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Cinco de Mayo alert! Buy your avocados now, and 25 recipes
Cinco de Mayo is Sunday, and if you are throwing a party you really only have one urgent, pressing responsibility. Get. Avocados. Now. Like, today! Everything else -- the beer, the tortillas, the tequila -- can wait. But if you are going to make...
Tags: Cinco de Mayo, Recipes
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Earth Day 2013 Google Doodle underscores precious resource: Water
Earth Day 2013 gets its own Google Doodle today, an honor that kicks off a day dedicated to reminding us to tread gently on this planet that we all share. The Earth Day 2013 Google Doodle unveils a scenic mountain meadow, with a babbling brook and a...
Tags: Conservation, Earth Day, UNICEF, Environmental Issues, Natural Resources
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Festival of Books again binds a city together
Is it any surprise that on a warm spring day, thousands of Southern Californians went in search of a good book — and a chance to meet the person who wrote it? Not to Susan Burton, a retired school librarian from Fontana, who was among the crowds...
Tags: Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Entertainment Events, Authors, Entertainment, Arts and Culture
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John Galardi dies: Wienerschnitzel maverick 'had to be wealthy'
John Galardi has died, placing a period on one of the fast-food industry's greatest rags-to-riches stories. The Wienerschnitzel founder once said, simply: "I had to be wealthy." At age 19, the Midwestern boy of humble origins had never eaten out or...
Tags: Consumer Goods Industries, Sears, Food Industry, Tiffany Hsu, Pancreatic Cancer
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This week's recipes from the L.A. Times Test Kitchen
So what's the true test of a cook? Well, as Food editor Russ Parsons shows, it's the ability to make something from nothing: "Here in California we love to brag about our abundance of wonderful seasonal ingredients and how that makes good food easy....
Tags: Noelle Carter
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Ludo Lefebvre and more at Los Angeles Times Festival of Books 2013
The Los Angeles Times Festival of Books is coming to USC on April 20 and 21. In addition to the literary stars that will give talks at the festival, chefs and cookbook authors will make appearances for cooking demonstrations and interviews at the...
Tags: Photography Supplies and Services, Arts and Culture, Photography and Video, Brian Boitano, Services and Shopping
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Recipes: 29 ways to pimp your strawberries
With strawberries showing up in the market now, how do you know what to look for? Here are some tips on choosing, storing and using berries, courtesy of Food Editor Russ Parsons: - Choose the best berries by aroma, not color or size. The flavor of...
Tags: Noelle Carter, Pies and Tarts
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Test Kitchen tips: Cleaning and soaking beans
Whether you purchase your dried beans in a bag or loose out of a bin, always be sure to check them over and clean them before using. You can sometimes find stones or debris with dried beans, and a quick sort can save you from the trauma of a cracked...
Tags: Parsley, Shrimp, Noelle Carter, Salt, Tomatoes
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Dinner tonight! Kale-and-quinoa salad
Today's "Dinner Tonight" suggestion is also our current Culinary SOS, a request from Carrie for the kale-and-quinoa salad from La Grande Orange Cafe in Pasadena: I recently "rediscovered" La Grande Orange in Pasadena's Del Mar station and absolutely...
Tags: Kale, Shallots, Noelle Carter, Dining and Drinking, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Weekend dinner: Thai coconut chicken
Chicken doesn't have to be boring. Show it a little love with a flavorful marinade and chicken can be downright amazing. Why not dress up your chicken with bright, fresh lime and lemongrass, a little sesame oil and coconut milk, a touch of brown sugar and...
Tags: Coconut, Limes, Coconut Milk, Cilantro, Noelle Carter
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Dinner tonight! Shrimp and grits
It doesn't get much simpler than shrimp and grits, but Bar / Kitchen at the O Hotel takes this classic comfort food to new heights. Large Mexican shrimp are cooked in a rich creamy sauce spiced with minced Spanish Bilbao chorizo and a helping of...
Tags: Heavy Cream, Shrimp, Kosher Salt, Cilantro, Noelle Carter
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Dinner tonight! Savory stuffed French toast
Who said French toast was just for breakfast? This savory take on the comfort food -- stuffed with bacon, Gruyère cheese and dandelion greens and pan-fried to ooey-gooey perfection -- works well served any time of the day. And dinner is served in less...
Tags: French Toast, Wines, Noelle Carter, Parmesan Cheese, Salt
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