Spanish cuisine brought us aguas frescas, water infused with fruit juices or juices from veggies like cucumber. They have a very light, refreshing flavor that’s definitely not just water, but they’re not as heavy as a smoothie. The only problem: most recipes load them up with sugar, making them very little improvement over soda (also, [...]

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Instead of making a list of fun things to do for US Independence Day, I thought I’d offer something more global: some tips for making warm weather backyard get-togethers memorable.
Keeping it cool & weather-proof

Backyard get-togethers are awesome, except when it’s sticky hot. The best ways to create a tolerably cool backyard involve providing shade trees, [...]

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In the midst of record breaking hot temperatures, I’m in no mood to cook. It’s even uncomfortable to sit here typing on my laptop. But if I don’t want to order take out, what can I do?
Omelets!
Low cooking time, low prep time, high nutritional content. None of these recipes use the oven at all. [...]

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This is one of the simplest meals we’ve covered yet. It’s so easy that with just a few grocery items on hand, you can prepare it in 15-20 minutes. The pan-seared chicken gives you plenty of protein without much fat and the greens and carrots provide carbohydrates and fiber. Most of the fat in the [...]

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Eating healthy and going green are two habits that can seem overwhelming if you try to do them all at once. It’s a good idea to incorporate changes one at a time so you don’t get frustrated with all the adjustments. Make a change, get used to it, then make another change. It’s not a [...]

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Today’s Sunday Dinner features Sesame Chicken Tenders with a garlic-soy dipping sauce… I picked a relatively low carb recipe for the tenders partly because I’m on a mild low carb diet (advised by a doctor, not a magazine) myself, but also because using flour or bread crumbs will detract from the sesame flavor, which I [...]

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Different vegetables need to be stored different ways if you want to keep them fresh the longest time possible. AZSunstainably has a great PDF chart you can print off and stick to your fridge or a kitchen cabinet. It color codes different fruits and veggies to different storage methods so you can see at a [...]

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Paella is a Spanish dish which traditionally involves rice, saffron and olive oil with various meats or veggies. It’s great as a single-dish meal because it contains all the food groups you need. There are a few tricks to keeping it simple and inexpensive:

You don’t need a paella pan. A large, flat skillet will do.
Saffron [...]

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If you think “fat is bad”, you’re missing out on some good foods. There are different kinds of fat, and some of them have nothing to do with weight gain and everything to do with improving your health. Fats that boost your bad cholesterol are bad. Fats that boost your good cholesterol actually helps keep [...]

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It’s too hot to cook this weekend, so this Sunday Dinner is something you can fix without cooking and without spending a lot of time. It’s a simple, light delicious salad with red sockeye salmon and thousand island dressing.
For two servings, you’ll need:

6 oz can of red sockeye salmon
Thousand Island dressing
Tomato
Onions
Lettuce

Make a bed of lettuce. [...]

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