So far, my only pregnancy craving is chewy homemade cookies. Which is basically a completely rational regular-person craving, so I'm not...

 I have to thank Russell and Brittany for helping me understand agave syrup.  I knew it was around, and had even had drinks made with it, ...

Every once in a while one ends up with too much cilantro--a plant in the garden that's about to bolt, or several bunches in the refrig...

This was today's breakfast.  When I pulled out the bacon, I found that I had bought "reduced-sodium" by mistake:  well, excu...

Over the past year, I've been trying to perfect my own home version of pajeon , the big pancakes one often sees on appetizer menus at Ko...

We had grilled chicken like this in Portugal, and yesterday Dad and Russell recreated it. 1 medium broiling chicken (3 to 4 pounds), split...

These two-inch baby eggplants were on sale at Sprouts fifteen for a dollar this week, so I scooped some up without knowing how I'd pre...

Christmas Marmalade (Grammy’s Recipe) 3 large oranges 1 lemon Cut in quarters, remove seeds and center mem...

This is a new way of preparing okra for me.  It's better than candy, I swear.  I asked to borrow Susan's copy of The Roasted Veget...

I used some leftover pan-broiled albacore to make this dish, which is loosely based on the recipe in La Place and Kleiman's Cucina ...

Green chiles! Hatch green chiles! The Fresh Market was roasting and selling Hatch chiles a few weeks ago, and though the staff didn't s...

Whacking Brussels Sprouts In San Diego last week I had a fabulous lunch of the world's freshest swordfish accompanied by Flash-Fried B...

I wonder where I got this recipe?  I was surprised I hadn't posted it before, as it's so simple and flavorful. 1 onion, thinly sl...

My sister Katherine put on the nicest spread for a few family members on Sunday afternoon:  wings with blue cheese dressing; salmon and trou...

Pulled Pork Here's how I do my pulled pork.  The recipe came from a newspaper many years ago. Make a dry rub by mixing these ingredi...