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March 29, 2014

Sprouts in Spring

March 29, 2014/ Radical Cooks
Sprouts in Spring

~ learn how sprouts can bring spring into the kitchen

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Recipes, spring
sprouts, eating for spring, radishsprouts, caperdressing
March 27, 2014

Beets in the Box!

March 27, 2014/ Radical Cooks
Beets in the Box!

yellow beets, the upscale cousin of their redneck relatives, pairs well with couscous or other yellow grains

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Recipes
beets, yellow beets, parsley, csa box, radical cooks
March 22, 2014

Breakfast on the Green

March 22, 2014/ Radical Cooks
Breakfast on the Green

~ green up your breakfast table this spring

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Recipes, spring
breakfastgreens, kale, chard, beetgreens
March 18, 2014

Lighten Up! Spring's Almost Here!

March 18, 2014/ Radical Cooks
Lighten Up!  Spring's Almost Here!

~ a primer on eating with spring in our steps and heart

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Healing Foods, spring
spring foods
March 17, 2014

Kale Smoothie – the Irish Hippie Drink of the Day

March 17, 2014/ Radical Cooks
Kale Smoothie – the Irish Hippie Drink of the Day

~ try it with a shot of Bushmills to make it extra Irish!

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Recipes, spring
kale, kale smoothie, irish, st. patrick's day
March 16, 2014

Ravishing Radishes From My Produce Box

March 16, 2014/ Radical Cooks
Ravishing Radishes From My Produce Box

~ Icicle radishes herald in spring, clear Wind, and create a tasty crunchy salad

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Recipes, spring
icicle radishes, radish salads, eating seasonally, eating for spring
February 17, 2014

Sugar ~ It's What's for Breakfast in LA Schools

February 17, 2014/ Radical Cooks
Sugar ~ It's What's for Breakfast in LA Schools

~ 10 scoops or 12? Sugar is what's for breakfast in LA schools. 

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Reviews
Breakfast in the Classroom, LAUSD, BIC, Mt. Washington Elementary
February 16, 2014

Seaweed My Salty Savy Winter Friend

February 16, 2014/ Radical Cooks
Seaweed My Salty Savy Winter Friend

~ get your greens from the sea, salty and savory simmered in soup

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Recipes, Healing Foods
seaweed, winter soup, seaweed health benefits, shitake mushrooms
February 14, 2014

What Does a Healer Have for Breakfast? Let's talk to Mary

February 14, 2014/ Radical Cooks
What Does a Healer Have for Breakfast? Let's talk to Mary

more aspirational breakfast ideas from modern day healers

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Healing Foods, Recipes
bread making, healing foods, healthy breakfast, chinese medicine healing
February 11, 2014

What Does a Healer Have for Breakfast? Mu Larsen Shares

February 11, 2014/ Radical Cooks
What Does a Healer Have for Breakfast?  Mu Larsen Shares

aspirational breakfast ideas from our modern day healers

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Recipes, Healing Foods
health breakfast, healing foods
February 09, 2014

Purple Barley the Body Heater

February 09, 2014/ Radical Cooks
Purple Barley the Body Heater

chasing away the winter greys with a cup of purple barley and a pound of patience

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Recipes, Winter
purple barley, barley, barley recipes, winter foods, eating seasonally
January 31, 2014

Fennel for Fitness & Flavor

January 31, 2014/ Radical Cooks
Fennel for Fitness & Flavor

a simple fennel salad for those staying fit and in need of flavor

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January 31, 2014/ Radical Cooks/ 1 Comment
Recipes, Home Feasts
fennel, fennel salad, csa box
January 26, 2014

Cookbook. My New Morning Quickie

January 26, 2014/ Cookbook / Radical Cooks
Cookbook.  My New Morning Quickie

Sometimes, to get the ball rolling in the morning, all you need is a quickie.  This past Saturday I did just that, with a quick pop-in to Cookbook in Echo Park. 

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Local LA Feasts, Reviews
CookbookLA, cookbook, cooking stores, echo park
January 22, 2014

The Blues, Blacks, Purples & Reds of Winter ~ Roasted Heirloom Potatoes

January 22, 2014/ Radical Cooks
The Blues, Blacks, Purples & Reds of Winter ~ Roasted Heirloom Potatoes

Serendipity comes in many forms.  This week it comes in the the shape of a purple potato.  Learn how to roast and relish these tasty tubers and celebrate the winter season.  

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January 22, 2014/ Radical Cooks/ 2 Comments
Home Feasts, Recipes, Winter
roasted potatoes, heirloom potatoes, purple potatoes, winter foods, antioxidantfoods
January 16, 2014

Introducing Oatmeal. The Feast.

January 16, 2014/ Radical Cooks
Introducing Oatmeal. The Feast.

If toast is becoming artisanal food in San Francisco, then let’s make oatmeal a radical feast in LA.  How to do it almost anywhere.  Any why. 

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Home Feasts, Winter, Recipes
oatmeal, grains, winter foods
December 31, 2013

Defy the Detox (and enjoy winter more)

December 31, 2013/ Radical Cooks
Defy the Detox (and enjoy winter more)

~ in defiance of detox diets and a toast to the winter season

New Year’s Resolutions can be hard.  But mostly I find them annoying.  All this pressure to start my life anew, as if what I was doing was so bad or corruptive in the first place. 

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December 31, 2013/ Radical Cooks/ 1 Comment
Winter
detox, new year's resolutions, winter
December 23, 2013

'Tis the Season to Slow

December 23, 2013/ Radical Cooks
'Tis the Season to Slow

 “Oh f—k!  The crepes!” I yell, driving down the road, kids in tow in the backseat.  No sooner does the expletive fall from my lips than I realize this is no way to kick off the holidays. 

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Home Feasts
crepes, cooking with kids, winter holiday cooking
December 17, 2013

Tires, Tacos & Asphalt

December 17, 2013/ Radical Cooks
Tires, Tacos & Asphalt

Ditching four wheels for two, Radical Feasts travels via bike to East LA in search of the ultimate taco. 

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December 17, 2013/ Radical Cooks/ 1 Comment
Local LA Feasts
tacos, local Los Angelese, local feasts, la cycle tours
December 05, 2013

A Radical Feast in the Forest

December 05, 2013/ Radical Cooks
A Radical Feast in the Forest

In years past I would sit in my high ivory Chicago tower stressing over what was missing in my life.  On one particular Thanksgiving eve the object that I lacked, and seemingly needed most, was a gravy boat.

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Thanksgiving, Cooking outdoors
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Chop a bunch of root vegetables and squash.  Season with olive oil, salt, pepper, crushed garlic, sage, rosemary, and thyme & a little bit of lemon juice.
 
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Chop a bunch of root vegetables and squash.  Season with olive oil, salt, pepper, crushed garlic, sage, rosemary, and thyme & a little bit of lemon juice.

Rub down Cornish Game hens with olive oil, butter and sprinkle on the poultry seasoning, lemon juice, salt, and pepper.   Place atop vegetable medley.  Pour in chicken stock, about a half inch or quarter inch deep
 
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Rub down Cornish Game hens with olive oil, butter and sprinkle on the poultry seasoning, lemon juice, salt, and pepper.   Place atop vegetable medley.  Pour in chicken stock, about a half inch or quarter inch deep

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Cover oven.  Distribute coals atop lid. 

Rotate oven by a half turn every ten minutes.  Then rotate lid every other 10 minutes.  Cooks through in about one hour. 
 

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