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Daily Scoop: Chocolate and Pistachio Ice Cream Cake

Ooooh.... We are currently working on a birthday cake for a small friend, and while we aren't making an ice cream cake, this one here still really caught our attention. ...

Daily Scoop: Milk Chocolate-Wafer & Chai-Ice Cream Dots

We've had our eye on these miniature ice cream sandwiches for a long time. They're not your ordinary ice cream sandwich; there's a bit of a twist... ...

The Daily Scoop: Roasted Plums with Tarragon Ice Cream

We'll be bringing you an ice cream a day (at least) this month, what with it being Ice Cream Month and all. And we couldn't think of a better representation of seasonal ice cream right now than this r...

Grill Tonight: Pork Loin Rolled With Jerk Sauce

This photo stopped us in our tracks; grilled pork is just what we want tonight! Pork turns out so moist and flavorful on the grill; one of the best meals we ever had included extra-thick grilled pork ...

Grill Tonight: Eggplant Wraps with Goat Cheese

We don't often think of appetizers for the grill; when we grill we're hauling it out for the heavy lifting. But this appetizer is so inspiring - we love the look and idea. ...

Farmers' Market Report: Tomatoes
Los Angeles

After months of anticipation, we are finally approaching high tomato season at the Hollywood Farmers' Market! Tomatoes are one of those fruits we learned to appreciate on a whole new level once we sta...

Grill Tonight: Sweet Potatoes and Yellowfin Tuna

If you've hung around this blog long at all, you should know that we are big sweet potato fans. They're a minor obsession around here; we've eaten them for breakfast, for dessert, with caramelized oni...

Grill Tonight: Sausage with Arugula Pesto

We are loving these grilled menus from Martha Stewart, and we especially couldn't pass up this grilled sausage. Sausage is one of our favorite things to put on the grill. Read on for more about this m...

Grill Tonight: Citrus Chicken Under a Brick

Butterflied chicken weighted down by a brick is a traditional Tuscan method that results in quick cooking and crispy skin. If you don't have a grill you can do this in a skillet. If you don't have a g...

Grill Tonight: Pancetta-Wrapped Asparagus

OK, OK - we know that the last asparagus of the season headed out of town a few weeks ago, which makes our lust for this recipe all the more cruel. ...

Grill Tonight: Chicken, Rice, And Mango In Lettuce Wraps

Emma's post about more good uses for lettuce made us think of our favorite fish salad in lettuce cups. We were also thinking about grilled chicken, which led to this recipe... ...

Grill Tonight: Grilled Vegetable Tostadas

We've been on the lookout for good vegetarian grilled recipes this Grilling Month. Even though we love a good grilled steak, we think that vegetarians have just as much fun when the coals are hot. Tak...

Grill Tonight: Steak with Blue Cheese Potatoes

We love a good menu, so when we saw this one from Martha Stewart we decided to give you an entire spread instead of one lone grill recipe today. Check out the recipes: grilled steak (classic!), blue c...

Grill Tonight: Baby Artichokes With Caper-Mint Sauce

We talked about how grilled artichokes are one of the best conversation foods we know; sitting with a friend on a warm night, peeling and scraping delicious artichoke flesh off the spiky leaves one by...

Grill Tonight: Salty Butterscotch Bars with Grilled Pineapple Ice Cream

Oh man. We want these bad. This is one of our first grilled dessert picks of the summer, and while the grilled component is relatively small, we think that it probably defines the flavor of the whole ...

Recipe Review: Emeril's Fish Provencal

When we opened up this month's Everyday Food, there was one recipe that immediately leapt off the page. We had to try it. ...

Grill Tonight: Fancy Grilled Cheese Sandwiches

Grilled cheese sandwiches... on the grill? Of course! Here are two brilliant grilled cheese sandwiches that we would love to throw on our grill tonight. Taleggio, grapes, gouda, cumin, and red onion a...

Grill Tonight: Grilled Corn, Crab and Raspberry Salad

As we make our way through Grilling Month we're on the lookout for fresh, light meals for hot weather. We are actually not that excited about heavy burgers and steaks in the heat. This crab salad with...

Grill Recipe of the Day: Grilled Mackerel with Garlic, Lemon and Fennel

It's Grilling Month, but we're going to kick off our daily grill recipes with one that actually calls for the broiler. You could do this on the grill too, but this can ease you into it (and let any of...

Summer Eating: Recipes From Cookie Magazine

There aren't any children in our household, so we wouldn't usually think to pick up a magazine for parents in search of recipes or cooking inspiration. But we noticed that some of our bookmarked recip...

Spring Eating: Two Fabulous Pea Recipes

We are so enamored of these two pea recipes - we can hardly wait to try one or the other with fresh, sweet, tender spring peas. ...

New Favorite: Sesame Cabbage Salad

So, we have a new salad that we are absolutely crazed over. We ate it for dinner last weekend; we ate it for dinner last night, and, guess what? We're eating it for lunch today! And it's nothing spec...

Try This: Lacy Noodle Crisps

Here's a recipe from our stack of to-try recipes: lacy noodle crisps from Gourmet. These beautiful lacy decorations and snacks are just made of fried rice noodles, those staples of Asian markets and T...

Recipe of the Day: Gooseberries and Cream

This is the perfect recipe for today. Can you guess why? Read on to see if your guess is right... ...

Spring Eating: Grilled Pizza with Herbed Mascarpone, Smoked Salmon and Asparagus

A comment from our earlier post on Jamie Oliver's proper polenta sent us scurrying to Michael Chiarello's Napa Style website to find his own recipe for polenta served up platter-style. Well, we didn't...