By Cheapism.com Like many things in life, preparing and enjoying cheap healthy meals requires just a bit of forethought. Keep your kitchen stocked with staples like canned beans, pasta, brown rice, quinoa, nuts, and frozen veggies. Liven things up with perishables like fresh fruits and veggies from the farmer’s market, lean cuts of meat, low-fat…
You know that scene in Mystic Pizza where Julia Roberts nonchalantly smokes some unsuspecting preps in a game of pool? That’s kind of what happened with this month’s Supper Club winner, when it turned out a snapshot of some good looking farro and asparagus (recipe below) was made by (surprise!) a cook who was a…
By Khalil Hymore for TheNest.com As a kid, whenever my family went to the movies, my mother used to pop up a great big pot of popcorn and portion it into little brown paper bags for us. She would then smuggle it into the theater in a giant tote bag along with pouches of Capri…
White Chocolate Strawberry Muffins Sweet and fresh – these muffins are a perfect after-school treat. Strawberries are one of my daughter’s favorite fruits and when they first come into season in spring, I can hardly keep enough in the house. Her favorite muffins are these strawberry white chocolate ones and they disappear fast. Strawberry White…
By Wendy Ruopp, Managing Editor of EatingWell Confession time: I’m a brownie snob. For years I’ve turned up my nose at “blondies.” (OK, maybe there’s a little “brunettes vs. blondes” thing going on too.) Given the choice, I’d always pick a fudgy brownie over a wan beige blondie more defined by its lack of chocolate…
The human diet contains thousands of antioxidants–nutrients that may help do everything from preventing wrinkles to killing off cancerous cells. But while many foods from chocolate to popcorn promise these health benefits, your best bet for a long, vibrant future begins with produce. ? Tomatoes Lycopene, an antioxidant that can combat free radicals (molecules or…
There’s something magical about the humble Tater Tot. Some might even argue that it’s the perfect food: bite-size, salty, crispy, crunchy on the outside, soft on the inside, greasy but not overly oily, and a great vessel for just about any topping. Its abundant nooks and crannies allow for nearly limitless surface area (aka more…
Stop buying the popular appetizer frozen and make it, perfectly, from scratch at homeWe know what you’re thinking. How is it even possible to perfect a pig in a blanket? When you think of the popular mini appetizer, you probably think of it frozen on a sheet pan, ready to be popped in the oven…
By Freya Bellin Ripe, fresh tomatoes are elusive this time of year, but good quality canned tomatoes do the trick in this hearty soup. They can be just as sweet as the ones you find in the middle of August, and you get to skip over the washing and chopping step. Plus, they break down…
Perfect Pizza Sauce By Food & Wine This ultra-simple sauce is incredibly flavorful thanks to high-quality San Marzano tomatoes. Best Pizza Places in the U.S. INGREDIENTS One 28-ounce can whole San Marzano tomatoes 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil Salt DIRECTIONS 1. Pass the tomatoes through a food mill set over a large bowl. Blend the…
By the Editors of EatingWell Garlic infuses delicious flavor into dishes and preparing it in certain ways can boost both its flavor and health benefits. Find out how to prepare and cook with garlic to for maximum potency and how to cure garlic breath and get rid of garlic smell on hands. 1. Use Fresh…
This delicious breakfast dish could become a staple of your Saturday mornings. During the week, our family goes pretty basic for breakfast – cold cereal, yogurt, a banana, or a frozen muffin. But on the weekend, we love to sit down together and have a delicious, unhurried breakfast. It makes every weekend feel like something…