cooking tips

Quick Meal Ideas

Planning tips for meals on the go

Busy families need healthy and nutritious meals, but eating right isn't easy when you’re always on the run. With a little planning,...

Cooking Tips & Trends

Cooking 101: Cooking with wine

If you have more experience drinking wine than cooking with wine, raise a glass and toast to this Cooking 101 guide that will help...

Green & Healthy

Chef Fabio Viviani: Eco-friendly cookware and recipes

Looking for a tasty way to go green in the kitchen? Try swapping your conventional non-stick cookware for an eco-friendly brand of...

Healthy Recipes & Nutrition

How to cook without fat

One of the best ways to keep an eye on your diet is to make your own food. Restaurant meals and processed foods are full of hidden...

Healthy Recipes & Nutrition

Foods that fight pain

The meaning of comfort food for the 50 million Americans suffering from chronic pain is food that can ease the daily aching. Charles...

Quick Meal Ideas

Pico, salsa, hot sauce, mole, enchilada and more: A guide to Mexican salsas and sauces

Fresh, zesty salsas and sauces are an integral part of a traditional Mexican meal. Learn about some of the most popular Mexican...

Cooking Tips & Trends

Make a perfect soufflé with Joanne Weir

People are frightened to make soufflés. It seems that whenever they see a soufflé recipe in a cookbook or online, they run in the...

Food & Kitchen How-tos

How to poach an egg

Not sure how to poach an egg? It's easier than it sounds. Learn how to make the perfect poached egg in just three minutes with our...

Home Safety

Home safety tips for the holiday season

Great food, drinks and hanging mistletoe are key elements of entertaining -- indulgence allowed -- but safety is too often...

Cooking Tips & Trends

How to cut an avocado

Avocados are delicious in sandwiches, salads and everyone’s favorite game-day dip: guacamole. Today, California is the largest U. S....

Dieting & Nutrition

Family-friendly food allergy tips

Raising a family has plenty of magical moments, but back-to-school season means saying goodbye to the relaxed routine of summer and...

Kitchen Gadgets & Tools

Tips for cooking with a pressure cooker

Pressure cookers are a low-energy, high-flavor, healthy way of cooking that will save you both time and money. Popular during the...

Cooking Tips & Trends

5 cooking shortcuts to save you time in the kitchen

Cooking at home is an economical way to get your family to eat well, but it can take time. When you're short on that -- or just...

Dieting & Nutrition

Age-defying cooking techniques

Broil, bake, grill, steam, poach, roast, pan fry, sauté, and braise -- these are the many different methods to cook food, and yet...

Losing Weight

10 Food substitutions for a summer body

Whether you’ve let your summer fitness plan slide or you’re getting a late start on achieving a bikini-ready physique, we’ve got 10...

Low Carb Recipes

The best diabetes cookbooks

Think finding a delicious, heart-healthy cookbook that also promotes weight and glucose control is impossible? Think again. The...

Kitchen & Cooking Tips

Cooking with teens

Maybe you’ve noticed that the older your kids get, the less time they have to spend with you. Don’t take it personally; it’s a...

Kitchen Gadgets & Tools

10 Tips for getting your kids in the kitchen

It is wonderful and important for children to be involved with family meals, from preparation to clean up. Having an integral role...

Kitchen Gadgets & Tools

Guy Fieri tips to sharpen your knife skills

Stop to think about how many times you pick up a knife in the kitchen. From prepping ingredients to enjoying your meals, knives are...

Kitchen Gadgets & Tools

5 Kitchen essentials to enhance your single life

Attention all single ladies: While your single life provides you with options and time to eat out with the girls at your favorite...