Environmental Nutrition

No doubt you've heard of antioxidants. They've been associated with everything from reduced cancer risk to slower aging. But what exactly are these powerful disease fighters, and how can you ensure you're getting enough?

Radical reactions

Atoms are constantly giving ...Read more

Each Mother's Day I try to look for a dish that will make Mom feel special. I've made more egg dishes than I can count, along with coffee cakes, scones and muffins that have delighted Mom each year. This year I thought I would shake it up with a traditional peasant dessert from the Limousin region of France. I've served it usually...Read more

Poke (pronounced poh-kay), a bite-size marinated fish salad, is easy to make at home with this quick recipe. Sriracha and Chinese-style mustard add a touch of heat to the classic poke seasoning of soy sauce and sesame oil. Serving it over a brown rice salad makes it a meal.

Salmon & Avocado Poke Bowl

Serves 4

Serving Size: about 1 3/4 cups

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Forget Atkins and paleo -- the new low-carb diet du jour is called keto, as in ketogenic. Although there are many similarities between these diets, a keto diet is all about restricting carbohydrates and increasing healthy fats. The goal is to force your body's metabolism into ketosis, which ...Read more

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Come spring there are few desserts quite as delightful as those bursting with bright, lemony freshness. That's precisely why we're big fans of this yogurt-filled play on lemon cream pie.

This no-bake sheet pan lemon tart is big enough for all your get-togethers. If it doesn't win you over ...Read more

Once upon a time, it felt lonely to cook for a hobby. Thanks to YouTube and countless food websites and blogs, I connect easily with kindred spirits now. So when I spend a gloomy Saturday in the kitchen working on a technique, or recreating a favorite restaurant dish, I know I am not alone.

Deep-frying is one of those techniques for which I ...Read more

Chocolate is what we eat when we're stressed. In other words, chocolate shouldn't cause stress.

But it can when the grocery shelves hold not only our beloved semisweet chips, but chocolate labeled bittersweet, milk, white, unsweetened, German's, baking and more.

And what's up with all those percentages?

Even cocoa comes in choices: Dutch-...Read more

Perhaps if you spend much time on Instagram or surfing the web, you've already heard of them.

"The Cookies" -- officially dubbed the Salted Butter and Chocolate Chunk Shortbread cookies -- have become something of a viral phenomenon in the months following the release of Alison Roman's debut cookbook, "Dining In."

The New York Times' Sam ...Read more

While you can readily buy dried or canned chickpeas at your local supermarket, fresh chickpeas, also known as garbanzo beans, aren't so common a find. Similar to fava beans and English peas, fresh chickpeas grow on vines and generally contain one to two beans per pod. The smallish pods can frequently be found in Middle Eastern and Latin markets,...Read more

A recent story in the Washington Post reported on a sad trend: All over the country, German restaurants are going out of business.

This news is especially troubling because Germans still make up the largest ancestry group in the United States. But the food of their homeland is rarely served in restaurants. The reason given most often is that ...Read more

Chicken again? It's a phrase often repeated. Sure there are the standards: chicken on the grill, chicken in a stir fry, chicken with cream of mushroom soup.

I am always looking for new ways to prepare chicken. Boneless, skinless chicken breast is a staple for many. But, let's face it, it can be boring.

Chicken recipes are one recipe category ...Read more

Environmental Nutrition

Saturated fats

Chances are, nothing good comes to mind when you hear those words. That's because research has proven again and again that diets high in saturated fats increase LDL ("bad") cholesterol in blood, which increases the risk of cardiovascular disease. The <...Read more