Cooking & Food

Eating by the Rainbow

It is so easy to stick to what you know and choose convenience foods or the same foods every time you go to the store. Get out of that rut by accepting a new challenge; eating by the rainbow.

By Experience Life Staff

Cooking & Food Nutrition Tips

Cooking With Hot Peppers: Recipes, Techniques, and More

Celebrate summer with spicy jalapeño peppers. These versatile chilies wake up your taste buds — and fight inflammation, too.

By Cary Neff

Cooking & Food

A fresh coconut and a glass beaker full of oil are pictured.

Fats and Oils, Demystified

Anjula Razdan's tips on learning more about fats and oils.

By Anjula Razdan

Cooking & Food Nutrition Tips

How to Use Tempeh: 4 Creative Recipes, Techniques, and More

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.

By Cary Neff

Cooking & Food

The Health Benefits of Celery and How to Eat More

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.

By Cary Neff

Cooking & Food Immunity

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.

By Cary Neff

Cooking & Food

Cooking With Grass-Fed Beef: Recipes, Techniques, and More

High in antioxidants, essential fatty acids, vitamins and minerals, meat from pasture-fed cattle is a nourishing delicacy.

By Cary Neff

Cooking & Food

a bowl of millet, millet cereal and pecans

Millet: Recipes, Techniques, and More

These splendid little seeds are rich in protein, vitamins and minerals — and they’re versatile, too.

By Cary Neff

Cooking & Food Food Culture

Olive Oil: Recipes, Techniques, and More

You know it's good for you. Now it's time to discover some of olive oil's subtler nuances.

By Cary Neff

Cooking & Food

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.

By Cary Neff

Cooking & Food

How to Cook Kale: Recipes, Techniques, and More

Let's hear it for one of nature's most nutritious foods. Here are four great kale recipes.

By Cary Neff

Cooking & Food

Blueberries: Recipes, Techniques, and More

These phytonutrient-packed wonders are fabulous for your heart, skin and bones. Learn more about these nutritional powerhouses and try them in one of these four recipes.

By Cary Neff

Cooking & Food

Trouble-Free Tapas

These simple Spanish-style dishes make gatherings a snap.

By Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl

Cooking & Food

Conscious Catch: 2 Sustainable Seafood Recipes

Chef Rick Moonen celebrates the ocean’s sustainable bounty.

By Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl

Cooking & Food Food Culture

bowls filled with various, dried sea vegetables

Sea Vegetables: Recipes, Techniques, and More

Bursting with flavor and rich in minerals, seaweed is a clever addition to soups, salads, risottos and main dishes.

By Cary Neff

Cooking & Food

9 Food Synergies to Maximize Your Nutritional Intake

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.

By Matthew Kadey

Cooking & Food Immunity