Cooking Articles

Healthy Slow Cooking For The New Year

After the past couple of months of holiday indulgence, in which the ideas of eating in moderation and regular exercise seemed to fly out the window, the time has come to turn to some healthier options....

The Best Bowl of Warmth is the One You Make Yourself

It is hard not to watch the news on the bad weather covering much of the country right now and not feel that same cold down to my bones. It may be unseasonably warm in Southern California right now, but...

Food Labels 101

Lately at the market, I can’t help but notice there are more and more labels on the front and sides of the food packages in addition to the regular nutrition facts. I just bought some Japanese style...

Filling Greens for Chilly Weather

Winter is the season for dinners that fill the belly and warm us up from the inside out. That often means dishes rich with meat and heavy sauces like stews, or thick and oozing with cheese and cream like...

Quick Prep Dinners at Home

In this time starved era, we are always looking for ways to get all that we need to get done finished with ever more efficiency. But we don’t want to stop making home cooked meals just because our schedules...

Kids & Cholesterol: Take This Quiz

If you’re like me, reading yet another article about childhood obesity and its detrimental health effects is going to put you into overload mode. Seems like every newspaper, magazine and TV newsflash...

In Search of Perfect Rice Pudding

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve craved rice pudding and searched for a recipe that would give me a straight up, home-style version—one that would not be too thick, too watery, too spicy, too...

January Challenge Part III: Do-Ahead Dinner

Congratulations on making it to week 3 of the January Eat At Home Challenge. At this point we have made the New Year’s resolution to spend more nights in the kitchen preparing dinner and we have also...

Winter Blues? Think Bolognese.

Is everyone you know on a juice cleanse right now? In my world it seems that way. I understand the desire to come clean after the holiday season of indulgence. But the notion of consuming nothing but...

First Cooking Principles in Sin City

Las Vegas: city of sin and, more recently, culinary playground for celebrated chefs from around the world. I recently spent a week working, eating, and playing in this unlikely food mecca. It was perhaps...

Got Stale Bread? Think Paninis

Who would have thought there’d be a day when I was glad stale bread was waiting for lunch? Several weeks ago, a friend and I stopped by a fabulous Greek market in her neighborhood and each ordered...

Out With The Old And In With The New

We're a couple weeks into the New Year now, and I’ve been a bit slow to get started on my set of resolutions. Each year, come January, I make up my mind to try to eat healthier, and this year, I have...

Now Appearing: The Winter White Vegetable

In the world of under-appreciated vegetables, the lowly cauliflower must be somewhere near the top of the list (or would it be 'the bottom?'). In all honesty, its poor ranking can hardly be avoided. ...

Oh, My Gyro!

For one of our first dates, my boyfriend brought Greek food from a nearby restaurant to the campus where we were both going to college. We met under the trees, at a stone picnic table. He opened the brown...

Of Whole Grain Loaves and Heart Healthy Fishes

If you haven’t given up your New Year’s healthy eating resolutions yet, chances are you will soon enough. That is, unless you can add some new, filling yet healthful dishes to the rotation. You’ve...

Feeding Fido

When it comes to healthy eating, what’s good for you may not be so good for your dog. According to Lila Miller, DVM, ASPCA Vice President and Veterinary Outreach Advisor, and Adjunct Assistant Professor...