Cathy Thomas

Long before I went to culinary school, I fell in love with Julia Child and her inspirational TV show that debuted a year before I graduated from high school.

A cilantro sauce takes on a pleasing earthiness with the addition of miso in a dish that also includes shrimp and cucumbers.

A plump, ripe cherry is a culinary treasure, providing a vibrant flavor profile and toothsome texture. June is the beginning of cherry season.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... When bountiful piles of fresh corn show off in supermarkets and farmers markets, this delicious corn-and-rice-based dish returns to my repertoire.

A plump, ripe cherry is a culinary treasure, providing a vibrant flavor profile and toothsome texture. June is the beginning of cherry season.

Decades ago, chef and two-time James Beard Foundation Award winner Joyce Goldstein wrote “Cucina Ebraica,” a cookbook that showcases dishes from Italian Jewish kitchens.

The tasty chew of grilled skirt steak shows off deliciously in a summer salad. A ribbon-like cut, the skirt steak has an alluring beefy taste and, when properly grilled and thinly cut, is delightfully juicy.

Lewis Butler, executive chef at Hilton's Waterfront Beach Resort in Huntington Beach, has been heading up prominent kitchens in Orange County for years.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... When bountiful piles of fresh corn show off in supermarkets and farmers markets, this delicious corn-and-rice-based dish returns to my repertoire.