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Cauliflower isn't a vegetable that gets a lot of attention. It's white. It's crunchy. It's on the bland side. It's good under a cheese sauce or pickled, but otherwise, you don't hear much about it. This overlooked vegetable gets its chance to shine when combined with other vegetables and aromatic spices and herbs. I learned this dish from a Frenchman, which is why it is called Vegetables à la Greque (pronounced grek). I don't know what they call it in Greece, if it is even made in Greece. Don't be afraid of the spices and the raisins. The dish really comes…

Neon Leons win in a shootout at the Cal Young Middle School soccer fields.

Who doesn’t love breakfast for dinner? It’s especially nice for those who are too harried in the morning to have breakfast for breakfast. A Dutch Baby, a big puffy pancake made in the oven, is a great way to serve a group without having to stand at the stove making pancakes or eggs one by one. Plus, you probably have all the ingredients on hand. In that roundabout route that recipes often take, a Dutch Baby is really very similar to savory Yorkshire Pudding and popovers, with at least a nodding acquaintance to clafoutis, which is the French dessert version. All…

It is a rule of cooking that the smaller or thinner something is, the faster it cooks. Smashed Chicken, as it is known in my family, bears close resemblance to Chicken Scaloppini, but is actually an approximation of a dish made with skate that I had in a restaurant. In addition to chicken or skate, this recipe also works well with pork loin, any thin piece of mild white fish, or even sliced button mushrooms. The important thing here is to make whatever you’re cooking an even thinness. For chicken breasts or pork loin, that means pounding them between pieces of…