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Regina Mitchell, along with her sous-chef for the day, her husband Stan Mitchell, at their private residence in Henderson, Nevada. Seven years ago Mitchell lost her sight and now teaches cooking classes over Zoom to others who have visual impairments. (Mariah Tauger/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

Chefs and cooks in the disability community share recipes for accessibility

June 7, 2021 at 7:46 p.m.

Chef Regina Mitchell's Zoom cooking class begins like a lot of Zooms: friendly banter, reminders to mute here, some technical adjustments there. A few minutes after the 4:30 p.m. start...

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The official pasta sauce power rankings

May 19, 2021 at 4:48 p.m.

Let's get to it, shall we? I present the indisputable and 1,000% correct Pasta Sauce Power Rankings. The general rules are: I got jarred sauce (no cans), bought standard marinara...

Two bakeries, ABC Bakers and Little Brownie Bakers, provide cookies to the 110-plus Girl Scout councils throughout the country.

The official Girl Scout cookie power rankings

March 1, 2021 at 7:53 p.m.

We've got a lot to cover, so let's get moving, shall we? Welcome to the conclusive, unassailable and 100% correct Girl Scout Cookie Power Rankings. I have pored and pondered...

The official Halloween candy power rankings

October 27, 2020 at 8:20 p.m.

Halloween, like goodness, happiness and truth, is largely canceled this year, which I can only describe as a full-to-bursting septic tank that has been emptied in your living room, filled...

How to pick a watermelon

September 21, 2020 at 6:36 p.m.

We've all been through it. Lugging home a huge, heavy watermelon from the store or farmers market — as perfect-looking as you could find. Schlepping it up the stairs and...

One more thing: Unlike most Power Rankings, where there are items that clearly fall into Good and Bad categories, nearly all of these ice creams were good. But they must, alas, be ranked — in that, there shall be no bargaining.

The official Ben & Jerry’s ice cream power rankings

July 9, 2020 at 10:01 p.m.

The official Ben & Jerry's ice cream power rankings.

Las Vegas buffets: Your guide to lavish nonstop dining on the Strip

February 11, 2020 at 7:17 p.m.

Nothing says "America" like excess, and nothing says "excess" like Las Vegas, and nothing says "Las Vegas" like the all-you-can-eat buffet. By the transitive property, that makes the AYCE buffet...

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