Pumpkin

Home-cooked Comfort Food

2013-06-12 13:54:00

The air is crisp, the leaves are turning, and comfort food seems to be roasting or baking everywhere.� Thanksgiving is the perfect blend of family, friends and good food, so it’s no wonder many people claim it as their favorite holiday.� Today,...

Fall in Love

2013-06-12 14:01:00

Autumn has arrived, and while California’s foliage may not be as colorful as the leaves on the East Coast, our bounty of fresh local produce makes up for it. “There is something very special about fall,” said Mindy Weiss, Beverly Hills...

Recipe: Slow-rising pumpkin-thyme dinner rolls

2013-06-05 18:33:00

� Total time: 30 minutes, plus 2 hours standing and 8 hours chilling Servings: 18 dinner rolls 2 ( 1/4-ounce) envelopes active dry yeast 1/4 cup warm water (110 to 115 degrees) 2 eggs, at room temperature 1 cup canned pumpkin puree 1/2 cup (1...

Review: 'Cinderella's' many rewards

2013-03-25 05:00:00

The romanticized image Los Angeles Opera is promoting for "Cinderella" shows a pretty princess, a pumpkin-shaped carriage and ample fairy dust. Opera, perhaps, for preteens? Fortunately not. The opera is in fact Rossini's "La Cenerentola," and it...

Culinary SOS: Chicken chopped salad with avocado dressing

2013-02-17 09:00:00

This week's Culinary SOS request comes from Mindy Friess in Torrance: "A visiting cousin from Georgia and I recently ate lunch at the Bluewater Grill in Redondo Beach, and she loved the avocado vinaigrette salad dressing — so much so that we...

Culinary SOS: Bluewater Grill's chicken chopped salad with avocado dressing

2013-02-16 00:00:00

Dear SOS: A visiting cousin from Georgia and I recently ate lunch at the Bluewater Grill in Redondo Beach, and she loved the avocado vinaigrette salad dressing — so much so that we returned for dinner the following day just so she could order it...

A heady whiff of autumn in new perfumes

2012-10-28 00:00:00

For perfume lovers, the advent of cooler weather may very well inspire a shift in scents. It's a time to abandon the light florals of summer and explore fragrances that reflect autumn and conjure notions of All Hallow's Eve. For a postmodern...

Recipe: Pumpkin pie with pecan brown butter streusel

2012-11-10 00:00:00

� Total time: 2� hours, plus chilling and cooling times Servings: 8 Note: Adapted from Quinn and Karen Hatfield. Pie dough 3/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 cup plus 3� tablespoons water 2 3/4 cups plus 2 tablespoons (12 ounces) flour 3/4 cup (1� sticks) plus...

Counter Intelligence: Tasty Dining in San Gabriel brings the heat of Wuhan

2012-12-01 00:00:00

Let's say that a correspondent has asked if you have been to the new Wuhan restaurant in San Gabriel, and let's say that you answer him, to save face, with the Internet equivalent of a smile and a nod. It is easy enough to find this restaurant — a...

Woman hurt in drive-by pumpkin attack on Thanksgiving night

2012-11-24 08:53:14

180 pumpkin pies stolen in South Pasadena

2012-11-25 07:52:36

For experimentalists: Vom Fass' sampler sets of oils and vinegars

2012-12-18 08:05:00

Children who recently planted a pumpkin patch at St. Mark's Episcopal Church included, from left, Luke Utterback, Gabriel Humble and Logan Utterback.

2013-06-06 14:27:00

Students at Western Avenue School plant pumpkin seeds in their "edible schoolyard."

2013-05-21 10:24:19

Day one of the Sunfest music festival in downtown West Palm Beach. The Smashing Pumpkins closed out the show Wednesday night.

2013-05-01 00:00:00