Content tagged with “November/December 2008”

The Guest of Honor

Reviving Native Foods

Persimmons

Is your doctor a better cook than you?

Will Dining in the Dark Help You Eat Less?
A fine meal provides a total sensory experience. Now imagine taking your sense of sight out of the equation. You’d have...

How to Avoid Holiday Weight Gain
Worried about gaining weight over the holiday season? You should be. Research shows that people tend to gain weight—and...

Holiday Wines to Pour and Present

Immune-Boosting Superfoods
Never one to miss a celebration, I always look forward to holiday gatherings. But crowded parties are a prime place to...

Rediscovering Root Vegetables
With absolute certainty I know that a parsnip did not touch my lips until I was in my late twenties. We were out to...

Can Exercise Override Bad Genes?
As if gene-diet interactions aren’t complicated enough, researchers have uncovered a third crucial player in the mix:...

How to Eat for Your DNA

DNA Diets and Custom Fit Foods

Whole-Grain Benefits of Popcorn
Popcorn eaters get 250% more whole grains in their diet than people who don’t eat popcorn, suggests data from the...

Pomegranate: The Wellness Fruit
There are many good reasons to pick up a pomegranate: they’re festive, seasonal, pack tons of antioxidants and, a new...

Vitamin D Fortified Mushrooms
There are two ways to get vitamin D. You can sit in the sun (sans sunscreen for a few minutes) and soak up the UVB rays...

Fixing America's Food System

Angel Delights
Frances Van Vynckt, 78, combined dates, toasted rice cereal and coconut into an easy no-bake treat that won EatingWell...

Pumpkin Coconut Tart
Dark rum, coconut milk, cinnamon, ginger and cloves give this pumpkin tart a complex flavor that matches perfectly with...

Pear, Apple & Cranberry Tarte Tatin
This ultimate fall and winter tart showcases the best fruits of the season: pears, apples and cranberries. Unlike other...

Chocolate Tart with Hazelnut Shortbread Crust
A sublime silky chocolate custard fills this simple hazelnut shortbread crust. Serve garnished with whipped cream and...

Shredded Root Vegetable Pancakes
Red beets and golden carrots look especially festive in these zesty horseradish-and-bacon-flecked cakes. Avoid parsnips...

Root Vegetable Gratin
The rich flavor of Gruyère cheese brings out the nutty flavor of the roots in this creamy gratin. Any combination of...

Green Bean Casserole
This healthy revision of green bean casserole skips the canned soup and all the fat and sodium that come with it. Our...

Cider-Glazed Roots with Cinnamon Walnuts
Here we roast a variety of roots with a brown sugar-cider glaze. Make them instead of candied sweet potatoes at your...