Jenn Garbee

In today's era of trendy compotes and 10-ingredient jellies, Coldwater Canyon Provisions takes a refreshingly old-school approach to their preserves and pickles that hint at simpler jam and jelly times. Flavors include watermelon jelly, raspberry and strawberry-rhubarb jam, and pickled okra, beets and dilled green tomatoes. All the more endearing:......

Like so many pressing culinary issues, sorting through the wealth of new quinoa cookbooks -- the latest cookbook trend, it appears, second to cake balls on a stick -- all comes down to pie crust. Of the half dozen titles we've seen of late dedicated to the ancient seed with......

So you have this really great idea, fried chicken that comes in the shape of a cupcake or something like that, and a food truck is your dream vehicle to stardom. You're in luck: Running a Food Truck for Dummies is here. No matter that we seem to be reading......

Hang out long enough with David West, a.k.a. "the mushroom man" of Clearwater Farms, and eventually a farmers market customer is bound to ask the "Big O" question. "Well, shiitakes are grown on oak blocks, so until someone decides to make certified organic oak trees, no, these are not organic,"......

For beer fans, the path from casual drinker to homebrewer is a carboy rite of passage. It's a fermenting allure that even presidents, it seems, are not immune to: Obama is reportedly on the campaign trail with bottles of his White House Honey Ale in tow. He's even occasionally handing......

One of the few things we can rationalize making in our 85+ degree apartment kitchens this time of year is stove top jam. And not simply as no oven time is required, or because we're still raking in the summer stone fruit and need some Blenheim inspiration. But because the......

The Santa Barbara Spot prawns we picked up recently at Santa Monica Seafood, inspired by Michael Cimarusti's salt cooking technique, set us back $13.95. For two. Not exactly a cost-cutting shopping stop, though they were fantastic (and our luck, still in season). The bargain consolation prize: A $4.99, 1-pound bag......

Celery is expected, bacon is everywhere, and those foie gras garnishes are off the legal table. Just when we need a little creative Bloody Mary garnish inspiration, we get Benny's Bloody Mary Beef Straws. Iowa restaurant veteran and beef straw inventor Ben Hirko says he got the idea after a......

If you're looking for something to do this weekend beyond reading about the 232 tons of potatoes Olympic athletes are tossing back this year, there's a meaty symposium at the Fowler Museum at UCLA on Saturday: TEDx L.A. Miracle Mile: Food and Food Systems in the 21st Century. According to......

To kick off Julia Child's nationwide 100th-birthday festivities, which begin today (her actual birthday is Aug. 15), we're taking a look at several books released in honor of the Pasadena native. A boeuf Bourguignon centennial book party, in essence (Happy, happy birthday!). We've seen several great children's books recently, including......