Messy adventures in the modern kitchen
We started learning temakizushi, or hand rolls, this fall from a friend, but we had no idea they would become our favorite after-school snack! We love hand rolls because they don’t take a ton of skill to make, unlike maki rolls or nigiri (those beautiful ovals of rice topped with […]
Grandma Eileen was an honest cook. She could certainly do fancy if she wanted to; she once transformed an entire watermelon into a lattice of roses with a paring knife and a vivid imagination. But Eileen’s cooking was prized precisely because it was simple. She stuck with what she knew […]
Even in L.A. where the weather is pretty agreeable, winter brings quick changes with its shorter days and cooler air. It’s a time for comforting things like movie marathons, cozy fires and warm, hearty soups. Last winter, just as things were starting to get lonely, some school mom friends and […]
Move over, croutons … there’s a new, healthier crunch in town. Packed with protein and a host of nutrients like iron and calcium, quinoa is by far a better choice to top your caesar salad than day-old bread. And trust us, it’s delicious. Toasting after boiling brings out quinoa’s nutty […]
I remember my mom making this Rosemary Bread for every major holiday growing up—including the day after Passover, if that counts. The heavy smell of rosemary and malt would flood the house, and my cousins and I would tear at this bread with our hands and slap it with butter, […]
This creamy mix of mushroom, shredded chicken and cheese offers a welcome twist on the classic chicken-mushroom casseroles we grew up eating and loving. You have to hand it to 20th-century American housewives for perfecting easy family recipes that don’t burn, and if you value your time and your stress […]