Winter’s Don’t-Miss Dish We’ve all enjoyed the sweet-sour-spicy-salty treat that is Thai cuisine. It’s the perfect comfort food, with complex flavors and textures and so popular that it easily serves…
Winter
Roasted Vegetable Stock
Roasted vegetable stock adds depth and richness to soups, stews, and sauces. Easy and affordable, it’s a flavorful foundation for many dishes.
Chicken Stock
Make a silky, nutritious chicken stock with fresh or roasted chicken bones, mirepoix, and herbs. This versatile base is perfect for soups, sauces, and more.
Simple Vegetable Stock
This simple vegetable stock recipe is an easy, cost-effective way to use leftover trimmings. Perfect for soups, sauces, or cooking grains.
Foundation Stocks: Culinary Building Blocks
n a Michelin-starred kitchen, I learned the humbling truth about cooking stocks—the essential foundation of all great cuisine. After three days of rigorous training, I left armed with valuable techniques and a new appreciation for the art of stock-making.
Lentils du Puy and Carrot Salad
I must admit I am a little obsessed with these lentils from Auvergne, France. Lentils du Puy are sometimes called the caviar of lentils, and for good reason. They are…
Crêpes à l ’Orange
You know how you can taste a dessert that instantly transports you back to your childhood? Well, this is that dessert for me. My mother comes from the French Alps….
Roasted Beets, Butternut Squash and Red Onions with Zesty Parsley Pesto
This is one of my favorite beet dishes. The vibrant pesto is terrific with the rich, roasted butternut squash, the meltingly soft onions and the tender beets. I like to…
Passion Fruit Pavlova at Bettina
Winter’s Don’t-Miss Dish Passion fruit is one of Santa Barbara’s most abundant farmers market foods, and late winter is the perfect time for it to brighten up your table with…
Baby Arugula, Wild Mushroom, Mung Bean and Goat Cheese Salad
Robert Dautch—or BD, as he is known to everyone— has been farming for more than four decades in the Ojai Valley and Carpinteria. I have heard him described as an…
A Vibrant Approach to Seasonal Cooking
Winter cooking is about balancing comfort food with vibrant, fresh flavors. Adding textures and colorful seasonal produce keeps dishes lively and satisfying for all the senses.
A Sweet Season
There is something special about adapting desserts to fit the season. From traditional favorites to new creations, holiday sweets bring families together in celebration.