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Mouth Watering Pumpkin Pie recipe
This recipe is considered a lattice-topped pumpkin pie. It takes about 10 minutes to prepare and 25 minutes to bake. Not only is this recipe delicious, it’s actually very pretty to look at. Enjoy! read more...
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Can apples get any healthier?
I’ve heard the phrase “an apple a day keeps the doctor away” more times than I care to count. But being the science nerd I am, I won’t believe it until I see it—the scientific evidence, that is. (Frankly, I’m such a geek that I practically want my doctor to give me an annotated bibliography if I’m going to follow any health advice.)
Apple Confit
An article we published in EatingWell’s October 2008 issue by author Joyce Hendley convinced me to load up on apples. Hendley writes about the science supporting this age-old phrase. Read the complete story for yourself or check out these highlights:
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Pumpkin Patch Cake
Picking pumpkins has never been more pleasing. Nestled in luscious fields of honey buttercream, these marzipan marvels are sure to inspire furtive samplings. Plant a patch on the tired cake before serving. Read More »- Let’s talk: Comment (0) | Blog
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A Slice of Fall: Tarte Tatin
Do me a favor, will
you? Find yourself an apple today. Not some ole granny smith flown
in from afar, but an apple from a farm in your state (and if you
don't have apple farms in your state, you have no homework today;
class dismissed). Bonus points if you buy it at a farmer's market.
Double...
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7 anti-aging super foods
A few weeks ago I was using my flat iron and when I looked in the mirror to admire my ’do, I discovered my first gray hair (gasp!). It was the first time I was visibly confronted with the reality that, surprise, I will age, and I’m not 18 anymore no matter how good I feel.I already have the exercise part down, so on my quest for a fountain of youth I’m paying more attention to research on how to eat to age healthfully. The best information I’ve found? 7 anti-aging super foods and recipes to enjoy them in, from Peter Jaret’s James Beard Foundation award-winning article in EatingWell Magazine, “The Search for the Anti-Aging Diet.”
Read on to find out more about the 7 foods to keep you young:
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A Bake Sale for $5.97 (Sort Of)
When I volunteered to organize a benefit bake sale for Cookies for Kids' Cancer, I started out thinking of my greatest hits from parties past. Then I went grocery shopping and sobered right up. (Cream cheese is $3.29 a bar now?) Read More »
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Can you influence what you crave?
Growing up, there was a clear distinction between my parents and what they craved. Dad was the obvious chocolate and sweet lover. Any reason to go to Friendly's for ice cream sundaes was a happy occasion for him. On the other hand, Mom had...
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The challenge of eating locally
Could I eat only local foods for a day? That’s the question I asked myself when I read about the Eat Local Challenge happening this fall in northern Vermont. You may have heard about this trend-the challenges are happening in regions all across the U.S. Read More »- Let’s talk: Comment (4) | Blog
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Mom's Best Cake Recipes
It's something you can remember for as long as you can remember. First, she let you lick the spoon or scrape the bowl. Then, when you were old enough to reach the counter, she had you add the eggs, carefully, one at a time. Finally, you got to mix the batter, while she watched and encouraged you. She might have started teaching you right there. And later, much later, you came to realize Mom had taught you not just how to follow a recipe, but self-confidence, satisfaction in a job well done, and the pleasure of expressing love without words. Read More »
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Cut the calories out of comfort food
We love a good challenge in the EatingWell Test Kitchen and finding a way to make comfort food healthy, but still delicious, is the ultimate challenge. We’ve worked our makeover magic on some of America’s favorite comfort foods and here we’re sharing our 10 secrets of healthy cooking so you can make your favorites healthier too. Read More »- Let’s talk: Comment (11) | Blog
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