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Now that you have committed to eating out less and cooking more at home, whether through your own New Year's resolution or in taking up the challenge outlined in last week's column, it is time to follow through on that promise. As much as eating at home for the majority of the week sounds like a simple task, when you take out the frozen food and the prospect of ordering in, the task of cooking that many days a week can seem a daunting prospect. There is no better way to deal with a potentially overwhelming task than with some advanced organization. Enter the frequent...
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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 a few modest goals in mind to that end. To eat more vegetarian-based meals and drink more water. Pretty simple and easy to implement stuff. Studies show that it takes approximately four weeks for a lifestyle change to stick, so I'm going to try my healthier eating lifestyle with at least one meat-free dinner for at least a month to see if my family can be gently coaxed to make it...
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It is not every day that the most talked about dish at a new hot restaurant is the cauliflower. I don't just mean there is a chunk of meat with a side of cauliflower. Nor do I mean that the cauliflower has been transformed into an unrecognizable version of its former self via the magic of molecular gastronomy. No, I'm talking about the full head of florets on display as the main feature of a new approach to cooking this member of the cabbage family: the cauliflower steak. My first encounter with this novel interpretation was on a recent visit to Superba Snack Bar, a hip...
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As winter finally sets in, no doubt some Northerners are already dreaming of the long, warm days of the summer months. I am one of those people. But one day last summer I was feeling the exact opposite. Over a dish of rib-sticking polenta no doubt meant for bitter cold days, I sweat through each delicious bite in the 85-degree Swiss Alps summer heat trying to imagine what that meal would taste like if the Alpine vistas surrounding me were covered in snow. Some meals were made for winter. The cast iron skillet of polenta at Croix de Coeur in Verbier, Switzerland was one...
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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 New Year means it's time to make a fresh start, with a clean nutrition slate. But rather than undertaking a short lived crash diet, a gentle return to healthy eating habits is more likely to keep you on track. A sensible diet and exercise plan, such as that championed by Weight Watchers, is a much more surefire route to long term good health than taking up the...
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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 trust me, we feel for you. While the sun shines through blue skies and the thermometer is regularly passing that 70s mark, we empathize with the rest of the cold country, we really do. So much so, in fact, that through those warm rays we defiantly wear our puffy jacket, wrap our necks in wooly scarves, and hunker down to slurp up steaming bowls of soup, even as the...
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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 juice concoctions seems in direct opposition to what the weather calls for this time of year: hearty, stick to your ribs, slow-cooked, comfort food. So while I've been bemusedly following friends' juice fast progress reports on Facebook, and nodding sympathetically while listening to the diet trials and tribulations of colleagues, my brain has been simultaneously wandering...
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With the close of the holiday season, you and your kids may feel like you've been stuck in the house for a long time. With a long, cold winter ahead for many parts of the United States, you may be looking for new ideas for all the time you will spend indoors this winter after you've watched every movie and played every game at least a dozen times. After our family recently passed back and forth the cold that just wouldn't quit, I could sense that my older son was getting that cooped up feeling. Yet we didn't want to take him out lest he spread his germs or catch a new cold...
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Welcome to a new year and a new opportunity to fulfill those resolutions we always aspire to. If you take a look at most January magazine covers, it is pretty clear that this is the time of year to lose 10 lbs., go to the gym 4 days a week, organize your finances, and spend more time with your family. While spending more days a week in the kitchen may not necessarily tone your biceps and guarantee dramatic weight loss, it might surprise you to learn that, by making a resolution to cook more this month, you might get a little bit closer to achieving some of those other goals you are...
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I have never been one for diets. But it is the beginning of January, which means after over a month of over-indulging, even the most diet averse are starting to think about ways to slim down for the New Year. Quite frankly, diets aren't fun, so who can blame me for cringing at the thought of cutting back on the calories and fat? Fun is sampling each batch of Christmas cookies fresh out of the oven. Fun is devising the most calorie-laden menu possible in celebration of the holidays. Fun is claiming a whole bottle of champagne for me to sip on until the clock strikes midnight on New...
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The problem with New Year's resolutions is that they can be awfully tough to keep. We tend to make resolutions for the more trying things in life that we wish to change but somehow rarely do. This year I thought it might be nice to help all the Competent Cooks out there make some positive changes in 2006. Each resolution is attainable and will surely improve life in the kitchen. I Resolve to Use What Is in My Fridge, Freezer, Pantry: We all fall victim to using only what is in front of our faces or, worse yet, what comes to mind when planning to cook....
