Love Restaurants A-Frame, Culver City – Great Happy Hour! April 24, 2014 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment A-Frame in Culver City has been open for a while and the food still deliciously delivers home-style comfort food with a Korean twist. The place is always busy and the happy hour is quite the deal with 3 dollars appetizers like the Chicago Dog and Potato Skins with a dipping sauce made of buttermilk, bleu cheese […] Read more » A-Frame Culver City A-Frame Restaurant Chef Roy Choi Culver City Restaurants Family Style Restaurants Small Plate Restaurants Culver City
Appetizers Food Seared Salmon Crudo with Ponzu Recipe April 23, 2014 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment Salmon crudo is a favorite of mine because of the light fresh flavors and it is fatty enough to feel satisfied even when you eat it raw. This crudo recipe is lightly seared to create a light layer of crust for texture while keeping the center completely raw. Ponzu sauce — soy sauce, lime and […] Read more » cooking with Gena Bell Crudo Recipes how to cook salmon How to Prepare Salmon Raw Salmon Crudo Recipes Seared Salmon Crudo with Ponzu Seared Salmon Recipes
Cake Laugh My Favorite Carrot Cake – Recipe! April 20, 2014 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment I love a good piece of carrot cake almost anytime, but especially at an Easter celebration. This recipe is super moist with a tender crumb, but still loaded with crunchy goodies like coconut, grated carrots and chopped pecans. I like to make this cake in three layers, rather thin, so the frosting is almost as thick as […] Read more » Baking with Gena Bell Best Cake Recipes Best Carrot Cake Recipe Carrot Cake Recipes How to Bake Carrot Cake Using Carrots in Baking
Cookies Love Coconut Cardamom Macaroon Recipe April 11, 2014 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment Easter is almost here and nothing says spring like a good macaroon. The crunchy exterior with the chewy interior with the sweet coconut and hint of cardamom really make these cookies delightful. The original recipe is from Barefoot Contessa Family Style, but I made a few additions to please my palate. The cardamom really adds […] Read more » Baking with Cardamom Baking with Gena Bell Coconut Cardamom Macaroon Recipe Coconut Cookie Recipes Coconut Macaroon Recipe How to Bake Coconut Macaroons
Cookies Love Hazelnut Chocolate Chunk Biscotti Recipe April 10, 2014 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment Biscotti, twice baked cookies originating in Italia, are one of my favorite things to bake. I love the crunchy texture and the ability to dunk them in my favorite morning beverage. Biscotti can sometimes be a little tricky to make because there are many recipes that suggest adding butter to the batter, but true biscotti […] Read more » Baking with Chocolate Baking with Gena Bell Baking with Hazelnuts Best Biscotti Recipe Biscotti Biscotti Recipes Hazelnut Chocolate Chunk Biscotti Recipe How to Bake Biscotti
Cake Laugh Angel Food Cake with Strawberry Fluff Frosting March 28, 2014 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment I love Angel Food Cake, especially when I want something sweet without it being too heavy. This recipe is so light in texture and melts in your mouth and the fluffy pink frosting is sweet without being too sweet. The combination of sweet strawberry cream frosting over the light as air cake is just delightful. […] Read more » Angel Food Cake Recipe Angel Food Cake with Strawberry Fluff Frosting Baking with Gena Bell birthday cake recipes How to Bake Angel Food Cake How to Make Strawberry Frosting Spring Cake Recipes
Love Restaurants Church & State – Downtown Los Angeles March 27, 2014 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment Church & State in downtown Los Angeles was a hot new comer over 5 or so years ago, but lately with Chef Tony Esnault on board the place has regained its credibility into an upscale French Bistro. The cuisine is still French country, but much more refined with food unique to France. Chef Esnault is […] Read more » Church & State Chef Tony Esnault Church & State Downtown Los Angeles Church & State Los Angeles French Cuisine Los Angeles french restaurants los angeles Great Restaurants Downtown Los Angeles 2014
Food Main Courses Skate Wing Tostadas – Recipe! Tostada Tuesdays! March 27, 2014 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment Skate Wing is a thin and mild white fish related to the eel family and when filleted, it looks like a bird’s wing and is relatively thin. In restaurants, this particular fish is served with brown butter sauce, but with a little Mexican seasoning, it makes a great tostada. The thin fillet is easy to […] Read more » cooking with Gena Bell Cooking with Skate Wing Fish Tostada Recipe How to Cook with Skate Wing Seared Skate Wing Tostadas Tostada Recipe Twist on Tradition
Food Main Courses Crispy Chicken with Spring Peas – Recipe! March 25, 2014 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment Spring is here and fresh peas are just starting to pop up in farmers markets and grocery stores. Peas are used quite readily as a side dish or in soups and pot pies, but adding them to seasonal dishes creates a freshness that is hard to beat this season. The fresh green flavor is mild […] Read more » Celebrate Spring Chicken with Spring Peas - Recipe! cooking with Gena Bell Fresh Meals for Spring Great Chicken Recipes How to Cook with Spring Peas How to Sear Chicken Spring Pea Recipes
Love Restaurants Maude – Beverly Hills March 19, 2014 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment I just had a wonderful dining experience at Maude last night. The food by far was the most outstanding part of the evening, which is sometimes difficult to say in Los Angeles. Curtis Stone, chef and T.V. personality is the executive chef/owner of Maude and I was just as curious as many others to see […] Read more » Best New Restaurants Beverly Hills Best New Restaurants Los Angeles Chef Curtis Stone Maude Degustation Menu Restaurants farm to table restaurants los angeles Maude Beverly Hills
