Chicken & Noodles a la La Palma Chicken Pie Shop

The La Palma Chicken Pie Shop in Anaheim, California is an institution (an institution without a Web site, so you know they're old school and proud of it). I haven't been in years, probably double-digit years, but it doesn't look like it's changed much, still a classic 50s-era coffee shop/diner with naugahyde booths and counter seating.

ByMichelleOctober 19, 20117Comments

Restaurants

Seattle: Aloha Ramen in Greenwood

If there's a Starbucks on every corner in Seattle, right next to it is a teriyaki shop. We have more teriyaki joints (most of them unmemorable) around here than any other place I've ever lived. In fact, there's one right next door to Aloha Ramen, which just seems crazy to me. But there's no contest -- you want to go to Aloha Ramen. You think you want chicken teriyaki? No, no, you want karaage, Japanese fried chicken, right next door.

ByMichelleJune 28, 20110Comments

Recipes

Spring at the Farmers Market: Onions

I’m always just a little bit jealous listening to the market report from the Wednesday Santa Monica Farmers Market on Good Food. I was a Saturday Santa Monica girl for years and when it comes to produce, that market (and California in general) can't be beat. Spring has been slow to arrive everywhere, but down…

ByMichelleMay 24, 20110Comments

Main Course

Tyler Florence’s Mac ‘N Cheese with Peas and Bacon

Mac 'n cheese has long been one of those staples that everyone is always trying to improve despite how fabulous it already is in its most basic incarnation. Does it really need lobster? Or 4 or 5 different cheeses? Or truffle oil? There are lots of creative variations, but I think Tyler Florence has hit…

ByMichelleJuly 6, 20090Comments

Main Course

A 3 Hour Tour: Lasagne Bolognese

Almost every Lasagne Bolognese I've ever had includes ricotta and about a pound of grated mozzarella -- you know, the Italian-American version. It weighs about 15 lbs. when you put it in the oven and you'll be eating the leftovers for days (and paying the price later on the treadmill). After our recent trip to Italy,…

ByMichelleJune 18, 20090Comments

Travel

Who’s Your Wagamama?

> We were being dropped off at the Sydney Opera House to see Wil Anderson -- the Rock Star of Australian Comedy, according to The Age-- when we passed by Wagamama. Not only was it a noodle bar, but with a name like that, I knew we'd be coming back no matter what they had. C'mon…

ByMichelleMarch 23, 20080Comments

Main Course Recipes

Dinner for One – Whole Wheat Sghetti, Green Beans, Roasted Tomatoes

Even when I cook just for myself, I make too much. I went to the Farmers Market Saturday knowing fruit and veg intake would be down this week and still came home with a full bag of produce. Take this one for instance -- Giada de Laurentiis' recipe for Whole Wheat Linguini with Green Beans,…

ByMichelleAugust 14, 20070Comments

Chicken & Noodles a la La Palma Chicken Pie Shop

Seattle: Aloha Ramen in Greenwood

Spring at the Farmers Market: Onions

Tyler Florence’s Mac ‘N Cheese with Peas and Bacon

A 3 Hour Tour: Lasagne Bolognese

Who’s Your Wagamama?

Dinner for One – Whole Wheat Sghetti, Green Beans, Roasted Tomatoes

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