Section archive

Page 52 of 59

Recipes & Dining

Healthy recipes, cooking advice and dining, including recipes from the American Institute for Cancer Research.

Cooking

Healthy Recipes: Baked Alaska Warms New Years’ Eve

Dana Jacobi's New Year's Eve contribution needs five supermarket ingredients and little skill: meringue and cake insulate the frozen centre while the outside browns. She uses store-bought loaf cake and prefers sorbet, suggesting mango-strawberry or peach-raspberry.

Cooking

Healthy Recipes: Pacific Halibut with Olives and Tomatoes

An American Institute for Cancer Research recipe pairing Pacific halibut with olives and tomatoes, with notes on the fish's omega-3 fatty acids, the difference between green and black olives, and the vitamin C and lycopene the tomatoes contribute.

Jan 2, 2010

Cooking

Lancaster County Pork and sauerkraut recipe

A slow-cooker version of the Pennsylvania New Year's Day dish: season a 4-pound pork loin with caraway seeds, salt and pepper, pour sauerkraut and cider vinegar over it, and cook one hour on high then 5 to 6 hours on low, to an internal temperature of at least 160 degrees F.

Jan 1, 2010

Dining

Careful With Your Water Filters -- Hotel Filtered Water Can Kill You

About 300 guests were moved out of a luxury Miami hotel after Legionnaires' disease struck at least three former guests, one of whom died. Investigators found the hotel had fitted a water filter strong enough to strip the city water's antibacterial treatment, encouraging bacterial growth.

Dec 31, 2009

Dining

Why We Should All Eat More Organic Food

The piece argues organic produce averages 25 percent more vitamins and minerals than industrially farmed food, with organic milk 50 to 80 percent higher in antioxidants, and that organic food avoids additives such as MSG, aspartame, sodium nitrate and mercury contamination.

Dec 30, 2009

Cooking

Healthy Recipes: Blueberry Gingerbread

A gingerbread recipe built on whole-wheat pastry flour, molasses, buttermilk and a cup of fresh or frozen blueberries, baked 35 to 45 minutes in a 9-inch pan under a cinnamon-sugar topping and cut into nine squares.

Dec 29, 2009

Dining

Two 'Foods' You Should NEVER Ever Eat

Among nearly 87,000 US women followed for 26 years, those eating the most trans fats were three times more likely to die of cardiac arrest, though the link showed up only in women who already had underlying coronary heart disease.

Dec 24, 2009

Cooking

Healthy Recipes: Turkey and Cranberry Wrap

A single-serving wrap of thinly sliced roast turkey, baby spinach, apple, pecans and dried cranberries on a warmed whole-wheat tortilla spread with mustard and reduced-fat mayonnaise. It keeps refrigerated up to 12 hours and runs 331 calories with 30 grams of protein.

Dec 22, 2009

Cooking

Healthy Recipes: Roasted Fish with Christmas Salsa

Quick holiday dinners in seasonal colors, from chicken sautéed with red and green peppers to broiled salmon with popped cherry tomatoes and spinach, plus the one dish that needs a recipe: roasted white fish with an orange-and-lime tomato salsa.

Dec 20, 2009

Cooking

Healthy Recipes: Braised Mushrooms with Herbs

Baby bella or cremini mushrooms, halved and braised in olive oil with shallots, garlic, red wine, thyme and herbes de Provence, from the American Institute for Cancer Research. Braising releases the mushrooms' juices and brings out their earthy flavor.

Dec 20, 2009

Cooking

Healthy Recipes:Lemon Drop Cookies

A recipe for lemon drop cookies made with whole-wheat pastry flour, unbleached flour and unsalted butter, with a whole pureed lemon blended into the batter. Bake at 400 degrees for about 10 minutes; the cookies crisp as they cool and keep for five days.

Dec 15, 2009

Cooking

Healthy Recipes: Spicy Dip

After finding that a restaurant deep-fried onion blossom carries 2,710 calories and 39 grams of saturated fat, Dana Jacobi cut a large Spanish or yellow onion into petals and baked it until tender-crisp, serving it with a spicy sour cream and horseradish dip.

Dec 13, 2009

Cooking

Healthy Recipes: Whole–Wheat Walnut Bread

A recipe for whole-wheat walnut bread from the American Institute for Cancer Research, combining instant yeast, whole-wheat and all-purpose flours, canola oil, brown sugar or honey and toasted walnuts, which supply omega-3 fatty acids.

Dec 13, 2009

Dining

Foodball fans to consume 80 million pounds of Hass avocados during big game day festivities

The Hass Avocado Board expects football fans to eat an estimated 80 million pounds of Hass avocados on Big Game Day, up from 53.5 million pounds around last year's game. It also offers a cheesesteak quesadilla recipe for hosts who want to go beyond guacamole.

Dec 12, 2009

Dining

The 7 Foods Experts Won't Eat

Specialists name the foods they avoid and why: canned tomatoes, whose acidity leaches BPA from the can lining; corn-fed beef, lower in omega-3s and other nutrients than grass-fed; microwave popcorn, whose bag lining contains PFOA; non-organic potatoes; and farmed salmon.

Dec 11, 2009

Cooking

Healthy Recipes; Three-Bean Soup

A 20-minute soup of black, white and red beans simmered with onion, green pepper, cumin, chipotle, tomatoes and cilantro, ladled over crumbled corn chips. Eight servings at 230 calories and 8 grams of fiber.

Dec 8, 2009

Cooking

Healthy Recipes: Turkey Patties

Ground turkey mixed with bread crumbs, egg, green onion and mustard makes four patties, pan-browned and served on buns with a quick chicken-broth sauce. About $1.00 a serving, adapted by Ohio State University Extension.

Dec 5, 2009

Cooking

Healthy Recipes: Apple Cider French Toast

Dana Jacobi soaks French toast in apple cider rather than relying on milk and eggs alone, cutting fat while adding flavor, and tops it with apple butter, which she notes carries about a quarter the calories of maple syrup. She advises soft multi-grain bread and a short soak.

Dec 5, 2009

1054 stories