Content tagged with “Recipe Makeover” (Page 2)

Watermelon ice & 5 more refreshing summer desserts
“Eat dessert first” is a motto I can really relate to—and when it comes to summer desserts, it’...

5 secrets to make grilled cheese healthier
Grilled cheese seems like the perfect food. It’s easy to make, has few ingredients and sports a crispy crust and...

EatingWell’s best summer potluck salads
Potlucks and BBQs tend to conjure up images of hot dogs, hamburgers and perfectly cooked grilled chicken in my mind....

6 simple secrets for perfect deviled eggs
My sister and her husband have a lot of parties and they have the perfect setting: a big, beautifully restored barn in...

10 tricks to make your favorite foods healthier
Inside the EatingWell Test Kitchen—picture four home kitchens in one room—you’ll find us trying to...

The best summer chicken recipes
While chicken is a delicious mainstay of many people’s cooking year-round, it’s always had a special place...

6 expert tricks for packing your burgers with flavor
We’re big fans of burgers here at EatingWell. And no wonder—these iconic little rounds of beef are...

How to cut 400 calories from your burger
It’s burger season! While some people will choose to simply enjoy an occasional calorie splurge without worrying...

3 tricks for healthier macaroni salad
Macaroni salad is one of those dishes that you just have to have at a Memorial Day gathering. The ingredients are cheap...

What is umami? The basic taste you’ve never heard of
A few months ago, I took on an ambitious cooking project that made my wife scratch her head. It left our kitchen a mess...

How to make skinny margaritas, chips & guacamole for Cinco de Mayo
When it comes down to it, there are very few foods I’d pick over a creamy bowl of guacamole and crispy tortilla...

How to Make Healthy Banana Bread
Over the years I have perfected my banana bread recipe—one of my favorite solutions for using overripe bananas....

5 fast-food favorites you can make healthier at home
Restaurant meals taste good and eating out sure is convenient. But some of the dishes we've come to love are costing...

Classic meaty meals made vegetarian
As a certified meat lover, it’s hard to imagine cutting tasty bacon, savory chicken thighs or buttery steak from...

Lighter stovetop chicken & broccoli casserole makeover
Everyone has a favorite comfort food. Mine is creamy chicken and broccoli casserole. It’s a warming dish of ooey-...

4 ways to make healthier egg salad
It was egg salad that made me fall in love with hard-boiled eggs. Prior to that, I’d always seen those perfect...

How to make perfect potatoes 5 ways
Oh potatoes, I can’t stay mad at you! No matter how many people want to badmouth you for your carbs, your habit...

6 tips for healthier meatballs
When I heard we were doing a story on “healthier meatballs,” I was skeptical. What could be healthy about a...

5 tricks for healthier pasta dinners at home
I am one of many grandkids in a large family of first-generation Italian-Americans. This means that I grew up eating...

4 secrets to making the best guacamole
I learned to make really good guacamole on a ranch in the middle of Montana where I cooked for a family of die-hard...

Healthier super bowl desserts
Here’s a little secret I try to keep around the office: I’m a huge football fan. Give me half a chance and...

Frito pie made healthier
As a native of New England, I had never heard of Frito Pie until a Texas-born co-worker offered me some. And then...

6 tricks for healthier meatloaf
My mother makes the world’s best meatloaf, but it’s as high in fat and calories as it is delicious, so as...

How to make the best lighter cheesecake
I love everything about cheesecake—the sweet taste with just a hint of saltiness, the creamy texture and the...

How to make healthier holiday cookies
When the holiday season rolls around I eagerly break out my mixer and rolling pin and pump out tons of cookies. They...