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Late-night spaghetti
Each of us, even dedicated cooks, has those nights when we arrive home so late, what with work or other obligations, that the simplest...
Ham, beans pasta
Beans and ham, they go together like country cousins. Pork and beans, as in bacon-spiked baked beans. Navy bean soup with nuggets of ham....
Stuffed burgers
Before you toss the usual burgers on the grill this summer. Before you endure the usual groans from bored burger eaters among family and...
Grilled steaks
It's that time again. Break out the barbecue and celebrate warm weather, good friends and, of course, great food and drink. This updated...
Grilled chicken burgers
The unofficial start of the grilling season is a few weeks away. We know people grill year-round, but May is deemed National Barbecue...
Barbecue brisket
Grilling is high and fast, barbecuing is low and slow, or so the old saw goes about the differences between these two outdoor cooking...
Cuban grilled pork
David Joachim, co-author with Andrew Schloss of "Fire It Up! More than 400 Recipes for Grilling Everything," offers these tips for...
Citrus-glazed salmon
At a recent dinner, my culinary guru/friend Jolene Worthington served guests a delicious, perfectly glazed, broiled salmon steak atop...
Spicy Italian chicken
Chicken breasts cooked in a spicy tomato sauce is an easy recipe that you can assemble in 5 minutes. Buying roasted or rotisserie chicken...
Tasty tofuquiles
Cinco de Mayo comes but once a year. But, tofuquiles? This South of the Border-inspired favorite is good all year long. It's comfort food...
Eggs for dinner
I've always loved Robert Frost's line about home being the place where, "when you have to go there, they have to take you in." Perhaps I'm...
Chopped salads
Chopped salad could well be described as a buttoned-down version of a tossed salad. For while the latter can be something of a leafy anarchy...
Shrimp with green chili
A couple of times a month, we give in to powerful shrimp cravings. Our favorite indulgence: Salt-and-pepper shrimp from a local Chinese...
Sauté lettuce for unusual side dish
Cooking lettuce is uncommon in the United States, but my Chinese and Japanese friends feel any type of green is right for the wok.
Recipe: Eggs stuffed with caviar
Cue the Black Eyed Peas' hit "Let's Get It Started" and kickoff your holiday party with this devil of a dish. Eggs stuffed with salmon...
Mashed potatoes
The sages claim: What goes around, comes around. And you find this observation true.
Salad trio
This dish, which takes less than 15 minutes to assemble, would make a tempting first course to begin an autumn dinner, or try it as a side...
Baked pumpkin
Pumpkins aren't just for pie anymore. For as long as there has been Thanksgiving, Americans have clung stubbornly to the notion that pumpkin...
Shrimp, avocado salad with soda pop dressing
Subtle flavors, minimal sugar and adult tastes, it's the new world of carbonated beverages. While these drinks are lovely to sip, take...
Zucchini relish
Relish is more than just a topping for hot dogs and hamburgers. A spoonful or two can spark almost any meal.
Mango corn salad
Here's a side dish that makes a stunning brunch menu item or it can work for a late-summer picnic salad. The brightness and flavor turns...
King trumpet mushroom salad
Thin-sliced king trumpets add texture and a briny tone to an arugula and Parmigiano salad.
Quinoa salad
Get your meal started with a deliciously fresh idea. Warm quinoa salad will have them coming back for seconds.
Roast this
Chickpeas are an ancient food that has had an impact on the modern American diet in recent years as hummus has become a popular chip dip and...
Spinach salad
Spinach salad has a lot to offer. Like spinach, in abundance. So much abundance that the spinach salad session can be exhausting. All that...
Cobb salad
Asked why her latest cookbook focuses on salads, veteran author and food writer Patricia Wells says the theme simply reflects the way she'...
Zesty crab cakes
What do you do when confronted with a 1-pound can of ready-to-serve claw crab meat sitting in the refrigerator? Admittedly, it's a rare...
Mexican vegetarian dishes
My Mexican grandfather used to say that salads were for rabbits. My Mexican father thinks a good steak cures any stomach ailment. And a...
Stuffed egg rolls
I spent the week in a tree. I was lured there by an email from Mom. Click here, swoop 80 feet up a cottonwood, to an eagle's nest in...
Holiday breads
In Portland, Ore., Patricia DiPrima will bake bread in the shape of a dove and top it with crushed amaretti cookies. The traditional Italian...
Grilled banana splits
It just goes to show that good things always find an audience. In 1904 a pharmacist in Latrobe, Pa., who loved to create her own inventive...
Coconut mango ice cream
Canned unsweetened coconut milk, along with a little cream and sugar, makes a terrific coconut ice cream. Pureed fresh mango or banana...
Smith Island cake
With 4 sticks of butter, 4 cups of sugar and five eggs, eating a slice of Maryland's official state dessert might be a good reason to keep...
Deceptively rich
Heralded as "the first new cake in 100 years" when it was introduced, the chiffon cake — one of the darlings of midcentury cuisine &#...
