Apple crisp: easier than apple pie and more American in spirit
When I was 16 and got my driver's license, I often took my friends around in my silver Volkswagen for…
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Fruit salsa? Meet your new favorite sweet and sour condiment
Who has the right to point the finger at what should or should not be part of the cuisine or…
Pico de gallo recipe with plums
Pico de gallo is a classic summer salsa, but adding a seasonal favorite stone fruit, the plum, will give it…
Billion-dollar stadiums are being built, but homelessness still exists
September 19, 2024 3 am Pacific Time To the editor: I don’t remember the exact date — was it 2016…
Valerie Gordon's Olive Oil, Lemon and Pistachio Cake Recipe
In a large bowl, sift and whisk together the flour, pistachio flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda. In the…
Trump's billionaire donors tell the rest of us to go eat cake
To the editor: Inside a multimillion-dollar residence, barricaded by police for six city blocks in San Francisco, tech leaders gathered…
Pies for Justice returns for June 16 bake sale with nearly 200 pies
Pies for Justice returns this year on Saturday to celebrate Juneteenth with its first in-person bake sale, bringing together nearly…
The wisdom of dough in baking: new baking techniques
Corn in Mexican pastries is not an entirely new concept. Consider coricos, a northeastern cookie originating from the Cáhita people,…
Where and what to eat at the wonderful Mercado González in Costa Mesa
A thousand stimuli charge your senses when you enter the González Market in Costa Mesa. Dragon fruit, colored in lucid…
I didn't want a “cut and paste” wedding. Was that even possible?
When my partner Daniel and I reached our twenties, our social life became about attending other people's weddings. Another Friday…