Cooking Articles

Making Healthy Holiday Food Choices

Did you know that during the holiday season the typical person consumes an additional 600 calories per day? That’s a lot of extra calories, especially for our littlest eaters! Usually those calories...

Seafood That's Fast and Family Friendly

Fish and seafood are such an important part of our diet, contributing lean protein and Omega-3 fatty acids, which are so beneficial to vision and brain development. In fact, Omega 3’s such as DHA are...

That Soup Is Loaded!

Baked potatoes. Who doesn’t love ‘em? Especially loaded up with all the goods—you know, butter and sour cream, salt and pepper. Heck, chives and bacon bits, when life is really good. The potato...

The Last Word On Leftovers

Chances are that you read my article last week about simplifying your Thanksgiving menu and proceeded to completely ignore my advice. Don’t worry, I understand; I am sure I will succumb to the pressure...

A "Healthy" Slice of Birthday Cake

For some reason, many members of my family were born in the fall. I guess Valentine’s Day was a big deal for many of my relatives! The only complaint I have about the plethora of autumn birthdays is...

Interpretation and Tradition on Thanksgiving

There is this funny thing about Thanksgiving, or any holiday for that matter: it seems there is a constant battle between Tradition and Progression. There are two camps: one maintains the sanctity of...

Kids' Basics: How to Chop an Onion

So just the other day I realized that for all the food writing and cooking that I do, I’ve been remiss in teaching my own kids basic cooking techniques. Yes, you heard that right. While they know how...

Thanksgiving: It's All In The Presentation

You’ve got your whole Thanksgiving menu all planned to the hilt: the turkey, stuffing and sides. You know who’s going to bring a sweet potato casserole, and which aunt is making your favorite apple...

From Plymouth to Bombay in Under a Day

After we partake in the annual deluge of carbs and Americana-style side dishes that is a customary part of Thanksgiving, it is fair to say that our whole bodies are spent. The next day you inevitably...

Now That's Using Your Pumpkin!

It seems in the last few months, I’ve had such a variety of dishes that featured pumpkin: pumpkin soup, a pumpkin sauce to accompany lobster in the Virgin Islands, roasted pumpkin and squash at our first...

To Brine or Not To Brine

The Thanksgiving turkey is perhaps the greatest source of insecurity and anxiety for America's home cooks. The competition, it seems, is not for the moistest turkey, but unfortunately for being able to...

Don't Forget the Cranberry Sauce

Every family has holiday traditions. Some are thoughtful and planned, like my husband's tradition of getting up at 3 a.m. each Christmas morning to make his homemade giant cinnamon rolls for breakfast....

Turkey Day Detox

Some people love Thanksgiving only for the leftovers. Forget the main meal. That solitary midnight sandwich with the unlikely combination of carved turkey, cranberry sauce, stuffing, and maybe a smear...

That's My # Cake, Buddy!

This week I thought a hearty discussion on pound cake was in order. After all, it makes a quick and tasty dessert that will match well with your Thanksgiving or Christmas meals and it makes a lovely gift...

Holiday Basics Are Easy As Pie

Deciding what to cook for Thanksgiving is never very difficult; it is how to cook that is the hard part. For instance, you know there will be a turkey, but will you dry brine, wet brine, cook in a bag,...

Less Stress Mashed Potatoes For Turkey Day

If you’re serving Thanksgiving dinner at your house, the last thing you need is another long and involved recipe—one that’ll have you getting up another hour earlier. Now don’t get me wrong: I...