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Tomato Confit
By Riki Shore What the heck is confit? How do you pronounce it? And what does it have to do with tomatoes anyway? Tomatoes are at their sweetest this time of year in southern California and, while I...
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Puy Lentil Salad with Mustard Vinaigrette
By Riki Shore Now that Fall’s here, I like to prepare hearty salads for lunch. They’re a great way to use leftover meats, and if you have the vinaigrette already on hand, they come together in a snap....
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“Lazy Ox” Tuna Salad
By Riki Shore I’ve been lucky enough to eat at the Lazy Ox twice in recent weeks and, although my bank account has suffered, my food inspiration has definitely ratcheted up a notch. One of the...
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Oven Roasted Fennel
By Riki Shore This preparation is so simple I almost hate to post it. But it’s also scrumptious, and easy, too. Roasting fennel brings out its natural sweetness, reminiscent of anise or licorice. Read...
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Classic Chicken Salad
By Riki Shore Sometimes you need some comfort food. Like maybe after a cross-country move? When you’re still jet-lagged, not used to the new house or the cold weather? For me, chicken salad has always...
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Wild Salmon Salad
By Riki Shore When Rob was working at home, we had the luxury of eating lunch together several times a week. We’d often have a hot meal: grilled chicked salad or lamb burgers or fritatta stuffed with...
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Tuna Gigande Bean Salad
By Riki Shore Sometimes you need shortcuts. I don’t like to do it, but this week I needed it. I don’t know what it is about Daylight Savings Time. It’s only one hour, but every six months I feel like...
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Tahini Chicken Salad
By Riki Shore Tahini is not one of my pantry staples. I don’t know why. I like the flavor of it – kind of earthy and tangy with a luxuriant mouth feel from the fat in the sesame seeds. It pairs so well...
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Curried Tuna Salad
By Riki Shore When we lived in Los Angeles, I’d treat myself to Intelligentsia coffee as often as I could afford it. No matter how often I stopped in, I made it a point never to eat there. They didn’t...
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Chicken Satay Salad
We all have comfort foods we crave again and again. Maybe it’s your mother’s roast chicken, or noodle soup, or freshly baked chocolate chip cookies, still warm and gooey from the oven. I could go on,...
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