Content tagged with “Healthy Cooking Blog” (Page 3)

If you're trying to cook healthfully, there are some tips, tricks and recipes that can make your meals even more delicious. Our experts share their secrets for flavorful dishes with fewer fat and calories—and you'll never taste the difference.

How to perfectly hard-boil eggs for Easter eggs
For some, the highlight of Easter is the ham. For others, maybe asparagus or dessert. But for me, it’s the...

5 fresh foods you shouldn’t keep in your refrigerator
Now that spring has sprung, I’m loading up on more fresh veggies, and that has me thinking about the best way to...

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...

Light Beer Taste-Test Winners
Nine times out of 10, when I reach for a beer it's something dark, hoppy and (lets be honest) packed with calories. For...

How to cook quinoa
Quinoa is one of nature’s superfoods. Quinoa, pronounced KEEN-wah, is a tiny, nutty-tasting, gluten-free grain,...

5 myths about asparagus busted
As a resident of the icy tundra that is Vermont, I get pretty excited about signs of spring. Asparagus, with its...

The best natural peanut butters and jellies
There was a year of my life, first grade, when I literally ate peanut butter and jelly sandwiches every single day...

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...

Why you shouldn’t always cook with olive oil
For the longest time, the only oil I bought was extra-virgin olive oil. After all, it’s high in heart-healthy...

10 bad cooking habits you should break
Some habits can be tough to break. When it comes to cooking, you may have some bad habits that you’re not even...

How to cook brown rice perfectly
By Wendy Ruopp, managing editor of EatingWell, and Cassidy Tawse-Garcia, editorial intern for EatingWell

4 ways to cook dinner faster
Before I had a baby, one minute was one minute. Just 60 seconds. And I had a lot of minutes. I could use them where I...

How to cook without a recipe
Following a recipe is easy for most people, but not always practical. Oftentimes what we have in our fridge is a...

7 unexpected uses for your microwave
Chances are you have a microwave sitting somewhere in your kitchen. They’ve gotten smaller over the years, but...

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...

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...

5 couscous cooking mistakes to avoid
When it comes to cooking a “starch” for your meal, there are few sides easier to make than couscous. It...

6 Ways to Save $250 on Groceries This Month
A few months ago, my wife and I noticed an interesting phenomenon: Our grocery bill, which used to be so consistent,...

The secret to losing weight every cook should know
As a food lover and food editor of EatingWell Magazine, it’s probably no surprise that I’m not a big fan of...

5 bad supermarket habits to break to lose weight and save money
Since I need to eat at least three times a day, the grocery store is one of those unavoidable parts of life. And like...

5 things you should learn to cook in 2012
I’m pretty good in the kitchen, but there are a few areas that I feel I could improve upon. It’s the simple...

5 tips for perfect gingerbread cookies
No holiday cookie platter is complete without gingerbread cookies. I love them because they’re simple, delicious...

9 rules for a perfect cup of coffee
I often go to sleep thinking about the cup of coffee I’m going to have the next morning. I adore it! Whether your...