Tag Archives: Recipes

Mini Port Cherry Pie

Posted on April 8, 2008 by Hot Knives

Cold drink of water, such a sweet surprise, put a smile to your face 10-miles wide… Whoawwwww! Tonight we buckled down with some fresh groceries and even fresher ideas for the May wedding we’re catering for our friends Matt and … Continue reading →

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A.M. Tacos

Posted on March 19, 2008 by Hot Knives

There are two kinds of weekend breakfasts: the kind where you’re either up late enough, or hungover enough, that garlicky guacamole sounds A-OK, and the kind where you have to make do with a slice of avocado and a couple … Continue reading →

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Split Spear Salad

Posted on March 15, 2008 by Hot Knives

In the spirit of the first weeks of spring, that seasonal shred of time that all locavores, even us in L.A. share, here comes the asparagus. It’s crack to Barbara Kingsolver and we agree. Here we nearly sliced the spears … Continue reading →

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Tea Party

Posted on March 11, 2008 by Hot Knives

Reserved for the swankest occasions, the tea party is a gilded gift of spring. We go goo-goo over few party precepts like the garden soiree (it’s a celebration) that’s all finger treats and fragrant spirits and such. Fragfile toasts, like … Continue reading →

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Fa-latkes

Posted on March 3, 2008 by Hot Knives

Sometimes kooky fusion combos are better, more soulful, when improvised on the spot rather than pre-meditated. This one was borne from us being too tired, lazy, brain-dead and starving on a weekday night to be pithy or political with our … Continue reading →

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Heart Beets

Posted on February 13, 2008 by Hot Knives

Forget to make that reservation at the new organic small-plate izikaya cocktail raw food bistro for Valentine’s Day? Get stuck with a 4:45 seating time? You know, there’s no shame in cooking, for one another. Like Adam and Eve sharing … Continue reading →

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Watermelon Radish Bites

Posted on February 6, 2008 by Hot Knives

On the eve of Super Bowl Sunday, we threw a Hot Knives dinner party. Jokes were made about making “nachos” out of Portuguese thistle rennet cheese and Egyptian fava beans, or terriyaki tofu burrito bites (shudder, barf). But without thinking … Continue reading →

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Cult of the Curry Carrot

Posted on January 20, 2008 by Hot Knives

Quick preface: We bow low before the soup kitchen altar of our friend Astara, soup wizard-ess and ancient soul, who throws together far superior carrot creations than we by the mere flick of her pinky finger — her curry carrot … Continue reading →

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Hash Greens

Posted on January 5, 2008 by Hot Knives

Though we’re more than happy to sling out menu ideas to restaurateur friends when asked, we also have a secret game we play whereby every dish we cook up gets graded for whether it could one day occupy the menu … Continue reading →

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Stufflets

Posted on December 26, 2007 by Hot Knives

We like to file this recipe adaptation under the ‘My-kid-just-went-vegetarian-what-do-we-make-for-Christmas-dinner?’ category. Because that’s exactly how we started making it. After all, back in the ’90s, before Food Network and Google booted the Joy of Cooking, the conundrum of cooking for … Continue reading →

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