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There's nothing like stepping through the door when there's an Italian dish brewing. With its garlicky, rich olive oil, hint of tomato undertones, Italian food has that magical way of making the whole house smell absolutely fantastic. Even better is when the house smells great from surprisingly little effort on my part. Spaghetti sauce is one of those items of which I'm much more likely to just open a jar at the last minute versus planning ahead to allow for the requisite hour(s) of simmer time that make it taste like true Old World Italy would have it. The times when...
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I can tell the holidays are over. It's not just all the Christmas decorations and candy on sale for 99% off the original price. It's not the leftover gift bags or crumpled wrapping paper still loitering on my living room floor. And it's not even the feeling of closure that I always get after January 1. No, this year, the main reason I know the holidays are over is because my gym is crowded with fitness newbies. You can always tell who the new gym rats are. Their tennis shoes and workout shorts are really stiff and new looking. They have...
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Now is the time of resolutions. While most New Year's resolutions involving food tend revolve around eating less of it, I propose this be the year not so much of eating less as eating right. Eating right can mean many things, but for me that involves making choices that are healthier, might take some planning, and will ultimately save me some time at the end of the day. Of course a resolution like this requires rules and a plan to make sure I can stick with it. With rules in place and a plan in hand, this year might end up being the right kind of year for me. Rule #1: Eat...
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Well, it's the New Year. Are you ready for it? Is it a fresh start or just another day, another week? Well, judging by the attendance at Times Square, and all the dinner reservations and night-out New Year's Eve celebrations, quite a few of us embrace this as some sort of new beginning. And that's really why so many of us love the New Year, right? It gives us a much-desired chance to start over. Fresh and new. A clean slate. Of course, it's just as easy to fall off the wagon when there are too many expectations brewing in our heads. That's why I naturally like to...
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This holiday season I was overcome with an addiction to my mother's sausage balls. Every year for Christmas Eve my mother makes little brown balls of goodness with Bisquick, cheese, and the kind of sausage that comes in logs. The recipe is simple but for some reason the result is amazing. If you dare to eat one, you'll find yourself reaching for another, then another, and another. Before you know it . . . you are fat! I offer up my mother's recipe, then, with due warning. The strange, addictive quality of my mother's sausage balls led to research where the recipe came...
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Now that you have committed to eating out less and cooking more at home, whether through your own New Year's resolution or in taking up the challenge outlined in last week's column, it is time to follow through on that promise. As much as eating at home for the majority of the week sounds like a simple task, when you take out the frozen food and the prospect of ordering in, the task of cooking that many days a week can seem a daunting prospect. There is no better way to deal with a potentially overwhelming task than with some advanced organization. Enter the frequent...
by
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 a few modest goals in mind to that end. To eat more vegetarian-based meals and drink more water. Pretty simple and easy to implement stuff. Studies show that it takes approximately four weeks for a lifestyle change to stick, so I'm going to try my healthier eating lifestyle with at least one meat-free dinner for at least a month to see if my family can be gently coaxed to make it...
by
It is not every day that the most talked about dish at a new hot restaurant is the cauliflower. I don't just mean there is a chunk of meat with a side of cauliflower. Nor do I mean that the cauliflower has been transformed into an unrecognizable version of its former self via the magic of molecular gastronomy. No, I'm talking about the full head of florets on display as the main feature of a new approach to cooking this member of the cabbage family: the cauliflower steak. My first encounter with this novel interpretation was on a recent visit to Superba Snack Bar, a hip...
by
As winter finally sets in, no doubt some Northerners are already dreaming of the long, warm days of the summer months. I am one of those people. But one day last summer I was feeling the exact opposite. Over a dish of rib-sticking polenta no doubt meant for bitter cold days, I sweat through each delicious bite in the 85-degree Swiss Alps summer heat trying to imagine what that meal would taste like if the Alpine vistas surrounding me were covered in snow. Some meals were made for winter. The cast iron skillet of polenta at Croix de Coeur in Verbier, Switzerland was one...
by
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 New Year means it's time to make a fresh start, with a clean nutrition slate. But rather than undertaking a short lived crash diet, a gentle return to healthy eating habits is more likely to keep you on track. A sensible diet and exercise plan, such as that championed by Weight Watchers, is a much more surefire route to long term good health than taking up the...
by
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 trust me, we feel for you. While the sun shines through blue skies and the thermometer is regularly passing that 70s mark, we empathize with the rest of the cold country, we really do. So much so, in fact, that through those warm rays we defiantly wear our puffy jacket, wrap our necks in wooly scarves, and hunker down to slurp up steaming bowls of soup, even as the...
