My Greek ancestors would definitely approve of this recipe for Greek Salad, found in Sunset magazine (April 2006). Ingredients: 2 English cucumbers, cut into 1/2-inch cubes 2 pounds tomatoes, cored and cut into 1/2-inch cubes 1 medium red onion, chopped, then rinsed and drained 1 1/3 cups coarsely chopped parsley 1 1/3 cups drained pitted [...]

Congrats to Stephanie Izard, who became the first female Top Chef when she out-cooked her competition this week on Bravo’s “Top Chef: Chicago”. Izard, 31, currently calls Chicago home, so it was only fitting that she claimed the prize ($100,000 in seed money to help open a restaurant, furnished by the makers of the Glad [...]

I got this recipe out of the February 2007 Sunset magazine, and I have made it a few times now with great results. Ingredients: 5 slices thick-cut bacon (I substitute with turkey bacon) 4 large heads Belgian endive, trimmed and coarsely chopped (I substitute with Napa cabbage) 2 ripe avocados, chopped 1/2 cup gorgonzola cheese, crumbled 2 [...]