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Recipes to reboot your diet
The accompanying recipes, starting with this honey-glazed salmon, each are designed to address a specific habit that can help you make a shift toward eating better in a way that...
Indigenous food: Seasonal, sustainable and uniquely American
Eating locally, seasonably and sustainably -- a radical notion just a few decades ago -- is now deeply woven into our mainstream definition of healthy. And rightly so.
Shrimp and grits, rendered healthful and Italian? We’re in.
Polenta and grits are not exactly the same. But they are close cousins, both made from medium-to-coarsely ground corn that cooks into a creamy, satisfying bed for a saucy entree.
These poached pears get a little boozy kick
Tea makes a lovely poaching liquid for fresh or dried fruit. It provides a potpourri of flavor options, including the warm, aromatic spiciness of chai, the heady floral essence of...
Even with a healthful tweak, and this savory veg bake stays sumptuous
This recipe is my spin on a favorite from the very first cookbook I owned: the "Moosewood Cookbook," by Mollie Katzen (Ten Speed Press, 1977). That book, which I still...
We couldn’t stop eating this chicken salad
This salad of shredded chicken tossed with a colorful slaw of red bell pepper, green cabbage and carrot is designed to hold up well in the refrigerator, so it is...
The one thing your quinoa bowls have been missing all along
Quinoa and corn are a natural combo. They not only pair well tastewise -- with quinoa's soft texture and mild, earthy flavor and corn's sweet, juicy kernels -- they are...
Here’s how to make delicious muffins that are actually good for you
However healthy it may seem, the presence of shredded zucchini in a quick bread or muffin doesn't make it good for you.
You’ll want to put this Sicilian vegetable salad on everything
This year I looked toward a different region of the Mediterranean for another summer vegetable dish that lends itself to that appliance and landed in Sicily, with this caponata.
Love figs? Know how to treat them right
No food feels more like manna from the heavens to me than fresh figs. Plump and sweet with a sensuous meatiness, they are the epitome of food's ability to both...