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Pork Possibilities
When prepared properly, pork tenderloin can be a low-fat alternative to fish, chicken and turkey. These tender, lean cuts of meat cook up in a snap and can be stuffed, grilled, roasted or sliced into medallions and sautéed. On busy nights, it’s easy to marinate a pork tenderloin, pop it in the oven, and prepare…
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Chocolate Indulgences
What’s Valentine’s Day without chocolate? For most of us, chocolate is as much a part of the holiday as lacy red hearts. Fortunately, studies suggest cocoa may have heart-healthy benefits. In fact, recent research suggests eating chocolate once a week may reduce the risk of stroke, although additional investigation is necessary. But this news doesn’t…
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Pasta Revisited
In my last blog, I reminisced a bit about pasta e fagioli recipes my mom and grandfather prepared over the years and the baked version I planned to try. This recipe from Good Housekeeping was a delicious variation, including spinach, as well as the traditional tomatoes, pasta and beans. However, I added a bit too…
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Hidden Benefits
When I was growing up, my mom served many delicious traditional dishes—including hand-rolled pasta, painstakingly seasoned porkette (an Italian pork roast), and many others—and exposed us to many new ones. Recently, however, we’ve learned to remake many of these recipes to reduce the fat in our diet and focus on old favorites that are more…
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Smart Stand-Ins
As we trimmed our meat consumption over the last several years, we discovered the versatility of meat substitutes—soy burgers that we can grill, crumbles that replace ground beef, sausage patties for breakfast and others. I often prepare stuffed portobello mushrooms, a recipe from Cooking Light. With this recipe, a mixture of crumbles, tomatoes, reduced-fat cream…
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La Dolce Vita: Our Heart-Healthy Culinary Journey 