I have a young friend who raves about Le Voyeur and is crazy for the avocado melt sandwich. I had not eaten at Le Voyeur, so I met up with another friend there on a Friday evening.
Here's a cool, fresh berry and steak salad for warm summer evenings. It's a one-dish meal that can be ready in less than
Burgers with some zing
People ask me if it makes a difference to buy local and organic products. My unequivocal answer is "Yes!"
Get smokin' with Bayview School of Cooking's first outdoor event, the Mastering Fire a catered barbecue lunch; discussion about rubs, sauces, mops, and glazes; and tips and techniques for selecting and prepping meat.
Get smokin' with Bayview School of Cooking's first outdoor event, the Mastering Fire a catered barbecue lunch; discussion about rubs, sauces, mops, and glazes; and tips and techniques for selecting and prepping meat.
This is it: The time of year when the farmers markets, grocery stores and roadside stands are jammed with juicy fruits that are so good, they don't even resemble the shadowy versions of the same fruits that appear in the off season.
Q uick and easy - that's the ticket for summer dinners. It might be hard to believe you could whip up a delicious batch of Pad Thai within an hour, but it's true. My dear young friend, Heidi Phillips, recently sent me a recipe she made up for this standard Thai fare. One of her objectives was to eliminate most of the oil often used in restaurant versions of the recipe. The result is full of flavor and it's on the healthy side of the food equation.
The annual Spam recipe contest is on, this time for the greatest-tasting appetizers, all made with Spam products.
People love coffee. And what could be wrong with a little creamer to make it go down easier? Plenty, according to the folks at the Center for Science in the Public Interest. Here are tidbits - some bad, some hopeful - from the April 2008 edition of Nutrition Action Healthletter:
T orc hes, island music and cocktails. What's not to love about a tiki party? And with the Tony-winning revival of "South Pacific" playing to packed houses on Broadway, tiki feels timely again.
The annual Spam recipe contest is on, this time for the greatest-tasting appetizers, all made with Spam products.
Lentils aren't a glamour food. But from a nutrition standpoint, they are the belle of the ball. Here's a true-or- false quiz to test how much you know about these legumes.
1. Make a menu plan. Write out several days' worth of menus and consider how you could use leftovers to further stretch the budget.
There must be a healthful way to have a cookout. Here are tips from Jenny Craig's ch ief nutritionist, who seconds that notion: