Cooking & Food

Tired of toiling over a hot stove or settling for microwaved meals? Try food in its uncompromised, unadulterated state, and you may never go back.

With its robust, complex flavor and healthful qualities, garlic can add zest to any meal – and help ward off disease.

If you’re seeking the truest, most powerful foods on Earth, look to your prehistoric palate.

Running on empty? Drop that candy bar and fuel up on healthy foods that keep you going strong.

Eager to explore all the exciting new produce at your local market? Bon Appétit’s new cookbook shows you the lay of the land.

Chef and author Jay Weinstein serves up environmentally friendly culinary advice.

Have you considered a move toward healthier, whole-food choices? Authors Anna Lappé and Bryant Terry share insights and ideas to get you eating in the right direction.

This sturdy green vegetable has a surprisingly delicate flavor – and packs a powerful nutritional punch.

Some fats and oils are good for us – and critically important to our health. Others are just plain bad. And with some fats, it depends. Here’s how to make sense of this slippery subject and make the very best choices about what you put into your body.

Too busy to cook? Not if Jacques Pépin has his way.

These nutritious legumes are versatile, delicious and easy to prepare.

A true superfood, kiwifruit is a nutritious, versatile treat that will delight your taste buds.

Whether you’re entertaining dozens or planning an intimate celebration for a few of your favorite pals, there’s an art to creating experiences both you and your guests will enjoy.

You know that your genes are central to your health. But did you know that they have their own nutritional needs? Discover how the emerging field of nutrigenomics may help us nourish our DNA — and lower our risk of certain diseases.

In our rush to embrace conventional dietary wisdom, have we needlessly abandoned authentic fare? Nina Planck thinks its time we took a long, honest look backward.

When it comes to breaking out of ruts and assumptions, food writer Gael Greene knows how to do it – both in the kitchen and in life.

A familiar and formerly maligned food enjoys time in the spotlight – as one of nature’s most nutritious and delicious culinary pleasures.

The skinny on essential fatty acids.

Nutritional power and dining pleasure – all in one versatile, ready-to-eat package.

This summer, host your perfect fun-in-the-sun fiesta. All you need are finesse and a few fabulous details, Latin-style.

Want your little ones to grow up knowing how to cook? Serve up a healthy dose of food literacy, starting now.