" look for Christmas colors and have a marriage of the holidays. — Samantha Ferraro (www.littleferrarokitchen.com), Seal Beach PHOTOS: Holiday Cookie...

Video: Meet the L.A. Times Holiday Cookie Bake-Off winners

2012-12-19 16:08:00

In the days leading up to Hanukkah and Christmas, we've featured the recipes of this year's Holiday Cookie Bake-Off winners: cherry-pistachio rugelach, snow cookies, lemony shortbread, rosemary apricot bars, almond sweeties and more. More than 120...

Farmers Markets: Santa Barbara Pistachio Co.'s green nuts popping up

2012-10-20 00:00:00

VENTUCOPA, Calif. — Pistachios are available from storage year-round, but for the next week or so, ultra-seasonal green nuts, freshly harvested and still encased in their hulls, will appear at farmers markets. Moister, softer and sweeter than...

Make ahead dessert: April Bloomfield's rhubarb fool

2012-07-19 16:39:20

In this dish, marinated chicken is served flavored with spinach, basil, pistachios and avocado oil.

2013-04-30 00:00:00

Looking for a little something French as you root for "Les Miserables" or "Amour" on Oscar night? Consider the madeleine, flavored here with pistachios and delicate in texture and flavor.

2013-02-18 17:30:16

Pistachio cookies with dark chocolate: We're happy Antelo shared the family recipe with us. You'll enjoy the rich taste of pistachios, the sweet/salty balance and the indulgent dip in dark chocolate.

2012-12-12 12:44:34