Celebrate the Foods of Mexico
Here in the States, Cinco de Mayo has become a day to celebrate Latino culture. And in America, culture, of course, means food. Learn about a good way to start a celebration of Cinco de Mayo and the cuisine of Mexico.
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A Healthier Spin on Chicken Salad
Enjoy a wonderful fresh chicken salad without the added fat (and attendant guilt) of mayonnaise.
A Healthy, Low-Calorie Dessert…with Chocolate!
For food-lovers in general (and chocoholics in particular), this dish is a dream come true: an elegant, healthy dessert that includes chocolate. Although deceivingly rich, these meringue tartlets are actually low-calorie and low-guilt.
Ham How-To: Essentials for Easy, Elegant Easter Ham
Along with pastel-colored eggs and baskets of goodies, Easter in America has always meant ham. But aside from upholding tradition, there are other reasons for making ham the centerpiece of your holiday table.
Brussels Sprouts with Tuscan Flavor
Tuscan cooks make everything green taste great, including Brussels sprouts. The Tuscan approach is a simple one and usually involves olive oil.
An Easter Egg Story
Easter usually falls around my birthday, and so Easter eggs have often been part of my birthday celebrations. We also came up with creative uses for the eggs, like this…
Cooking for the Person With Diabetes
The way you cook for a person with diabetes is the way you should cook for the whole family. By cutting down the fat, sugar, and sodium in recipes, you lower everyone’s risk for diabetes and other chronic diseases.
Saint Patrick’s Day Greens
It can be fun to get into the spirit of St. Patrick’s Day. Some, of course, go the whole route with dyed green food, from beer to bagels, but you don’t need to resort to dyes to find delicious, healthy green foods.
New Irish Cooking
On St. Patrick’s Day, the air will be rich with the aromas of cabbage, corned beef, crusty Irish soda bread and perhaps a stew studded with potatoes and carrots. These traditional Irish dishes, nostalgically enjoyed by Irish-Americans and other Americans feeling Irish for the day, are a far cry from what is on many Irish tables today.
Tip Your Hat to the Cabbage
Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw once said, “There is no love sincerer than the love of food.” And in recent years, the cooks in Ireland have begun to agree with him. Cooking has enjoyed a major renaissance in Ireland and fine dining now is the rule, rather than the exception.
A St. Patrick’s Day Salad
If you think food that celebrates St. Patrick’s Day means corned beef and cabbage with boiled potatoes, it’s time to update your thinking about Irish cooking.
Eating In For Better Health
Even though we know commercially-prepared meals often aren’t the most healthful, we choose them for convenience. But there are ways to cook nutritious meals quickly and easily.
Bake Your Valentine a Surprise
For Valentine’s Day, I have moved from producing elaborate candlelight dinners to sharing simpler culinary seductions. This year, honoring the tradition of red for romance, I am making a less-traditional fruit-based dish.
A Christmas Morning Casserole
With the economy slumping, many Americans will face a leaner Christmas this year. Although there may be fewer presents to open, you and your family still deserve a joyful day. To keep the mood bright, a good breakfast helps.
