Instructions: Cook and chill tilapia for an hour or so to firm up. Combine chilled tilapia, chilled mashed potatoes, cilantro, capers, gherkins, eggs and lime juice and mix thoroughly. Season, if ...

This recipe is part of the L.A. Times’ Week of Meals series. The bright salsa verde to go with these croquettes makes great use of any lingering herbs in your fridge — add parsley, tarragon or basil ...

Middle of nowhere is a long haul for a fish cake. But apparently that’s the best spot. I learned so from my husband’s cousin’s wife, who confided she’s from St. Helena. I squinted: Where? Her lush ...

Watercress is a running superfood. Add this versatile green leaf to your summer meals for a guaranteed health kick; it contains more iron than spinach, more calcium than milk and more vitamin C than ...

Get the recipe: garlic herb oven-baked Paleo cod cakes ...

Some things our mothers teach us are concrete: How to drive a car, read a W-2 form or hem a pair of pants. Other life lessons sneak up on us. My mother taught me to cook almost by osmosis. It was ...