Lunch tip: Order before you go
It's 11 a.m. and you've got a taste for pizza — maybe it's Giordano's Super Veggie deep dish. Or maybe you're thinking of that wonderful, garlicky-delicious chicken Vesuvio at The...
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Lunch tip: Order before you go
It's 11 a.m. and you've got a taste for pizza — maybe it's Giordano's Super Veggie deep dish. Or maybe you're thinking of that wonderful, garlicky-delicious chicken Vesuvio at The...
100 calories: What does that look like?
100 calories. Apparently it's a magical number for calorie counters and food marketers. Snack packs and yogurt, beer and bagels — "100 calories" they brag on bags and bottles. Trim...
Hole foods
Ever since you were a little kid, you loved foods with holes. You stuck black olives on your tiny fingers. And when your fingers got bigger, you moved on to...
Stretch it! Three meals from one chicken
A whole roasted chicken is a supermarket staple that a hungry family of four might wipe out in one dinner. But two people can stretch a 2- to 4-pound bird...
Pick pork tenderloin for an economical protein
When you spot pork tenderloins on sale, pick one up. Or two. You get almost zero waste and solid protein. Steer clear of the marinated versions; they don't offer the...
Shelf Life
Snacks with a kick A microwave visit transforms a frozen Naanwich from Sukhi's Gourmet Indian Foods into a hot lunch or snack. The trio of flavors (yummy chicken tikka masala,...
Bacon dessert at Denny’s
Bacon in your dessert? The concept has officially (with apologies to Fonzie and "Happy Days") jumped the shark. For some time, the bacon-as-a-sweet-tooth-satisfier has been a staple of chi-chi candy...
Big plates — big waistlines
How's your diet plan working? Not so good, you say? Take a tip from Brian Wansink. He heads Cornell University's Food and Brand Lab, wrote the book "Mindless Eating" and...
Big plates — big waistlines
How's your diet plan working? Not so good, you say? Take a tip from Brian Wansink. He heads Cornell University's Food and Brand Lab, wrote the book "Mindless Eating" and...