Stocking a Healthy Pantry

Making smart choices at the market and filling my pantry with healthy items has been the key to my weight loss plan. It encourages me to cook at home and to avoid the temptations of dining out. It also allows me to control my calorie intake as well as the quality and wholesomeness of theFIND OUT MORE |

Top Food Trends for 2014

Each year, the National Restaurant Association surveys thousands of top chefs around the country to learn what will be hot on restaurant menus in the upcoming year. Chefs rate each item as being a “hot trend,” “yesterday’s news,” or “perennial favorite.” Late in the autumn of 2013, the association interviewed nearly 1300 chefs to comeFIND OUT MORE |

Cooking with Mushrooms: 5 Meal Ideas

Not only are they delicious, but mushrooms contain some of the most potent forms of natural medicine on the planet, they are high in B vitamins, are an excellent sources of minerals (namely potassium, selenium, and copper), they stimulate the immune system, they have potential links to reduced risk of cancerous tumor growths, and theyFIND OUT MORE |

5 Great Winter Soup Recipes

As temperatures drop and the days grow shorter, we turn to feel-good foods and habits to bring warmth back into our lives. One of the most comforting winter warm-ups is a steaming bowl of homemade soup, preferably by the fire with a cozy blanket and friends or loved ones. While it’s up to you toFIND OUT MORE |