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Easy dinner recipes: Chaya's chopped salad and more

2013-05-16 07:24:00

Honestly, could it get any better than salad sometimes? Big, beautiful, colorful -- and so often simple -- salads are a perfect choice when you're planning dinner in a pinch. Tailor the components just so to please picky dinner guests, or fix one as a...

Doner kebabs and dumplings: A guide to Turkish restaurants in Southern California

2013-05-16 09:00:00

The proliferating sizzle of grilled doner kebabs and scent of baked borek are heady signs of the growing number of Turkish restaurants in Southern California. In Orange County, Doner G in Anaheim is expanding into Irvine. Another branch of Canoga Park's...

Recipe: Today's Gazpacho (Gazpacho Hoy)

2013-05-13 12:13:00

Active Work Time: 20 minutes Total Preparation Time: 1 1/2 hours, plus 1 hour chilling 4 ounces (about 4 slices) stale bread, crusts removed 2 cloves garlic 2 pounds tomatoes, seeded and coarsely chopped 1 (2-inch-square) piece green bell pepper,...

Recipe: Spicy bulgur salad with sweet peppers and pepper paste

2013-05-11 00:00:00

� 1 hour. Serves 4 to 6 as an appetizer 1 cup bulgur, medium (No. 2) or fine (No. 1) (about 5.5 ounces) Salt 1 cup hot water 3 small green onions 5 tablespoons fruity extra-virgin olive oil, or more to taste, divided 1 brown onion (about 8...

Easy dinner recipes: Salmon bisque and more

2013-05-13 13:04:00

Looking for a simple weeknight fix? A satisfying meal that won't take all night to prepare? It doesn't get much easier than this salmon bisque recipe. With the depth of flavor in this rich and creamy soup from Robin's Restaurant in Cambria, you'd...

Recipe: Duck and okra gumbo

2013-05-09 13:14:00

� Total time: 2 hours, 55 minutes Servings: 16 Note: From Terry Fortia, sous chef at Memphis. Bayou Magic Cajun Seasoning and Red Rooster hot sauce are widely available in supermarkets. Aidells makes an andouille sausage that is also widely available....

Recipe: Basque-style chicken

2013-05-09 13:14:00

� Chicken breasts have a bad reputation -- too often they're considered nothing but diet food, and dried-out diet food at that. But that's the fault of the cook, not the ingredient. The challenge of a chicken breast is that it's uneven, fat on one end...

Setting Times stories to music: From the Kinks to Sugarhill Gang

2013-05-10 16:34:00

Would you do a double-take if I said that that words were a recurring theme in this week’s Great Reads? Yes, beautiful language is a mainstay in these stories, but this week, two standouts focused on words. Exhibit A: The words “Los Feliz....

Mother's Day 2013 dining guide: Mimosas, French toast, crab crepes, more

2013-05-08 07:00:00

Mother's Day is Sunday, and if you're wondering where to celebrate with Mom, here are 24 restaurants offering options such as free Champagne with brunch, blueberry French toast, squash blossom enchiladas and, of course, the bottomless mimosa. Border...

Chili-cheese naan and crisp masala fries: Badmaash Indian gastropub opens in downtown

2013-05-07 07:00:00

The first thing you notice when you enter Badmaash, a new Indian gastropub in downtown L.A., is a giant wall covered in striped colors. Deep purples, reds, oranges, blues and black stretch from the floor all the way to the white painted ceiling. It's part...

Restaurant recipes: Salad and frittata from Gayle's in Capitola

2013-05-04 00:00:00

Dear SOS: I recently visited the beautiful little town of Capitola, next to Santa Cruz on the California coast. Gayle's Bakery & Rosticceria is a special place. Along with mouth-watering baked goods, I enjoyed two delicious dishes: a kale and quinoa salad...

Alice Waters, school officials talk teaching with food

2013-04-26 05:00:00

Fast food begets a fast-food culture that has seeped into pretty much everything going on in the world today, the chef Alice Waters told a crowd gathered at UCLA for a presentation about edible education. Fast food, Waters said, affects our laws,...

Quinoa with grilled corn and tomatoes

2013-05-13 17:00:28

Watermelon and tomato in a refreshing combination

2013-05-13 17:00:51

Cook a couple swordfish steaks in garlic and fennel for a few minutes on each side, then add a little white wine and whole cherry tomatoes and let the dish simmer away until the steaks are done.

2013-05-06 15:11:48