The year 2024 had us hugging our cookbooks. Cook vegetables better with Sarah Hymanson and Sara Kramer’s “Kismet,” or make saag paneer lasagna and green chutney pizza from “Amrikan” by food writer Khushbu Shah. A section at the back includes recipes for bean accompaniments, like “Steve’s skillet cornbread,” which according to Sando is the best friend a bowl of beans …
Thanksgiving isn’t just Alex Guarnaschelli‘s favorite holiday, it’s her favorite day of the year. She’s loved helping to prepare her family’s Thanksgiving dinners since she was a child, when she watched her dad, in his T-shirt and underwear, stuff and sew the turkey while her mother “seemed like she made dessert for like two years.” Guarnaschelli recently shared a draft …
I’m easily influenced by the cooking videos that come across my various social media feeds. Although I don’t know that I’ve rushed to the grocery store faster than when I came across a dirty martini pasta salad on Instagram. Add 1 cup Castelvetrano olives, 1 cup of diced feta, 1½ ounces of olive oil, 1 cup of Emma’s Olives olive …
If you’re a regular reader of our Cooking newsletter here at L.A. Times Food, you’ve enjoyed the writing and recipes of cooking columnist Ben Mims and recipe tester Julie Giuffrida. For a hugely popular story Ben Mims wrote called “Stop salting steak before you cook it,” our columnist came up with a recipe for Half-Salted Steaks With Kale-Caper Sauce. Oven-Baked …
