Tag: soup
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Cooking Like the Stars: Part II
Yesterday I wrote about learning from chefs who have transformed their cooking techniques to create healthier meals. I described dishes developed by restaurateur Joe Bastianich, who changed his diet and lifestyle over the last few years to lose more than 60 lbs. For dinner last night, I tried his Quick White Bean Stew with Swiss…
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Chasing the Chill Away
With temperatures dipping into the teens today, soup seemed like the only satisfying option for dinner. Because I didn’t have time for a slowly simmered pot of soup from scratch, I turned to the new cookbook I mentioned in my last post, Cooking Light’s Complete Meals in Minutes. Tonight’s recipe was a Sausage and Spinach…
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Simmering Satisfaction
Here in the Northeast, we are entrenched in a bitter cold snap that doesn’t seem to want to end. During spells like this, there’s nothing quite like a bowl of steaming soup to make winter seem a bit more bearable. Last night I tried a new trick for making cream-like soups with less fat. I…
La Dolce Vita: Our Heart-Healthy Culinary Journey 