Best Practice Secrets of Good Every Day Cooks

For a recent magazine article, Martha Stewart was asked how often she orders take out. Her response was something like a couple times over the last 15 years.

Fact is, there are people “out there” who make healthy, good-tasting meals night after night like it’s no big deal. What do they know that most people don’t?

6 Reasons to Love Tupperware Cupboard Organizers

Never thought I’d have a kitchen full of Tupperware, but I’m a convert now that I’ve seen how these containers make it easy to find, access and cook with the healthful ingredients experts are telling us to eat.

Immersion Blenders: Economical Alternative to Food Processor for Creamy Soups

Food processors can be expensive, not only in terms of dollars but also in terms of the counter space they consume (a “cost” that runs especially high in small kitchens.)  But don’t let these barriers prevent you from experiencing the comfort and warmth of creamy winter soups.  An immersion blender is a much smaller and … Read more

Satisfy Your Primordial Harvest Instinct

I’ve discovered a long-dormant instinct that derives immense satisfaction from even the smallest autumn harvest activity. Why not indulge your harvest instinct? It’s cheap and can even save money. Find lots of ideas for tapping into this kind of completely illogical joy.

Women, Weight and Protein

Did you know there’s a connection between what’s in your pantry and what’s on your thighs? It’s true, so pay attention to this often overlooked part of the kitchen–not only to what’s there, but also to what’s not there–like high-quality canned chicken that can stave off a hunger attack in a hurry.

Bits & Pieces Cooking: An Evening with Eugenia Bone

What un-bored home cooks know that bored cooks don’t, is that some of the best flavor in the kitchen comes from leftover bits and pieces, the kind that most people would pitch. Discover some ideas for “bits & pieces” cooking.

How’s Your Pantry Looking?

In a “pantry panic?” Have a pantry that’s more foe than friend? Check out nationally syndicated columnist Marni Jameson’s humorous but also very helpful on organizing the pantry with Kitchen Coach Mary Collette Rogers.

Pantry Stocking: Coconut Milk, Catch 22s . . .

Caught between wanting more variety at mealtimes, but afraid of buying exotic pantry ingredients that will never get used up? Check out this for escaping this Catch 22 and having the best of both worlds.

Frozen Veggies Can Be As (or More) Nutritious Than Fresh

While the word is getting out about frozen vegetables, let me repeat the key points about why frozen vegetables don’t deserve the bad rap they are often saddled with.