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I Went Vegan for One Year to Manage Heart Disease—Here's What Happened

In This ArticleView All View All In This Article My Experiment with Veganism Changes for the Better The Outcomes of My Vegan Year “Heart disease? Oh, c’mon, that’s so old school.” So went my thinking as I rode a conveyor belt into a CT scan in one of those dreary medical-imaging facilities I’d managed to avoid for the entirety of my 51 years. I was fairly certain this was just another test that didn’t really apply to me—one of the many my doctor had tacked on to the growing list of exams we Americans find ourselves subjected to as we move through the decades....

I Worked on the Rachael Ray Show for 16 Years—These Were My Favorite Recipes

In This ArticleView AllIn This Article1. Rach’s Buffalo Chicken Chili2. Curtis Stone’s Orange Bostock3. Rach’s Chipotle Sweet Potato & Chorizo Quesadillas4. Rach’s Pretzel-Crusted Chicken5. Scott Conant’s Cranberry Campari Compote6. Rach’s Sticky Chicken Tray Bake7. Katie Lee Biegel’s Logan County Hamburgers In This ArticleView All View All In This Article Rach’s Buffalo Chicken Chili Curtis Stone’s Orange Bostock Rach’s Chipotle Sweet Potato & Chorizo Quesadillas...

I Write About Food All Day—Here Are the 25+ Food Gifts Actually Worth Giving

In This ArticleView AllIn This ArticleReviewsOur Trusted Expertise In This ArticleView All In This Article View All Reviews Our Trusted Expertise Photo:Courtesy of Brand. EatingWell design. Courtesy of Brand. EatingWell design. Shopping for the food lovers in your life can be a deliciously fun challenge. From luxury olive oils that elevate a simple salad to gourmet cheeses that steal the spotlight on a holiday charcuterie board, the right edible gift is as thoughtful as it is flavorful....

I Write About Kitchen Products for a Living, and These Are the Staples In My Plant-Based Kitchen

Photo:Courtesy of BrandWhen I was about six or seven years old, I announced to my family at the dinner table that I wouldn’t beeating meat—not that night or any night after. As I picked around at the side dishes that night, my parents happilydevoured the brisketthey had prepared, assuming the vegetarian phase would end as abruptly as it began.The “phase” has lasted 20 years now, and in that time, I’ve learned how tocook vegetarian foodsthat my meat-eating family loves as much as I do....

I Write About Kitchen Products for a Living—These Are the 10 Early Prime Day Deals I'm Most Excited About

Close Photo: Courtesy of Brand When I look for an appliance or piece of cookware, I not only want it to produce delicious results for my family, but also to make the cooking process seamless on those days when life feels particularly hectic. Thankfully, I’m a shopping writer who spends forty hours every week tracking down deals on kitchen products. So now thatAmazon has announced Prime Day, I’ve already unearthed some discounted finds I’m sure will make my life easier....

I Wrote a Cast-Iron Cookbook—Here's the Right Way to Season a Cast-Iron Skillet

In This ArticleView AllIn This ArticleHow to Season a Cast-Iron SkilletRecipes to Try In This ArticleView All View All In This Article How to Season a Cast-Iron Skillet Recipes to Try Close Photo:Photographer: Morgan Hunt Glaze, Prop Stylist: Lydia Pursell, Food Stylist: Emily Nabors Hall Photographer: Morgan Hunt Glaze, Prop Stylist: Lydia Pursell, Food Stylist: Emily Nabors Hall Even a newly made cast-iron pan is somehow imbued with history. It was shaped and forged in the hottest fire, the heat giving it life....

I'll Be Eating Ina Garten's 2-Ingredient Breakfast for the Rest of the Summer

By now, I’m pretty sure I could host an entire dinner party just with impressive yet easy recipes I’ve snagged from@inagartenon Instagram. Getty / NBC After that tasty dinner party, thanks to her favorite locally grownPike Farmsproduce pick that you can dig up on her Instagram, of course, I’m now all set with an idea for an easy next-morning breakfast to start the day à la Ina. Ina Garten’s 6 Tips for Making Scrambled Eggs Will Level Up Your Breakfast Game...

I'll Be Making This 3-Step Cake from Ina Garten for Every Holiday

Close Photo:Noam Galai/WireImage Noam Galai/WireImage I may have been an event planner in another life because I love to host. From conceptualizing the gathering to welcoming guests at the door with cocktails, I could name few situations more ideal than a friendly soirée. And my favorite part of the weeks-long planning process is the desserts. After everyone’s had their fill of the main meal, I like to entice them with an impressive dessert....

I'm a Bargain-Shopping Food Writer, and These Are the Pantry Items I Buy at Lidl

Close Photo: Courtesy of Brand We’re all creatures of habit. We choose sides and dig our heels into time-honored loyalties, from sports teams to car companies to … pantry staple brands? Yep, the kitchen is absolutely no exception to behavioral conditioning. Think about the goods you buy over and over again, not thinking twice before paying premiums for the name brands we grew up with. They’re familiar; we trust them. However, with the rising cost of groceries (and general cost of living), why are we still doing this?...

I'm a Certified Personal Trainer—Here's My Take on Julianne Hough's Fitness Program, KINRGY

Close Photo:Getty Images Getty Images In the realm of entertainment, Emmy® Award-winning dancer, singer and actress Julianne Hough is a household name whose latest endeavor extends beyond the stage. She’s venturing deeper into the world of fitness with her new platform,KINRGY. TheDancing with the Stars(DWTS) host demoed her program with live events in major cities in 2019, and in the coming years set forth an opportunity to establish a widely-accessible, virtual KINRGY....

I'm a Chef & These Are the 15 Groceries I Always Buy at Target

Close Photo: Getty Images As a chef and recipe developer, I test a constant rotation of products in my professional life. Plus my husband is a professional chef, so our kitchen is always filled with new, interesting ingredients to play with. For instance, right now there are 12 different types of mushrooms in my fridge that I’m creating recipes with, plus an assortment of newjackfruit-based meat alternatives that their makers sent me to try....

I'm a Chef & This Is How Getting Sober Changed My Relationship with Food

Close Photo:Design elements: Getty Images. Collage: Cassie Basford. Design elements: Getty Images. Collage: Cassie Basford. If anyone could make an enemy out of food, it was my mother. Her revulsion for ingredients was wide-ranging: rare beef, pork of any cut or cook, milk, butter, cream, mayonnaise, runny eggs and hollandaise. But really, it was salt she hated the most. To my mother, salt was as frivolous in the pantry as a sack of candy: unnecessary junk that did little beyond poison the arteries....

I'm a Chef & This Is The One Pantry Item I Never Leave the Store Without

Close Photo: Getty Images I’m a chef and this is my ode to tomato paste. My first encounter withtomato pasteoccurred during a summer in Spain about twenty years ago. I watched my best friend’s little sister rub a garlic clove over her morning toast, then smear tomato paste over it. I subsequently watched her smear tomato paste on virtually everything else she consumed, from hefty slices of egg and potatotortilla espanolato delicate little sausages....