Guest Columnists

Catfish Makes a Winning Dinner

This colorful dinner combines contrasting textures and bold flavors that are comforting and healthy.

Sicilian Cod: A Mediterranean Experience

This lean, flaky fish is a mainstay of the New England fishing industry. With a mild, sweet flavor, cod is perfectly suited for the bold Mediterranean flavors it is paired with in this recipe.

Learning the Tricks of the Trade

At least sixty percent of us learn kinesthetically, that is, by doing. In addition, performing meaningful tasks, especially unfamiliar ones that a novice cook is likely to encounter in the kitchen, builds confidence. Lack of confidence is a barrier that keeps many people out of the kitchen in the first place.

Making Ratatouille a Main Dish

Offering a final burst of colorful life, farmers’ markets and home gardens are currently overflowing with deep purple eggplant, red and green bell peppers, heaps of summer squash, juicy tomatoes and basil in bunches as big as bushes. Which, of course, can only mean one thing: It’s time to make ratatouille.

Eat Out, Eat Right

What if you just don’t have time to cook and have to eat out? If that’s the case, then you’ll need a reliable guide to healthier restaurant eating. “Eat Out, Eat Right!” by Hope S. Warshaw, MMSc, RD, CDE just may be the ticket.

Normal Weight but Obese?

Science has confirmed the role that excess body fat plays in health problems like heart disease, diabetes and cancer. But conventional wisdom has always associated an increased risk for these diseases with overweight and obesity — until now.

Gazpacho Meets Bloody Mary

Spanish cooks who endured hot Mediterranean summers combined bread, vinegar, oil and garlic to create a refreshing dish to help cool off. I was inspired to add horseradish, giving this version of Gazpacho the zesty kick of a bloody Mary.

What Makes the Best Food Choices

We are bombarded on a daily basis with news about the latest “Super foods” and the remarkable health benefits of the Diet du Jour. But when it comes to my health, I prefer sticking to tried and true research-based advice from respected health organizations.

A Grill, a Green Salad, a Great Dish

One of my all-time favorite dishes illustrates how, using the right combination of ingredients, simple dishes can be outstanding. It is a dish I discovered while traveling in Italy and it is made using just four ingredients.

Dip into Beans and Mole

Most Americans are unfamiliar with authentic Mexican mole sauce. While some may recognize it as “that sauce with chocolate in it,” only aficionados of true Mexican cooking know the subtleties of a great mole.

A Brief History of Meatloaf

Food history is full of surprises. The history of an American staple, for example – meatloaf – offers more than a trip down culinary lane. I was intrigued to discover that my grandmother’s hand-cranked grinder, the kind that attaches to the edge of a table, was key to meatloaf becoming an everyday dish.