Tag: Cooking
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Pasta Sundays
Sunday has always been pasta day for my husband and me — even when we were growing up. When we came home from church on Sundays, my mom started making the sauce. As we read the Sunday paper and watched the Philadelphia Eagles play, someone inevitably wandered into the kitchen to stir the bubbling mixture.…
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Pantry Meals: Expecting the Unexpected
For days when our plans change and we need a speedy dinner, I have a few healthy recipes that can be made at any time using ingredients in my kitchen cabinet and freezer. I’m going to add Chicken Puttanesca with Angel Hair Pasta to that list, which is from The New Way to Cook Light:…
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Learn to Cook Heart-Healthy Meals
Although it’s usually healthier to cook at home than to order takeout or eat in restaurants, people often avoid cooking because they think they don’t know how. In her book The Kitchen Counter Cooking School, Kathleen Flinn talks about this fear and shares her experience where she taught nine women who were novice cooks how…
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Getting a Jumpstart on a Healthy Future
If they could talk, my groaning bookshelves would tell you that I adore cookbooks. Not only do I enjoy testing new dishes, I love poring over the glossy photos and narrative in these weighty volumes. My cookbook collection began long ago with two favorites — the Fun to Cook Book, a booklet published by Carnation…
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Grilled Vegetables
On sweltering summer evenings, cooking sometimes seems less than appealing. But our backyard grill makes delicious meals fast and easy. One of our favorites is grilled vegetable sandwiches. Last week I sliced an eggplant, quartered bell peppers and thickly sliced a red onion; marinated them in balsamic vinegar, olive oil and seasonings for a few…
La Dolce Vita: Our Heart-Healthy Culinary Journey 