Content tagged with “March/April 2011”

Single-Cup Reusable Coffee Makers
A single-cup brewing system is perfect when you want a pick-me-up without brewing a whole pot of coffee. And when you...

How to Shop for GE-Free Food
One of the biggest quandaries for consumers today is that there is no labeling requirement for genetically engineered...

The Science Behind Genetically Engineered Salmon
To make the AquAdvantage transgenic salmon, scientists select two sequences of DNA—one from a Pacific chinook salmon,...

Are You Addicted to Food?
Every morning, Nora Volkow walks past a vending machine on her way to her office. She barely notices it. One day,...

Working the Land
My husband Evan and I headed up a dirt road on Stannard Mountain in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont in search of a...

Is Genetically Engineered Food the Food of the Future?
When I was a kid, I’d go down to the fishing docks near the New England town where my family spent our summer vacations...

Trend Watch: Community Supported Fisheries
When word got out among Boston-area foodies that the Cape Ann Fresh Catch community supported fishery (CSF) was being...

BPA-Free Glass Water Bottles
Glass water bottles offer a healthier alternative to plastic, without chemicals or an aftertaste. But what about...

Waste-Less Packaging
Food packaging generates nearly a third of the municipal solid waste in the U.S. Some manufacturers are trying to curb...

Cooking with Coffee
Bzzzzzzzz. It starts with the high-pitched sound of my favorite blend of dark- and medium-roast coffee beans whirling...

Foods to Keep Your Brain Young
The right foods can keep your brain young. Start with these colorful veggies. Carrots for memory. Carrots—along with...

Are Your Tummy Ills All in Your Head?
Are your tummy troubles all in your head? Yes. And no. There’s a reason why, when you’re upset, you feel a knot in the...

EatingWell's Guide for How to Start a Kitchen Garden
A Plan My garden plan helped me with everything from how to space my plants to when to put them in the ground and where...

Can a Detox Diet Safely Help You Lose Weight?
I hate to be the one to break it to you, but no. A detox diet, whether it’s all-liquid or based on supplements or...

Fresh Recipes from EatingWell’s Garden
Late in February, I declared to my husband, Dan, that I was done with winter. I longed for the first tender leaves of...

EatingWell Interviews the Filmmakers of "Vanishing of the Bees"
Around the world, honeybees have been mysteriously disappearing in a phenomenon known as Colony Collapse Disorder. And...

Mary’s Zucchini with Parmesan for Two
This is how our Test Kitchen Manager’s mom prepares her just-picked zucchini. Simple and delicious, the almost...

Orange-Walnut Vinaigrette
Try this orange-walnut vinaigrette with a salad of bitter greens.

Creamy Cilantro-Avocado Dressing
Use this tangy, creamy cilantro-avocado dressing on a salad of romaine lettuce, grape tomatoes and black beans, with...

Creamy Curry Dressing
Toss this creamy curry dressing with a salad of red-leaf lettuce, baby spinach, slivered red bell pepper, chopped hard-...

Hoisin-Sesame Dressing
This simple dressing is seasoned with spicy-sweet hoisin sauce, sesame oil and sesame seeds; toss it with shredded napa...

Smoked Paprika Vinaigrette
This smoky sherry vinaigrette is just as terrific tossed with your favorite combination of salad greens as it is...

Vegetarian Chow Fun
A touch of brown sugar added to the salty black bean-garlic sauce is what gives this noodle stir-fry its unmistakable...

Quick Tuna Burgers for Two
Turn a can of tuna into a zesty tuna burger with this quick recipe. If you can’t find good whole-wheat hamburger buns,...

Chicken Sausage with Potatoes & Sauerkraut for Two
Here’s our weeknight version of choucroute garni, “dressed sauerkraut,” made with chicken sausage. The flavor of the...