by
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 juice concoctions seems in direct opposition to what the weather calls for this time of year: hearty, stick to your ribs, slow-cooked, comfort food. So while I've been bemusedly following friends' juice fast progress reports on Facebook, and nodding sympathetically while listening to the diet trials and tribulations of colleagues, my brain has been simultaneously wandering...
by
With the close of the holiday season, you and your kids may feel like you've been stuck in the house for a long time. With a long, cold winter ahead for many parts of the United States, you may be looking for new ideas for all the time you will spend indoors this winter after you've watched every movie and played every game at least a dozen times. After our family recently passed back and forth the cold that just wouldn't quit, I could sense that my older son was getting that cooped up feeling. Yet we didn't want to take him out lest he spread his germs or catch a new cold...
by
Welcome to a new year and a new opportunity to fulfill those resolutions we always aspire to. If you take a look at most January magazine covers, it is pretty clear that this is the time of year to lose 10 lbs., go to the gym 4 days a week, organize your finances, and spend more time with your family. While spending more days a week in the kitchen may not necessarily tone your biceps and guarantee dramatic weight loss, it might surprise you to learn that, by making a resolution to cook more this month, you might get a little bit closer to achieving some of those other goals you are...
by
I have never been one for diets. But it is the beginning of January, which means after over a month of over-indulging, even the most diet averse are starting to think about ways to slim down for the New Year. Quite frankly, diets aren't fun, so who can blame me for cringing at the thought of cutting back on the calories and fat? Fun is sampling each batch of Christmas cookies fresh out of the oven. Fun is devising the most calorie-laden menu possible in celebration of the holidays. Fun is claiming a whole bottle of champagne for me to sip on until the clock strikes midnight on New...
by
The problem with New Year's resolutions is that they can be awfully tough to keep. We tend to make resolutions for the more trying things in life that we wish to change but somehow rarely do. This year I thought it might be nice to help all the Competent Cooks out there make some positive changes in 2006. Each resolution is attainable and will surely improve life in the kitchen. I Resolve to Use What Is in My Fridge, Freezer, Pantry: We all fall victim to using only what is in front of our faces or, worse yet, what comes to mind when planning to cook....
by
There's nothing like stepping through the door when there's an Italian dish brewing. With its garlicky, rich olive oil, hint of tomato undertones, Italian food has that magical way of making the whole house smell absolutely fantastic. Even better is when the house smells great from surprisingly little effort on my part. Spaghetti sauce is one of those items of which I'm much more likely to just open a jar at the last minute versus planning ahead to allow for the requisite hour(s) of simmer time that make it taste like true Old World Italy would have it. The times when...
by
I can tell the holidays are over. It's not just all the Christmas decorations and candy on sale for 99% off the original price. It's not the leftover gift bags or crumpled wrapping paper still loitering on my living room floor. And it's not even the feeling of closure that I always get after January 1. No, this year, the main reason I know the holidays are over is because my gym is crowded with fitness newbies. You can always tell who the new gym rats are. Their tennis shoes and workout shorts are really stiff and new looking. They have...
by
Now is the time of resolutions. While most New Year's resolutions involving food tend revolve around eating less of it, I propose this be the year not so much of eating less as eating right. Eating right can mean many things, but for me that involves making choices that are healthier, might take some planning, and will ultimately save me some time at the end of the day. Of course a resolution like this requires rules and a plan to make sure I can stick with it. With rules in place and a plan in hand, this year might end up being the right kind of year for me. Rule #1: Eat...
by
Well, it's the New Year. Are you ready for it? Is it a fresh start or just another day, another week? Well, judging by the attendance at Times Square, and all the dinner reservations and night-out New Year's Eve celebrations, quite a few of us embrace this as some sort of new beginning. And that's really why so many of us love the New Year, right? It gives us a much-desired chance to start over. Fresh and new. A clean slate. Of course, it's just as easy to fall off the wagon when there are too many expectations brewing in our heads. That's why I naturally like to...
by
This holiday season I was overcome with an addiction to my mother's sausage balls. Every year for Christmas Eve my mother makes little brown balls of goodness with Bisquick, cheese, and the kind of sausage that comes in logs. The recipe is simple but for some reason the result is amazing. If you dare to eat one, you'll find yourself reaching for another, then another, and another. Before you know it . . . you are fat! I offer up my mother's recipe, then, with due warning. The strange, addictive quality of my mother's sausage balls led to research where the recipe came...