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I am a writer, mostly about food. I live in Los Angeles and I’ve written essays and feature stories for magazine and newspapers and I’ve authored and co-authored 19 cookbooks including The Cookie That Changed My Life, with chef legend Nancy Silverton, and my own Bowls of Plenty, a collection of recipes for food that is somewhat healthy, super delicious, and served in a bowl.

I’ve been nominated for three James Beard Awards. The third time turned out to be the charm, when Cubism Makes a Comeback, a story about (of all things) bullion cubes, which I wrote for the Los Angeles Times, was awarded Best Newspaper Feature Writing.

My feature stories and essays have appeared in The Los Angeles Times, the Los Angeles Times Magazine, Saveur, The New York Times, Gourmet, and Bon Appetit, and other publications.

My email is carreno @ mac dot com. Please write! I love a worthy distraction.

P.s. I sometimes go by Carolina, and sometimes by Carolynn. My legal name is Carolina. My published writing has the byline Carolynn. I answer to both.

JOURNALISM

THIS IS THE ULTIMATE CARROT CAKE

THE LOS ANGELES TIMES (HERE’S THE CARROT CAKE  WITH ORANGE CREAM CHEESE FROSTING  — RECIPE! You’re gonna love it.)

FEEL-GOOD VEGETABLE SOUPS

THE LOS ANGELES TIMES (MY go-to healthy soups! WE’LL ALWAYS HAVE ITALY VEGETABLE SOUP, HEALTH IS WEALTH LENTIL SOUP, BROCCOLI FENNEL SOUP)

THE STORY OF THE BEST CHILI YOU’LL EVER MAKE OR EAT.

THE LOS ANGELES TIMES (HERE’S the recipe for Better-than-Chasen’s, best chili ever. )

AS AMERICAN AS… APPLE CRISP?

THE LOS ANGELES TIMES (CRISP, CRUMBLE OR COBBLER, HERE’S THE RECIPES!)

CAESAR’S GREETINGS

THE LOS ANGELES TIMES (HERE’S the only Caesar Salad recipe you’ll ever want or need.)

CUBISM MAKES A COMEBACK

THE LOS ANGELES TIMES (JAMES BEARD AWARD WINNER)

LOOKING FOR GUILLERMO

SAVEUR (JAMES BEARD AWARD NOMINEE)

CONFESSIONS OF A WOULD-BE HOUSEWIFE

LOS ANGELES TIMES MAGAZINE

THE SOULFUL SIMMER

THE LOS ANGELES TIMES

FOOD IN THE SHINTO SPIRIT

SAVEUR

COOKBOOKS

 
 
 
 

COOKBOOKS

 
 
 
 

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