Sandwiches

Avocado Chickpea Salad Croissants

I have always loved the croissants stuffed with chicken salad that always seem to be served at baby showers or other luncheons, so I decided to come up with a fresh twist on them and whipped up a chicken chickpea salad, including some of the normal ingredients, like halved grapes and creamy mayo-based dressing. I […]

I adore a good Reuben sandwich. Hop on over to The Scoop to see my version that includes slices of California avocado.

Remember onigirazu, that cousin to onigiri (Japanese rice balls), that I wrote about a few weeks ago? Well I’m back, but this time with a formula that will set you free so you don’t need to look at a recipe when making one!

As you may have gathered, I LOVE hummus. My favorite afternoon snack is fresh cut veggies dipped in hummus. But hummus is so much more versatile than that and I think it’s time we break out of dip mode here on LFM. So here are 5 (easy!) ways to use hummus that aren’t dip related. I’m […]

This post is brought to you by the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute. Cooking together is about so much more than preparing food. By pulling our kids into the kitchen, we can teach them how to feed themselves, but also give them a better understanding of where their food comes from. But cooking together is also […]

August is one of my favorite times of year simply for the fact that figs are in season. Unfortunately it seems that although these little jewels have been grown in California for a good long time, people still don’t seem to know what to do with them. I wait, with anticipation, for them to show […]

When my dad was a little boy, he used to fantasize about what life would be like when he was a grownup. He says that he used to dream about the fact that he would be able to put whatever he wanted in his refrigerator (little did he realize that his future wife might have […]

Half way through completing my undergrad degree in French and French literature, I spent a semester studying in Paris. I went to class in a fantastically old building in Le Marais, a historic district of Paris. Between the closest metro station to school and the school building there was an amazing tiny little takeout restaurant that […]

I’ve got a special guest here today to tantalize your tastebuds with a taste of Spain! My friend Vijay Nathan is one of the multi-talented people behind NoshOnIt, a daily email newsletter and website that shares hand-picked recipes and cooking tips from a wide variety of bloggers. (I look forward to their email newsletter everyday […]

Barramundi—such a great name, and an even more delicious type of fish, with a mild buttery flavor and dense meaty texture. Plus, with it’s moderate oil content, it’s an easy fish to cook, whether you grill it to serve in pita sandwiches like I did recently (recipe at the end of the post!), or you […]

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