Healthy Cooking

I expect to get sticker shock at the grocery store these days, what with the price of food up about 6% at the end of this year, compared to last. But the cost of breakfast cereal has leapt a staggering 12.5%, and our family of three goes through three or
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Like many responsible adults, I follow lots of rules. Some are for safety—look both ways before crossing the street; don’t leave perishable food out for more than two hours. Others are my own self-imposed, because-it’s-healthy-for-me and I-want-to-set-a-good-example
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I moved into my first Manhattan apartment last month and the kitchen is the size of my work cubicle. I have non-existent counter space, temperamental burners that don’t reach full heating potential if more than one is on, and an oven that hasn’t been properly
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I’ve always been a strict recipe follower. Maybe it’s because I’m a dietitian (amounts of butter and sour cream matter) or because I’m pretty Type A. But I’ve never understood how some folks can just go forth and make a dish without knowing exactly
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I am no domestic goddess. I am a doodler in an Italian family where cooking is an art. My family finds this hysterical, and conversations at holiday meals inevitably end with coffee, dessert, and tales of my culinary catastrophes. Here’s a taste from last
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