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Easy, healthy home cooking: Grilled skirt steak with chimichurri recipe

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:11:02 GMT

“This is my most requested recipe of all time,” writes cookbook author Amanda Haas. “The secret to this recipe is its simplicity.”Haas, an Orinda-based cookbook author whose new title “Homemade Simple” highlights easy, healthy recipes to cook from home, explains that the chimichurri’s fresh herbs, garlic and citrus flavors cut through the steak’s richness.A key step: Let the steak come to room temperature before you cook it, which will help it cook evenly.Grilled Skirt Steak with ChimichurriServes 4 or moreINGREDIENTS2 pounds skirt steak, trimmed and cut into 6- to 8-inch steaks (If you can’t find skirt steak, flap steak or hanger steak are great alternatives)Olive oilKosher salt and freshly ground black pepperChimichurriDIRECTIONSOne hour before serving, remove the steaks from the refrigerator to let them come to room temperature.Prepare a grill for direct cooking over medium-high heat (about 400 degrees). Brush the grill grate clean ...

Woman running on Oakland freeway struck and killed by pickup truck

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:11:02 GMT

OAKLAND — A woman running across traffic lanes on Interstate 880 in East Oakland on Tuesday night died after she was struck by a pickup truck, the California Highway Patrol said.The coroner’s office was trying to identify the woman Wednesday. She appeared to be between 30 and 40-years old.The fatal collision happened about 9:30 p.m. Tuesday in the northbound lanes of I-880 at High Street.The CHP received reports of a woman running in the traffic lanes who was then struck by a pickup truck in the lane closest to the center divider. She died at the scene.Related ArticlesCrashes and Disasters | Fiery crash is second fatal one in Antioch in less than a week Crashes and Disasters | Redwood City man crossing San Carlos street dies after being hit by two drivers Crashes and Disasters | Two East Bay youths killed in hit-and-run collision Friday night Crashes and Disasters | Santa Clara man dies after crashing into tree a...

Easy, healthy home cooking: Try this recipe for chimichurri sauce

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:11:02 GMT

Green, flavorful and a simple way to brighten up a meal, chimichurri is a great recipe to level up your home cooking, according to cookbook author Amanda Haas.This chimichurri recipe, a favorite in her family, calls for parsley, cilantro, garlic, mustard, lime, capers, pepper and sweetener. It’s healthy and pairs well with grilled skirt steak or cauliflower, and it can be used to add flavor to everyday meals like sandwiches or breakfast scrambles too.“I was thrilled that my kids would literally drink this sauce out of a pitcher, if I let them,” Haas writes. “I’ve now been making so much of it for so long, everyone started calling it ‘Haas Sauce.'”ChimichurriMakes 1¼ cupsINGREDIENTS1/4 cup fresh lime juice (about 1 lime)1 tablespoon Dijon mustard3 cloves garlic2 cups fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves, loosely packed2 cups fresh cilantro leaves, loosely packed3/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil2 tablespoons capers, rinsedKosher salt and freshly ground black...

Easy, healthy home cooking: Super simple honey mustard salmon

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:11:02 GMT

This recipe — which uses only three ingredients plus salt — is so simple that a publisher rejected it in a previous form, according to cookbook author Amanda Haas. But it’s included in the pages of her new cookbook, “Homemade Simple,” and is already earning rave reviews from home cooks, she says.The honey mustard glaze, made with only two ingredients, works well atop salmon as well as on chicken wings or roast chicken. One tip: Pick salmon fillets that are equal in thickness so that they cook evenly.Honey-Mustard SalmonServes 4INGREDIENTS1/4 cup Dijon mustard1/4 cup honeyFour 4-ounce salmon fillets, pin bones removedKosher saltDIRECTIONSPreheat the oven to 400 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.In a small bowl, combine the Dijon mustard and honey.Related ArticlesRestaurants, Food and Drink | You say breakfast, I say dinner, we all say delicious Restaurants, Food and Drink | Make these appetizers for your New Year’s Eve cele...

Tom Smothers, one half of famed comedy duo, dies at 86

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:11:02 GMT

By Lisa Respers France | CNNComedian Tom Smothers, who with his brother performed as the singing comedy duo the Smothers Brothers, has died, according to a family statement shared by the National Comedy Center. He was 86.Dick Smothers, Tom’s brother and co-star of their “Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour,” said his brother was at home at the time of his death related to cancer.Related ArticlesObituaries | All the things Taylor Swift made us care about this year Obituaries | ‘Parasite’ actor Lee Sun-kyun found dead in midst of drug probe, police say Obituaries | Kanye posts apology in Hebrew to Jewish community Obituaries | Actor Mike Nussbaum dies at 99; had roles in ‘Field of Dreams,’ ‘Men in Black’ Obituaries | Prince Harry accused Dominic West of ‘invading his privacy’ after actor revealed drunken antics on South Pole trek: report “Tom was not only the loving older brot...

