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How a Good Food Goes Bad
Chronicling the downfall of the sweet potato.
Recipe: Roasted Sweet Potato Sticks
After reading a Nutrition Action article bursting the healthy halo around sweet potato fries, I got busy and recorded how I make Roasted Sweet Potato Sticks. While not an exact replica of a crispy fry, they are a darn good-tasting substitute for the high-fat,...
Another January Giveaway: Control of Your Kitchen!
How many times have you wished your kitchen life could be more in control? Check out this giveaway to the first to claim it.
January Giveaway for New Year Organizers
It's January and who isn't afflicted by the organizing bug? As a kitchen organizer, I can tell you that a friendly, manageable kitchen environment is key to healthier, tastier meals, so please follow through on those organizing urges! But this New Year, how about...
Good Meat, Hard Choices
In the News: Is your meat fabricated from drugs or grown from food? Walmart just started airing an ad as part of its "Steak-Over" series. Filmed at CU's Folsom Football Field, the ad shows Buffalo fans first lauding some steaks hot off the tailgate grill and then...
Recipe: Summer Vegetable Skillet with Peanut Sauce
What’s your go-to meal for something fast, healthy and yummy? For me, it’s skillet dishes, hands down. Learn to make one and you can vary it a hundred ways, never have to struggle through a recipe, and almost invariably end up with a darn tasty meal.
Kitchen Tip: Miracles with Baking Soda
I may be the last one to the baking soda party, but I'm solidly there now. After buying a new box the other day, I happened to notice all the uses listed on the package. The stuff worked beautifully--easy, pretty shine and nothing that will harm our health or the...
Recipe: What the Heck Is a Melange . . .
. . . and What's It Got to Do with Fast and Healthy Meals? Lately, my friend Ray has been talking a lot about his "melange." You, like me, may be wondering what he's talking about, so I did some investigative work. Here's what Ray has to say about his curious combo...
In the News: Sodas Linked to Kidney Stones
Good thing Americans are decreasing their soda consumption. In addition to a multitude of health benefits, we'll save ourselves a lot of pain by reducing the risk of developing kidney stones. The Center for Science in the Public Interest just posted the results of a...
In the News: Positive Signs of Progress on the Healthy Eating Front
People Ditch Sodas for Water and Other Encouraging Shifts Which do you think will come first: we eat ourselves to death or we bankrupt ourselves with health care costs? As dismal statistics continue rolling in about the state of our collective health, I find myself...
Are Microwaves Safe?
While general microwave safety has yet to be resolved definitively, there seems to be growing consensus that microwaving in plastic poses dangers. The problem is that chemicals in some plastics--Phthalates and BPA, for example--can leach into food when cooked or...
Quick Tips: Skirt Hanger Recipe Holder
Just saw this trick in The Wall Street Journal, of all places! It does a good job displaying full-sheet recipes, which recipe card and cookbook holders can't accommodate very well.