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Test Kitchen tips: Homemade doughnuts
There's something magical about the doughnut. You don't have to be Homer Simpson to swoon when you're greeted with all those bright colors and sparkly decorations in a doughnut shop display case. But no matter how wonderful they appear, it's hard to...
Tags: Salt, Baking Soda, Nutmeg, Cinnamon, Egg Yolks
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Recipe: Joachim Splichal's corn latkes with smoked salmon
Total time: 40 minutes
The delicate corn latkes that Joachim Splichal serves at Patina have been on the menu since the day the doors opened. Splichal layers them with fresh marinated salmon, but smoked salmon can be the perfect replacement. They are...Tags: Sour Cream, Salt, Heavy Cream, Whipping Cream, Shallots
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This week's Culinary SOS: Imperial's sticky toffee gingerbread
This week's Culinary SOS request comes from Linda Kirk in Playa del Rey: "We recently had a fabulous dinner at Vitaly Paley's new restaurant, Imperial, in Portland, Ore. Everything was truly amazing. The crowning touch was a gingerbread sticky pudding...
Tags: Restaurants, Nutmeg, Dining and Drinking, Ginger, Recipes
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Dinner tonight! Olive oil pancakes
Pancakes are a natural for breakfast, but what about dinner? Go ahead, indulge yourself. Light and fluffy, these pancakes have that perfect buttermilk tang. But what sets them apart is a touch of olive oil -- rich and fruity, a good olive oil adds...
Tags: Salt, Baking Soda, Pancakes, Honey, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Holiday cookie recipe: Amanda's amazing sugar cookies
Amanda Rettke of Shafer, Minn., was one of the 10 winners of our first Los Angeles Times Holiday Cookie Bake-Off with these sugar cookies: "This recipe was groundbreaking for me in that it changed how I perceived myself in the kitchen. I am not a...
Tags: Egg Yolks, Lemons, Holidays, Hanukkah, Sugar Cookies
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Test Kitchen tips: Peeling chestnuts
You know the holidays are just around the corner when you start spotting fresh chestnuts in the market. Wonderful as they may be to eat, chestnuts can be tricky to peel, especially if you've never worked with them (or are feeling a bit rusty at the...
Tags: Vanilla, Chestnuts, Salt, Russ Parsons, Cinnamon
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Test Kitchen tips: Choosing and storing citrus
When shopping for citrus, choose fruit that are heavy for their size -- they'll be the juiciest. And look for fruit with nice, tight skins. Avoid fruit that are wrinkled or spotted, or feel lightweight. You can generally tell the ripeness of the fruit...
Tags: Vanilla, Salt, Vanilla Bean, Lemons
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Hanukkah recipe: Fresh beet latkes with cumin and coriander
Who says latkes have to be made from potatoes? Israeli cookbook author Phyllis Glazer makes these with grated raw beets and gives them a Middle Eastern twist by spicing them generously with coriander and cumin. Serve them with tangy sour cream or rich...
Tags: Sour Cream, Cilantro, Beets, Hanukkah, Holidays
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Test Kitchen tips: Fresh vs. dried herbs and spices
So when should you use fresh herbs in a recipe? And when do you go for the dried? It can be a perplexing question, especially if the recipe is not specific. I usually use fresh herbs and spices in recipes where I need them to impart flavor quickly, such...
Tags: Carrots, Pasta, Wines, Parsley, Recipes
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Test Kitchen tips: Natural versus Dutch-process cocoa powder
Like chocolate, cocoa powder is made from cacao beans. After the beans are processed into a paste known as chocolate liqueur, some of the cocoa butter is removed and the remaining solids are pulverized into a powder. Natural (or non-alkalized) cocoa...
Tags: Sour Cream, Salt, Baking Soda, Egg Yolks, Doughnuts
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Holiday cookie recipe: Peppermint pinwheels
Shauna Cruz of Vallejo, Calif., was one of the 10 winners of our first Los Angeles Times Holiday Cookie Bake-Off with these peppermint pinwheels: "Four years ago, my roommates and I started the 'Annual Christmas Cookie Sweatshop' party for our friends...
Tags: Salt, Egg Yolks, Peppermint, Hanukkah, Holidays
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Test Kitchen tips: Storing chocolate
If you happen to have a lot of chocolate lying around (and have the self-restraint not to eat it all at once), you might want to consider how to properly store it to keep it in prime shape. Store your chocolate in a cool, dry place -- we keep ours...
Tags: Sour Cream, Vanilla, Salt, Cinnamon, Vanilla Bean
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