March 8, 2013

A MONTH OF BREAKFAST SANDWICHES

This is not an “off the rack” recipe. The ingredients, the idea of smoked trout for breakfast, I know this won’t immediately appeal to all of you, but hear me out. I spent New Years Eve with my dearest girlfriend in Portland, and besides trying a different donut everyday, we did little else but eat. We stayed at the Ace, […]

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March 5, 2013

GRIDDLED CROISSANT // A MONTH OF BREAKFAST SANDWICHES

A griddled croissant is a beauteous thing. It’s not a toasted croissant, it’s better. Griddled means you sear the halves, with a little butter spread on them of course, to get a perfectly crunchy, golden brown, flakey and buttery surface on which to build your sandwich. The searing gives it such an amazing texture, you’ll never want to eat croissants […]

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March 1, 2013

ORECCHIETTE CACIO E PEPE WITH ROASTED SQUASH, KALE + BURRATA

Italian is such a beautiful language isn’t it? I mean, it is when other people speak it, or I hear its lyrical melodies echoing in my head. Unfortunately, when I try to say “Orecchiette Cacio e Pepe” I sound like Demothenses mid marble mouth. Like with dancing, singing, or long division, I am a bit of a disaster. The good […]

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February 26, 2013

POPOVERS

In Culver City there was a bakery that took up three city blocks, and while bussing to school, my dad would recall how the smell of warm bread would waft through the windows and the entire bus would let out a calm, collective sigh. Helm’s bakery is still there, but it houses furniture stores and my favorite bar, Father’s Office. […]

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February 15, 2013

CHOCOLATE CHIP MARBLE CAKE

It all started with a pizookie. If you haven’t had one, it’s the best thing a middle schooler can look forward to on a Friday night. At least that was my story, with my mom dropping me off at the Westwood Village to grab dinner and a movie with my girlfriends. It was always the same shortlist: CPK for the […]

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February 9, 2013

VENTURE INTO VEGAN FROM FOOD FOR THOUGHT WITH CLAIRE THOMAS

“Vegan,” like any lifestyle that seems restrictive to those outside of it, can appear meager or ascetic. For many, the idea of foregoing bacon and cheese is too much (and I am firmly in that camp), however, this doesn’t mean that vegan food is intrinsically boring, tasteless, and gruel-like in any way. To help turn perceptions around, I dedicated an […]

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February 2, 2013

BREAKFAST IN BED FROM FOOD FOR THOUGHT WITH CLAIRE THOMAS

Whether you’re enjoying a particularly luxurious Sunday morning alone, or you want to surprise someone special with a tray of deliciousness, breakfast in bed is always a good idea. There’s something about spending that extra hour under a blanket, leaning against a pile of pillows that makes the morning feel almost infinite. For today’s episode of Food For Thought, I […]

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January 26, 2013

VINTAGE INSPIRED FROM FOOD FOR THOUGHT WITH CLAIRE THOMAS

I always assumed my love of collecting kitchen tchotchkes and vintage cookbooks came from my dad, whose military insignia collection and bibliophilia borders on obsessive. However, I think my love of collecting vintage recipes may have a sweeter origin. Tina and her cakes, Tina and her pies, Tina and her cookies: it’s hard for me to imagine my aunt Tina […]

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January 19, 2013

MEATLESS MONDAY FROM FOOD FOR THOUGHT WITH CLAIRE THOMAS

I don’t really understand why vegetarian food gets a bad rap as “boring.” I mean, boring food is boring, whether it’s a pathetic, limp side salad or an under-seasoned burger. Dessert, believe it or not, can be boring. Just a vast, overly sweet beige-ness. My point is, it’s not the ingredients that are boring, it’s the chef. There is no […]

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January 16, 2013

CAPPUCCINO CHOCOLATE CHIP MUFFINS

Callie is a special person to me. She was my first official helper/confidante/friend, and I’d always get a little uncomfortable acknowledging her as an employee. Can’t she just be my super helpful friend whom I pay? “My friend Callie just loves grocery shopping, you guys. I’m just providing an outlet for her passion.” I’ve known her forever, as the little […]

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The Kitchy Kitchen

Recipes

SMOKED TROUT ON SPELT // A MONTH OF BREAKFAST SANDWICHES

GRIDDLED CROISSANT // A MONTH OF BREAKFAST SANDWICHES

ORECCHIETTE CACIO E PEPE WITH ROASTED SQUASH, KALE + BURRATA

POPOVERS

CHOCOLATE CHIP MARBLE CAKE

VENTURE INTO VEGAN FROM FOOD FOR THOUGHT WITH CLAIRE THOMAS

BREAKFAST IN BED FROM FOOD FOR THOUGHT WITH CLAIRE THOMAS

VINTAGE INSPIRED FROM FOOD FOR THOUGHT WITH CLAIRE THOMAS

MEATLESS MONDAY FROM FOOD FOR THOUGHT WITH CLAIRE THOMAS

CAPPUCCINO CHOCOLATE CHIP MUFFINS