The kitchen is a weird place. Sometimes, things get a little crazy. For example, when the parents flee for a couple days, and only the children remain, the kitchen can turn from a place of spotless surfaces and a well-stocked fridge into a cityscape built out of dirty dishes and empty cracker and cookie boxes. [...]

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There is a bakery in Los Angeles, just off La Brea on Beverly. It is called MILK, and as far as I can tell, it is the one of the few bakery havens in the city. Last year, I went on a cake-tour of Los Angeles, only to conclude that the best cake in Los [...]

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A burger habit is an unhealthy habit. A burger habit in Los Angeles, at Father’s Office, is an expensive, unhealthy habit. But it tastes so good. Despite the pangs in the heart muscles, as those poor little arteries try to pump blood after ingesting so much meat—so much fat—producing ‘squish, squish’ oily kind of feeling [...]

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Many tricks in cooking and baking—those two mystical practices that happen in at the Altar of the Kitchen—are less tricky than they would appear, or have been built up to be. Pie crust, biscuits, rice on the stove, the perfect sear; these are all tricks that done correctly once, with just the right timing, temperature, [...]

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For quite some time now, my father, siblings, and I have been trying to convince my mother to make a chicken for Thanksgiving. The main points of our proposal being; a chicken is shaped like a turkey a chicken provides all the same benefits as a turkey i.e. stuffing cavity, drippings for gravy, crispy skin, [...]

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Dear Lidia, you are the best for giving us, among many things, delicious Brussels sprouts. Love, Nina. Click here for the recipe and to read more.

Need to introduce more vegetables into your diet? What about some protein? Vegetable Bin Soup with Quinoa has got you covered. Obvious plus: it’s de-licious. Think a mouthful of fresh veggies in a spiced, hot, tomato-based broth. Click here for the recipe and to read more.

Arepas, the delicious, corn-based Wonderbread equivalent of Latin America. Except they’re homemade, deep fried and delicious. Oh yeah, and they are stuffed with cheese. So, they’re much, much better. Click here for the recipe and to read more.