RIDICULOUSLY SIMPLE CHILI AND BEANS
By Larry Levine – Every once in a while we hit on a dish that proves the notion that in cooking it doesn’t need to be complicate or difficult to be good. My Ridiculously Simple Chili and Beans is one such dish. This recipe came to life a few years ago, when I... Read More
KITCHEN QUICKIES / salving a craving for Chili Con Carne on a heart-healthy diet
By Larry Levine – One of the things I was told, with great emphasis, as I recovered from my quadruple coronary bypass surgery four years ago, was “no more Mexican restaurants”. That one hurt. I love Mexican food. You can read about how this got started in... Read MoreKITCHEN QUICKIES / a visit with an old friend, Ground Beef Scramble
By Larry Levine – Years ago, when I was a bachelor living with roommates in a house in the hills above Glendale, the kitchen was my turf. I made dinners for the three of us most nights and had stuff in the freezer for nights when I wasn’t going to be home. I developed... Read More
KITCHEN QUICKIES / Cooler weather means it’s hot and hearty comfort food time
By Larry Levine – I’m not a fan of winter. When the daytime temperature drops below 65, or it even looks like it might rain, I want to hibernate – lock the doors and windows and stay indoors. Like so many others, the reason I live in Los Angeles has a lot to do with... Read MoreKITCHEN QUICKIES – Stuck for an idea? Pasta with shrimp and tomatoes to the rescue
By Larry Levine – I don’t recall it ever having happened before. I stood there just inside the entrance to Gelson’s Market with absolutely no idea of what I wanted to eat or cook for dinner. Usually, when I enter the market I have at least a vague notion of... Read More
KITCHEN QUICKIES – Fish Balls (and no smart A#! remarks)
FISH BALLS OK. Go ahead. Get the smart a#! remarks out of your system. If halibut and beef have cheeks, if chickens have fingers, if pork has tenders, why can’t fish have balls? Meat has balls, so why not fish? In a Jewish household it’s called gefilte fish; the... Read More
KITCHEN QUICKIES – Shrimp & Scallops Chow Mein
By Larry Levine – Before I was released from the hospital after my quadruple coronary bypass surgery in 2008 I was told, among other things, to stay out of Chinese recipes because of the high sodium content of the food. Chinese food had been a favorite of mine... Read More
KITCHEN QUICKIES – Poached Salmon
By Larry Levine – The season for great, northwest wild caught salmon is just around the corner. I’m in Issaquah Washington as I write this and two nights ago our son John prepared a wonderful dinner of troll caught white king salmon on a bed of a spinach salad.... Read More
KITCHEN QUICKIES – Chicken Fricassee
By Larry Levine – Sometimes something magic happens to an old recipe. I’ve been making chicken fricassee at home for decades. Recently I made a mistake at the super market and bought a can of fire roasted diced tomatoes instead of just plain old Roma... Read More
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