Cooking & Food
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A Genius in the Kitchen
You don’t have to be Einstein to cook real food with a little flair.
An Intro to Indian Food
A guide to enjoying its lush flavors, colors, and textures — without leaving home.
Gluten-Free Artisan Bread in 5 Minutes a Day
Try Jeff Hertzberg, MD, and Zoë François’s revolutionary baking method.
Homemade Condiments
Made-from-scratch staples like mayo, ketchup, mustard, and salad dressing are healthier than store-bought options. And they’re easy to make, too!
The Whole-Food Advantage
Nutrient-enriched this, vitamin-fortified that. Get past the labeling hype, and you’ll start seeing the unbeatable advantages of real, whole foods.
5 Alternative Whole Grains to Try
Looking to curtail your wheat intake? Here are five less-ordinary whole grains to try out – for your health, for your taste buds and just for the sake of variety.
Dining Alfresco: 5 Recipes for the Perfect Picnic
Summer is an ideal excuse for eating outdoors. Here are inspiring new ways to create a meal you’ll savor.
7 Tips to Add More Color to Your Diet
Trying to eat more colorful fruits and veggies? Try these simple ideas.
Feast Your Eyes: The Importance of Your Meal’s Visual Appeal
Behind that old saying my eyes were bigger than my stomach stands a basic food truth: Visual appeal counts for a lot.
7 Gut-Friendly Recipes for the GAPS Diet
Restore your gut and revive your health with these nourishing recipes inspired by the GAPS healing protocol.
Luscious Lamb: Recipes, Techniques, and More
No longer “the other red meat,” this delicacy has earned a reputation for rich flavor and nutrition that’s all its own.
Learn How to Make a Whole-Food Protein Smoothie
This portable smoothie from Dr. Mark Hyman can power the busiest of days. It’s 100 percent whole, real food — with plenty of plant proteins, healthy fats, fiber, and potent phytonutrients.
Amazing Avocados: 6 Creative Recipes, Techniques, and More
An array of wholesome ways to prepare one of the healthiest foods you can eat.
Full-Spectrum Eating
Trying to weather the storm of nutrition advice? Seek out a rainbow of colorful produce, and you’ll find a big pot of phytonutrient gold.
6 Home-Cooked Meals From Laurie David
Homemade meals can help us lose weight, develop healthy-food habits, and enrich our relationships. Dinner’s on!
Modern Miracle
Behold the beauty of the midwinter egg. May we never again take it for granted.
4 Healthy Recipes for Thanksgiving Leftovers
Four quick and easy recipes to try after Turkey Day.
Overcoming Grain Brain
A renowned functional-medicine neurologist says we are suffering an epidemic of neurological illnesses. The best cure may be at the end of our forks — here are three recipes to try.
How to Broaden Your Food Palate
Reasons to find the courage to face the foods that freak you out.
Kitchen Literacy: 10 Must-Have Cookbooks
After years of working in restaurants and cooking at home, James Beard Award–winning food writer Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl dishes on her favorites.
Building Kitchen Confidence
EL‘s Heidi Wachter on the surprising rewards of learning to cook.




















