Diabetic Cooking

Be Generous With The Salsa

At every single meal, Mexicans serve a simple fresh salsa made with tomatoes, jalapenos and onions. More than a zesty condiment, salsa is also a healthy veggie dish that can be eaten liberally.

We call it chili, shortening the name from its original, chili con carne, the dish chuck wagon cooks in the Southwest made to feed the he-man appetites of cowboys working cattle at the ranch and out on the range.

A Good Time to Celebrate Fruits and Vegetables

There is no longer any doubt that eating a lot of fruits and vegetables plays a role in a healthy diet. It’s worth remembering, especially in June, which is National Fruit and Vegetable Month.

Easy And Healthful Pate For Today’s Lifestyle

Back when gourmet dining meant French food, and The French Chef was our sole culinary media star, making pate from scratch, along with whipping up a souffle and baking a crusty baguette, were considered the marks of an accomplished home cook.

Throw Some Fish on The Grill This Memorial Day

Let the grilling begin! It’s time for Memorial Day, so it’s time to take the grill out of the garage or shed — or uncover the one that’s spent the winter in the yard.

Asparagus: A Rite of Spring

Nothing says spring like a plate of asparagus. While asparagus is now available year round, it still seems a special treat in spring.

Mexican Tomatillo Soup Shows Regional Flavor

As Mexican cooking has become increasingly popular, chefs have taken to exploring its regional aspects. A refreshing example of this, both for its flavor and unexpected use of common Mexican ingredients, is a soup created by restauranteur Bob Kinkead.

Monkfish Makes an Elegant Dinner

Called lotte in France, monkfish is also sometimes known as poor man’s lobster because its pearly white color and unflaky texture vaguely resemble the meat of a lobster tail.

Start Eating Light Before Next Year

You don’t have to wait until midnight on News Year’s Eve to resolve to eat more healthfully in the coming year. You can get a head start on a lighter new year with healthful, low-fat, low-calorie meals that are colorful, full-flavored and satisfying. Try this interesting recipe for Toasty Oatmeal Vegetable Soup.

Power Up Your Sandwiches

Health reports regularly tell us how eating a variety of foods – especially plant-based foods like whole grains, fruits, vegetables and beans – can help keep us in good health. The sandwich is one of the easiest ways to do that. Includes recipe for Turkey, Spinach and Apple Wrap.

Rustic French Cooking

During a winter I spent in Paris, I cooked hefty soups and stews constantly to drive out the damp chill, and because they were easy to assemble in my so-called kitchen, truly a closet where the stove consisted of a double electric hot plate. Includes recipe for French Country Bean Soup.

Discover Armenian Kufta

Armenian cooking is probably unknown to you, but sample it and you’ll discover it is surprisingly familiar. The flavors reflect the influences of neighboring Turkey, the Caucasus Mountains of Georgia and the Persian food of northern Iran. Includes recipe for Chickpea Kufte with Walnut Filling.

Salmon & Sweet Potatoes? Super Fishcakes!

To broaden fishcakes’ appeal and maximize their nutritious health protection, I have created an unusual combination with Salmon and Sweet Potato Fishcakes.

Toss Together A Three-Season Salad

Looking around a farmer’s market recently, I noticed how the orange bell peppers, Golden Delicious apples and purple-red cabbage echoed the colors of the autumn trees… Includes recipe for Three Season Red Cabbage Salad.