Bay Area college basketball: Local teams have work to do if March Madness awaits in 2024

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:11:02 GMT

Nearly two months into the college basketball season and with conference play about to get started, NCAA tournament projections for Bay Area men’s teams are sketchy at best.Unless things change dramatically or someone emerges to earn an automatic bid by winning their conference tournament, the local teams could be shut out of the 68-team NCAA field for the first time since 2021.USF and Saint Mary’s are best positioned to perhaps land at-large bids, based on their current NET computer rankings. They begin play a week from now in the West Coast Conference, where No. 13 Gonzaga (9-3) looks like the favorite but is nowhere near as formidable as in recent seasons.Saint Mary’s has most consistently carried the Bay Area banner in recent years, securing NCAA berths the past two seasons and in four of the past six tournaments. USF ended a 24-year drought with a bid in 2022, but Cal hasn’t been since Jaylen Brown’s lone season in 2016 and Stanford’s wait is a year longer.San Jose State most r...

Wind Advisory in effect as rain approaches Bay Area

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:11:02 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) --Rain is approaching the Bay Area and a Wind Advisory is in effect for the North Bay as the first of two rain systems is expected to hit Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service. Wednesday's rain will arrive in the North Bay and start to spread across the region through the day, the NWS said.The second is due to arrive on Friday through Saturday morning. "Two successive low pressure systems bring rain and dangerous coastal conditions to the Bay Area this week," said KRON4 Meteorologist Kyla Grogan. "The first system rolls in overnight Tuesday and impacts will be felt on Wednesday." High Surf Warning issued for Thursday along Bay Area coastline Wind Advisory in effect for North BayA Wind Advisory went into effect for the North Bay Wednesday morning and will last until 4 p.m., the NWS said. Gusts could reach as high as 40-50 mph. The NWS recommends securing loose objects -- like outdoor holiday decorations -- and exercising caution while driving hig...

Body found at Embarcadero BART Station

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:11:02 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- There was a major BART delay at the Embarcadero Station in the East Bay direction on Tuesday due to a body being found on a train, BART confirmed to KRON4. The station was briefly closed, and trains were running through it while the situation was being resolved. The station has since reopened. The coroner's office was called to the scene to investigate. There is no indication of foul play, BART said. "The station just reopened so we’re recovering. A person who was deceased was found on a train, no indication of foul play," BART said. Calm before the storm: Officials urge storm prep as wet, unsettled weather returns In other commuter news, a car fire near the Caldecott Tunnel was snarling eastbound traffic. Drivers were advised to seek alternate routes.

California new laws for 2024: Workers get more paid sick days

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:11:02 GMT

(BCN) -- California workers will be guaranteed five paid sick days a year starting Jan. 1, up from the three days that employers are currently required to provide, thanks to Senate Bill 616. The bill, authored by Long Beach Democratic Sen. Lena Gonzalez, also extends protections against retaliation to workers who are in a union, but excludes provisions that would have granted railroad employees access to unpaid sick leave.It was a significant, but partial victory for proponents, including advocacy groups for families and women and dozens of unions. They originally sought seven days, but the final version was reduced in negotiations during the legislative process. Wind Advisory in effect as rain approaches Bay Area The California Work & Family Coalition hailed the law -- one of several measures last session aimed at improving work-life balance -- as "a commonsense change."But trade associations representing various industries such as the California Grocers Association and Calif...

The New York Times sues OpenAI, Microsoft over the use of its stories to train chatbots

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:11:02 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Times has filed a federal lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft seeking to end the practice of using its stories to train chatbots, saying that copyright infringements at the paper alone could be worth billions. The paper joins a growing list of individuals and publishers trying to stop OpenAI from using copyrighted material. In the suit filed Wednesday in Manhattan federal court, the Times said OpenAI and Microsoft are advancing their technology through the “unlawful use of The Times’s work to create artificial intelligence products that compete with it" and "threatens The Times’s ability to provide that service.” Wind Advisory in effect as rain approaches Bay Area OpenAI and Microsoft did not immediately respond to requests for comment.Media organizations have been pummeled by a migration of readers to online platforms and while many publications have carved out a digital space online as well, artificial intelligence technology has threatened to upen...