The Santa Monica farmers market was one of my first destinations after moving to L.A. a few months ago; I went to feel some connectivity to my new home after weeks of moving limbo. There, stacked as ...

Having people over in the spring and summer months makes up for the gloomy weekends that February and March bring. You can smell the outdoor barbeques and hear neighbors sitting outside with friends.

A little of this, a little of that, with inspiration from the springtime farmers market: A salsa is more than a red or green sauce drizzled over a taco. Salsas are wonderful mashes of garden herbs, ...

Because salsa and avocado evoke warm, sunshiny days, their presence in this soup makes up for the lack of swimsuit weather. The soup is so easy that even the most reluctant cook should give it a try.

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

The spring onions here are available not just at farmers markets, but in regular grocery stores from late February through May. If you can’t find them, or want to make the dish when they’re not in ...

Chicken thighs braised in salsa verde made with spring onions and white wine. (Mariah Tauger/Los Angeles Times/TNS) LOS ANGELES — The Santa Monica farmers market was one of my first destinations after ...