Check out the walnuts in this bread. Recipe: Cinnamon walnut monkey bread (Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times)
Try grilling your romaine. Recipe: Grilled romaine with walnuts, Parmesan and anchovy dressing (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)
Serve guests game hens stuffed with kale, walnuts and cranberries, and they get both white and dark meat. Recipe: Game hens stuffed with kale, walnuts and cranberries (Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times)
Walnuts top off this celery salad. Recipe: Celery salad with pig ear, bacon and walnuts (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)
This spicy red pepper and walnut spread is known as muhammara. Recipe: Spicy red pepper and walnut spread (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)
Walnuts add something special to wilted Brussel sprouts. Recipe: Wilted Brussels sprouts with walnuts (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)
These jam-filled cookies use walnuts too. Recipe: Hungarian Isler cookies (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)
Double-chocolate espresso walnut cookies from Julienne in San Marino are shown. Recipe: Double-chocolate espresso walnut cookies (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)
Mountain Restaurant’s walnut praline shortbread is shown. Recipe: Walnut praline shortbread cookies (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)
Walnuts are showcased in this bread. Recipe: Gruyère and walnut bread (Robert Lachman / Los Angeles Times)
Rosangela’s flourless walnut cake is showcased. Recipe: Torta di Noci (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
Walnuts are critical in this cake. Recipe: Greek walnut cake (Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times)
