Ever since Conde Nast ceased publishing Gourmet late last year, maybe you’ve been searching for a food magazine to suit your cooking style and personality, flipping through glossy after glossy, gazing at glam photos of roast chicken and chocolate tortes or Paula Deen and Rachael Ray.
One of my resolutions for 2010 is to make simple, small changes in my everyday life — to cook better, eat better and live a healthier, better life. Was that on your list?
LOS ANGELES Now that the award season has replaced the holiday season in Hollywood, buzz is building about best pictures, winning performances, designer gowns and, oh yes, “What’s for dinner?”
Just because your holiday houseguests are gone doesn’t mean you should to turn weekend breakfast into a buffet of cold cereal.
Cheap, easy and good. It’s the ultimate goal of any weeknight meal.
Want an easy way to sum up how Americans ate during the first 10 years of the new century? Three words should do it.
NAPA, Calif. Vintners and analysts predict that 2010 will be a very good year for wine lovers.
Looking for a headliner dish for a New Year’s Eve dinner? Try this black walnut-crusted pork tenderloin accompanied by mango-berry thyme compote and orange saffron rice. It’s festive, flavorful and comes together easily.
Are those spices lurking in your kitchen cupboard still potent enough for you to keep in 2010?
If capers or roasted lemons are not typically in your cooking repertoire, give them a try in today’s dish. This chicken recipe is simple to make, and the capers and lemons lend sweet, sour and salty notes.
Frozen eggrolls or puff pastry hors d’oeuvres make for easy New Year’s Eve party prep, but they don’t do your guests any nutritional favors.
The trouble with light entrees is that low-fat proteins generally are at the heart of the dish. While this is great for your health, it often is wanting in flavor. How to make it work? The secret can be in the sauce.
We all plan and look forward to this special time of year and sharing the Christmas meal with ones one of the highlights of the season.
Looking for a holiday cookie for the Big Guy to make him, um, less big? Try these Holiday Ginger Cookies, a chewy version of a low-fat ginger snap.
This holiday season, taking it slow in the kitchen could spare you some stress and save you some cash.
I love this time of year and always look forward to the annual tradition of baking Christmas cookies.
If you don’t want to wrestle with a big turkey or ham for your holiday buffet, Cornish hens are a good alternative.
If you can’t stand waiting for cookies to bake and cool, speed up your sugar rush by sticking with no-bake cookies. These easy holiday classics are exceptionally versatile. They can be made from any variety of rum, including spiced, dark and even coconut. Also, vanilla or chocolate wafers work equally well.
Are you dreaming of a holiday season filled with cookies?
I love this time of year. I enjoy the gatherings of family and friends, holiday parties, festive decorations, seasonal music and of course, delicious meals.
