What’ s the biggest barrier we face on the journey to healthful eating? Surprisingly, it’s not that we can’t cook, don’t have the right recipes or need more gadgets. No, that devil Time is what gets in our way. Are convenience foods the answer, or are they like buying a 4-seat sedan for a 5-person family?
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
Do you always feel trapped in a time crunch when making meals? You’d like to make better meals, but it always seems like they take too much time. What if the problem isn’t really about how long it takes to cook but in common perceptions about how much time is too much? Is it time to ditch the myth that good meals can be made in NO time?
Poor vegetables. If they’re allowed on the plate at all, it’s rarely in a starring role. More often than not, they’re just an afterthought. As one Whole Kitchen participant put it, “After spending time on the entree, I end up just steaming a vegetable real quick and call that good.” Spice blends are the lazy … Read more
When nutrition experts talk about eliminating processed foods, do you feel squeamishly overwhelmed? “How in the world could I do that?” you wonder. Actually, it might be easier (and tastier) than you think. Case in point: I arrived home late last Friday night, feeling certain I couldn’t pull together a no-processed food meal before starving … Read more
Kitchen Timers to the Rescue Ever lose track of time when getting a meal on the table? I mean time in the sense of how long it takes pasta to cook, a vegetable to steam or a casserole to brown lightly in the oven. This can be tricky when cooking more than one dish at … Read more
A perfect salad to accommodate autumn’s in-between weather and use up the last of summer’s goodies with some of the cooler weather crops now coming in. Find out about mizuna, stir-frying monster cucumbers and how to wilt a salad.
Think brown rice doesn’t taste as good as white? Try these flavor-boosting tricks and you’ll be loving your whole grains.
Tiredness is no excuse! Get help from It’s easy to live a vegetable-rich life with the help of frozen veggies for meals when
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.