Content tagged with “Cooking tips”

Healthy spring salad recipe with fresh peas and crispy fried shallots
Now’s the time to head to the farmers’ market to find just-picked fresh shelling peas. Peas thrive in the...

How to make cream sauce without cream
Anything draped in a velvety-smooth cream sauce is bound to be delicious. It’s also bound to be high in calories...

3 DIY tortilla tricks: How to make your own taco shells, taco bowls and tortilla chips
I love Mexican food—tacos with crispy shells, crunchy taco bowls and salty tortilla chips. But I could do without...

How to make a healthy smoothie: best smoothie ingredients & 10 to ditch
Whether you enjoy smoothies for breakfast, a snack or even dessert, they’re a great way to increase your daily...

Being single never tasted so good: tips to make cooking for one delicious and easy
You know what the best part of cooking for one is? You don’t have to cater to anyone else’s dietary...

EatingWell makeover: how to make a healthy banoffee pie recipe
Love bananas? Toffee? How about whipped cream? Then you’ve got to try banoffee pie, one of Great Britain’s...

Gluten-free? Not so fast. Watch out for this list of surprising foods that contain gluten
If you have celiac-disease, gluten-sensitivity or for some other reason you’re not eating gluten—the...

How to make chicken stock and chicken broth
One of the first recipes I learned in culinary school was how to make homemade chicken stock. Both stock and broth...

DIY easy slice & bake cookies (skip the processed refrigerator tubes)
To me, cookies aren’t just for special occasions; I can find a reason for a cookie (or two) anytime. Before I had...

Cooking spray: should you use it?
In the EatingWell Test Kitchen, we use cooking spray because it’s a fast, no-mess way to make a tiny bit of oil go a...

Retrain your cravings: 5 ways to learn to love healthier foods
Trying to clean up your diet and eat healthier this year but having a hard time loving the new healthy foods you should...

Fresh vs. canned vs. frozen: which is better?
Nothing beats fresh produce. Still, in the kitchen, using canned or frozen fruits and vegetables can be a lot more...

Burn 700 calories cooking thanksgiving dinner
I love being in the kitchen on Thanksgiving. Between the delicious smells, nice company and constant foot traffic (...

The 7 healthiest foods on your thanksgiving menu
Thanksgiving is quickly becoming my favorite holiday. And why not? It’s a great time to hang out with family,...

4 mistakes that ruin stuffing (and how to fix them)
What’s the best part of Thanksgiving? The turkey? No way. It’s the stuffing. And to think there was a time...

Little tricks to save 500+ calories at dinner
I enjoy food WAY too much to always be on a diet. Instead of giving my eating habits an overhaul, I’m going to...

Easy fall quick breads & muffins
On a late-fall afternoon, as the little light of the day leaks out through the darkening clouds, one of my favorite...

5 secrets to speedy soup
Nothing beats a warm bowl of homemade soup on a cool fall day. But I’m a busy guy—I don’t have time...

8 foods for skinny Italian cooking
I grew up in a city in Connecticut famous for its Italian food—New Haven’s pizza places are some of the...

4 secrets for the best slow cooker beef stew
When I was in culinary school we learned a lot about how to develop flavors. These methods usually involved high-end...

Tricks to fill that empty lunchbox in a hurry
During my morning scramble I’m rushing to cook breakfast and pack a healthy lunch for my kids. In that hectic...

5 ways to use pizza dough
For years, one of my favorite go-to quick-dinner tricks has been to grab a bag of pizza dough from the freezer aisle of...

How to cook amazing healthy recipes with bacon
It’s hard to deny that bacon possesses some magical qualities. It regularly gets people out of bed in the morning...

The right way to prepare oatmeal
One of my favorite parts of fall is the return of warming, stick-to-your-ribs comfort foods. And for me one of the all-...

5 perfect food pairings every good cook should know
We all know couples that just “work.” One person might be a talker and the other a listener. One might be...