Category: Food

Let’s Try a New Take on Pasta With Pesto

This twist on pasta with pesto has a smoky rich flavor, thanks to ancho chile, that brings a southwestern touch to this typical Italian dish. I used to make ancho chile paste to use when I cook, but now I use ancho chile powder for the same result. The addition of sun-dried tomato pesto provides…


Healthy Juice Recipe: America’s Test Kitchen V5 Juice

By Jessica Yadegaran From Bay Area News Group Leave it to the editors at America’s Test Kitchen to come up with a homemade version of v8 that’s fresh, pretty and lower in sodium. They eschewed the thick, tomato puree-like texture for zesty, raw whole tomato, which they blended with spinach, watercress, carrot and celery. The…


7 Tips for Eating and Living Well in the New Year

By Jessica Yadegaran From Bay Area News Group At the end of 2022, as holiday potlucks and cookie exchanges came to an end, we took a look at diet and wellness research to find the most valuable lessons for eating and living well in the new year. We coupled those with the time-honored lessons —…


Food Prices Soared in 2022, Americans Hope for Improvement in 2023

Food prices soared in 2022, and so far there are few solutions on the horizon for 2023. The latest Consumer Price Index Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics found that grocery prices increased 12 percent in the previous 12 months, far higher than the already elevated inflation rate. The BLS index for wholesale prices…


Beat the Weather With Spicy Tacos

The bleaker the weather, the brighter the food, I say. It’s the new year, and January can be a cold, wet, and dark second act following the holiday festivities. A perfect antidote is to create light and vibrant food to ward off the seasonal blues and balance out any celebratory excesses. These Baja-inspired tacos piled…


Healthy Drink Recipe: America’s Test Kitchen Kombucha

By Jessica Yadegaran From Bay Area News Group Determined to consume more gut-healthy fermented drinks in 2023? Fizzy, refreshing kombucha is a great place to start. The combination of sweetened, cooled tea and mature kombucha is super easy to make and far more economical than buying it at the store. And tastier too, say the…


Five Food Resolutions That Are Easy to Keep

By Ebony Williams From The Atlanta Journal-Constitution While New Year’s resolutions flood social media at the end of every year, 80% of people won’t keep their resolutions past February. Having goals in mind for a better you can be a little tough to manage if you aren’t properly set up for success. Here are five…


Paella

View the print-ready version of this article from Once Upon a Chef. Paella is a traditional Spanish dish made from rice, vegetables, meat, and seafood, and flavored with saffron. Pronounced “pie-AY-uh,” it takes its name from the paellera, the wide, shallow pan in which it is traditionally cooked. Paella is one of my family’s favorite dishes to…


How to Make (and Use) Zoodles + Recipe

If one of your resolutions for the New Year is to get healthier, that doesn’t mean you have to abandon all of your favorite dishes in one fell swoop. There are plenty of ways to make your go-to comfort meals with some easy, health conscious swaps. Take pasta for example, the silky, carby ingredient is a common craving, but…


Sausage and Spinach Tortellini Soup

Sometimes the best, most comforting recipes take you back to your roots, and this is one of them. This hearty sausage and spinach tortellini soup is taken straight from mom’s cookbook and is the perfect dish to get your through the entirety of winter. If you’re vegetarian, don’t scroll on too fast — this tortellini…