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Filed under: Dinner, Newspapers, America, Fast FoodIt's so exciting when carry-out pizza arrives at your doorstep, and terribly dissapointing if the pizza became smushed or the cheese slid to one side or some other disaster occurred. The Washington Post tested out various pizza parlors in the area to see which pizzas withstood the delivery process ...

Filed under: Dinner, Recipes, Newspapers I once whined to my mother (aka: Knower of All Things Culinary, and Go-To Person for All of Life's Quandries) that I couldn't make a decent crepe without a crepe pan, and she waved my complaint away with her hand, insisting that while a crepe pan is nice, it's definitely not necessary. On NPR's Kitchen ...

Filed under: Dinner, East Coast, Recipes, NewspapersMaking dinner every night can turn into something of a challenge. Without a little pre-planning, you can find yourself falling into the pattern of having the same things over and over again, every single week. However, with just a little bit of planning, you can make sure that you have everything ...

Filed under: Dinner, Recipes, Newspapers, Fall Flavors I still remember the first time I tasted french onion soup. We were out to dinner with my grandparents (I must have been seven or eight) and my sister and I were allowed to order anything we wanted. As we were checking out the menu, I saw a waitress go by with a little crock-shaped bowl with ...

Filed under: Dinner, Poultry, Newspapers, How To I know that some of you have got your Thanksgiving menus all set by now, since the big day is only a week and a half away. But for those of you who are still looking for a little last-minute inspiration, I've got another good resource for you. The San Francisco Chronicle has pulled together all ...

Filed under: Dinner, Newspapers, On the Blogs, How To, Europe A while back I wrote about how I have most all Nigella Lawson's cookbooks, but that I rarely cook from them (save the one recipe I posted). I always thought that the reason I didn't use more of her recipes had something to do with laziness on my part, but apparently her recipes have ...

Filed under: Dinner, Dessert, West Coast, Vegetables, Recipes, Fruit, Newspapers, Lists, America, Spices, in sixty seconds, Sugar This week in Food at the LA Times, Russ Parsons goes to town with Heirloom apples with a Guide to Apple Varieties and answering the age-old question, To bake or not to bake?. Recipes include Baked Apple Ice Cream, ...

Filed under: Dinner, Vegetables, Recipes, Newspapers I'm a big fan of quickly pickled things. I often make a salad of sliced cucumber and red onion, with a dressing of red wine vinegar, a little olive oil, dill, salt and pepper (and sometimes a pinch of sugar if it's too puckery). I like to let it sit for about a half hour, so that the cucumber ...

Filed under: Lunch, Dinner, Dessert, West Coast, Restaurants, Grains, Vegetables, Nuts/seeds, Beef, Recipes, Baking, Raves & Reviews, Newspapers, Lists, Boiling, Condiments, America, Spices, in sixty seconds, Slow cooking, Meat, Rice It's an endless summer in LA: He's a ''kid'' in LA, but Matt Molina is running the kitchen at the ...

Filed under: Lunch, Dinner, Dessert, West Coast, Restaurants, Recipes, Raves & Reviews, Newspapers, America, in sixty seconds In the kitchen, Amy Scattergood goes gourmet glam with tacos, with recipes for Achiote-marinated fish tacos, Duck tacos with chile-cherry compote, and Shrimp tacos with pumpkin seed sauce. To go with those tacos, some ...