Are you familiar with fennel? You may have heard of it, but it's safe to say the average at-home cook might be at a loss for ways to use it in the kitchen. If you've never experimented with fennel, ...

I love a crisp salad with my evening meal. But sometimes I crave something a bit more surprising than the usual lettuce, tomatoes and cucumbers. If you feel the same way, then you've got to give this ...

The chef and restaurateur shared two dishes from his latest cookbook. As Americans enjoy the unofficial start to summer with Memorial Day festivities, chef Tyler Florence debuted his latest cookbook ...

Every time I go to Viet Noodle Bar in Atwater Village, I order the same thing: a bowl of brown rice, laced with mung beans and tofu and fresh herbs. I know, it sounds too boring and, well, just too ...

If you like a mild anise flavor, more than likely you will love this easy-to-prepare salad. Fresh fennel combines crisp texture with scrumptious licorice notes. It makes a welcome counterpoint to ...

Salad season is approaching. It’s the time of year when we go from heavy to light foods, hot to cool, and let’s not kid ourselves here, it’s because we’re wearing less, poolside and otherwise, or we ...

As a Caesar salad enthusiast, I’ve seen my share of crouton stand-ins. Some are quite good (crumbled pretzels, fried chickpeas, toasted pumpkin seeds), while others are mere wannabes. (Wasabi peas, ...

I’ve had citrus on the brain a lot lately, maybe because I recently harvested my first fully ripe Persian limes. After two summers of ardent care (following about a decade of neglect), my lime tree ...

The other day, I just couldn’t shake the thought of slow-smoking some ribs. I was in the mood for Memphis-style baby backs, the meat fall-off-the-bone tender, a simple dry rub tantalizingly ...

Though classic tabbouleh leans summery, with tomatoes, cucumbers and herbs, a seasonal spin on the nutty grain dish turns it into an easy holiday side. This cool-weather riff from our book “Tuesday ...