Pine nut biscuit cake
If the nonna as master cook has become something of a stereotype (after all, excellent, thrifty and industrious grandmas can be found in...
Chocolate cupcakes
Let's face it, cupcakes are fun. Familiar, colorful and oh-so-cute, these whimsical little cakes are famous for great flavor and mile-high...
Dessert soup
My clothes and I are not getting along. I expect them to do their job — look alert, zip and button.
A sublime dessert: Cream puffs
When it comes to serving dessert, it's hard to top the voluptuousness of a cream puff frothy with whipped cream and raspberries.
Homemade doughnuts
You don't have to be Homer Simpson to swoon over a doughnut. But no matter how wonderful they appear, it's hard to find a store-bought...
Sweet cherry pie
The key to a great fruit pie is choosing the right fruit; even under a double crust, quality shows.
Pan-fried fish delivers in taste
Crispy-crunchy gets our vote every time. The combo beats out all other textures (yes, even rich and creamy). Perhaps that's why we can't...
Stir-fry prawns
When time is tight, especially during the holiday, give stir-fry a try. One of my favorite stir-fry secrets is that they need only a...
Recipe: Humphrey's Restaurant's Cajun shrimp and corn chowder
Dear SOS: We recently ate at Humphrey’s Restaurant in San Diego. We loved the...
Recipe: Peppered salmon with mashed potatoes with leeks
If you live in a leafy part of the country, it's a given that once the fall colors arrive, so will plenty of houseguests. When friends and...
Recipe: Herb-Covered Tilapia
Even people who do not like fish enjoy this dish. Although it's quick to make it tastes like it takes a lot of preparation. Test kitchen...
Stretch it! Three meals from one chicken
A whole roasted chicken is a supermarket staple that a hungry family of four might wipe out in one dinner. But two people can stretch a 2-...
Captain Crunch chicken stew
Rules rule. The dietitian insists: more fiber, less sugar. The food pyramid instructs: more fruit, less butter. Michael Pollan decrees: more...
Recipe: Petto di pollo con Gorgonzola at La Finestra
Dear SOS: If you could obtain the recipe for chicken Gorgonzola with spinach from La...
Recipe: Chicken Tetrazzini Casserole
Pam McNaull's tip: Feel free to make this your own by adding shredded carrots, chopped celery, zucchini or other vegetables to the mix.
Recipe: Bar Pintxo's paella de mariscos
Dear SOS: The paella at Bar Pintxo, Joe Miller's restaurant in Santa Monica, is better than the paella I've had in Spain! Do you...
Avocado crab salad
Summer salads should be three things: colorful, chilled and full of many flavors that can all be savored in one mouthful. This salad mixes...
Chopped salad
This rich ranch-style dressing takes no prisoners when it comes to garlic flavor. Paired with a colorful chopped salad, it makes for a...
Spring herb salad
Spring into action with this fresh herb salad. A mix of chives, chervil, tarragon and dill makes for a delightfully light side dish.
Hail Caesar
A lot of times when food writers praise an old-fashioned ingredient such as romaine lettuce, they do it with a hint of condescension.
Be still, my beet-ing heart salad
Valentine's Day doesn't have to hurt your wallet. This delicious dish delivers on the cheap.
Recipe: Squash and parsnip soup
If you watch television cooking shows, you know how ingredients magically appear, pared, chopped and ready for assembly.
Summer gazpacho
July 1 is the feast of San Juan in Spain, a celebration of summer that also traditionally marks the beginning of the gazpacho season.
Cheatin' chicken soup
Maybe it's cheating to call it soup. But when you can be almost immediately gratified with a steaming bowl of comfort, cheating never...
Recipe: Black bean soup at Las Brisas
Dear SOS: Could you possibly get the recipe for the black bean soup at Las Brisas...
Chorizo torta
Trudging along the concourse, en route from Gate Here to Gate There, I was struck by a vision. It's not unprecedented. Some people routinely...
Quick Dish
Panini, those perfectly grilled Italian sandwiches, make a great simple supper. And you don't need a panini press to make them.
A rustic loaf
I grew up in Ireland, and we ate Irish soda bread every day with breakfast, lunch and dinner. Here is a recipe that my family inherited...
Biscuits: Now that's flour power
They say that life is a journey and not a destination. That sentiment must surely include cooking, where the twists and turns of one...
Get more breads, crackers & sandwich recipes
Carbs are good. We've got it all: Bagel-making secrets for home bakers, magical honey cakes and all sorts of biscuits. And don't fear the...
Recipe: Harris Ranch buttermilk biscuits
Dear SOS: I recently ate at Harris Ranch Restaurant (located off Interstate 5 at the Coalinga exit) and was very impressed with their...
A short path to shortcake nirvana
Many years ago, when I was younger and even more foolish than today, I took it upon myself to perfect the shortcake. I spent a week going...
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