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Cooking With Hot Peppers
Celebrate summer with spicy jalapeño peppers. These versatile chilies wake up your taste buds — and fight inflammation, too.
Fats and Oils, Demystified
Anjula Razdan's tips on learning more about fats and oils.
How to Use Tempeh Creatively
Healthier than tofu, tempeh is a great source of plant-based protein. Try these tasty soybean cakes as a meat alternative or as a nutritious addition to dishes of all kinds.
How to Eat More Celery
There's a lot more culinary life in celery than the diet crowd lets on. And research shows it can help prevent memory loss, lower blood pressure and may even inhibit cancer.
How to Eat More Lentils: 4 Creative Recipes
One of the world's healthiest foods, these fiber-rich legumes add hearty flavor to everything from salads to veggie burgers.
How to Cook Grass-Fed Beef
High in antioxidants, essential fatty acids, vitamins and minerals, meat from pasture-fed cattle is a nourishing delicacy.
Marvelous Millet: Recipes, Techniques, and More
These splendid little seeds are rich in protein, vitamins and minerals — and they’re versatile, too.
Olive Oil Odyssey
You know it's good for you. Now it's time to discover some of olive oil's subtler nuances.
The Delicate Side of Cabbage: How to Use Napa and Savoy Cabbages
Light in texture and subtle in flavor, napa and savoy cabbages present a refreshing alternative to conventional reds and greens.
How to Cook Kale
Let's hear it for one of nature's most nutritious foods. Here are four great kale recipes.
The Health Benefits of Blueberries
These phytonutrient-packed wonders are fabulous for your heart, skin and bones.
Sea Vegetables
Bursting with flavor and rich in minerals, seaweed is a clever addition to soups, salads, risottos and main dishes.
How to Take Advantage of Food Synergies
From green tea and lemons to red wine and fish, some foods deliver even more nutritional punch when paired. Here’s how to take advantage of nature’s most powerful food synergies.
The Minimalist Method
Mark Bittman’s no-fuss approach to cooking focuses less on precise measurements and more on putting your personal food preferences front and center.
Dandelion Greens
They may look like pesky weeds, but these greens deserve a place on your plate.
Vegetable Sprouts
Easy to grow, these lively wonders add crunch and nutrition to all kinds of dishes.
Fast Food Your Way
For nearly 50 years, Jacques Pépin has been a cooking inspiration. Today, his elegant but efficient approach to food is more in demand than ever.
Miso
Versatile and simple to use, every spoonful of this Japanese seasoning is brimming with flavor and essential nutrients.
Healthy Breakfasts for Busy Mornings
Here's what to eat when your day is rushed.
Cauliflower
Cauliflower is a richly flavored, tasty treat that detoxifies the body, discourages cancer and offers a big immunity boost.