Cooking Articles

Foggier Than Split Pea Soup in the Slow Cooker

Lately, we have been having some really dreary, rainy and foggy weather. In fact, if you have you ever heard the phrase “foggier than split pea soup,” that is indeed what came to mind early yesterday...

Easy Does It On The Drinks

Have you ever stopped to think about one of the main sources of hidden calories in your children’s diet? We all know that we should limit sweet treats like candy and desserts. But many, many sugar...

Bento Boxing

I recently went out to dinner at Buddakan, a hipster Asian fusion restaurant in Philadelphia, with some friends. We enjoyed an absolutely fantastic meal, and I could write a series of articles on each...

Going With the (Whole) Grain

I recently realized that during the summertime, our children’s normally healthy eating habits can fall by the wayside. Regular routines get relaxed along with carefully planned menus. Long afternoons...

Sweet Inspiration

I just returned from a quick jaunt in southern Florida where I enjoyed a few days of sunshine and rest with my sister, Nicole. Nothing relaxes my soul or feeds my senses like a soft sea breeze, the ocean’s...

Summer Comfort

Comfort food is exactly what the name implies: food that by its nature soothes us down to our very soul. This is not the sort of food that we typically think of this time of year; comfort food tends to...

Bread, Bread, and More Bread

As many of you probably know, some of the best times the kids and I have had in the kitchen together are spontaneous. Spur of the moment happenings that could not have been planned in any way, shape or...

How To Make the Perfect Vinaigrette

The salad dressing is just as important to the flavor of a salad as are the other ingredients. The right salad dressing can make basic greens and tomatoes taste seasoned and refreshing. Whether creamy...

On Appreciating Eggplant

If you regularly read this column, then you know that I often talk about how my mom was somewhat of a food adventurer. She was always finding new (sometimes code for 'strange') foods and attempting to...

A Cool Glass of Iced Tea from the Slow Cooker

There is nothing quite like a cool glass of iced tea to refresh you on a warm summer day. As June is National Iced Tea month, I thought I might share an easy technique to brew up a huge amount of tea...

A Cool Noodle For A Hot Spell

There’s barely a day when I would turn down a plate of noodles. That being said, the pastas of winter, like artery coating carbonara or dense meat-filled tortellini, are hardly the stuff of bikini-ready...

A Shower Fresh Party

For some reason I was under the impression that career women these days were waiting until later in life to get married. Judging by the number of weddings I will be attending this summer involving some...

Plan B on the Road: Food That Travels Well

If this summer finds you and your family motoring to the beach, the campsite or a summer cottage, there’s one thing you can count on: hungry kids. Plan A: Hop in the car and go. Stop at any available...

What's Your Flavor of Iced Tea

Iced tea used to mean one thing: black tea that had been steeped with water and served over ice. The only variation was in how it was sweetened. Southerners prefer to sweeten it while the mixture is still...

Ban the Tan

Today I’m taking a bit of a departure from my healthy eating focus to write about something I am very passionate about—preventing skin cancer. Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the U.S. with...

Summer of Sweet... Potatoes?

So yes, if you live in the Midwest or the South, you're probably thinking, "Now wait a minute. �Sweet potatoes are for Thanksgiving and Christmas. �And right now, it's summer. �What ARE you thinking, Jerri...