PRODUCTS: 10 Appliances To Jump-Start Your Diet

If you haven’t yet begun to make good on that New Year’s resolution to eat healthier and/or lose weight (and we’re guilty of that!), read our recommendations of 10 appliances that help you cook enjoyable, lower-calorie foods. Take a look at how you can benefit from: An electric food steamer A food dehydrator Countertop grills…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Lemon Cucumber Water

Make your own flavored waters as a treat for yourself and your guests. Photo by Kelly Cline IST. Who needs bottled water—serve your guests an elegant pitcher of lemon cucumber water, evoking centuries past. 1. In a two-quart pitcher, cut half a cucumber into 1/8″ slices. If it’s a waxed cucumber, use a carrot peeler…
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TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Big Papi En Fuego Gourmet Hot Sauce

One of the challenges of the food-writing profession is that, to do a really good job of it, you’ve got to taste everything straight off the spoon. Even hot sauce. Otherwise, the flavor of the bread, chicken or other food you’re using as a base gets in the way. Tasting soy sauce from the spoon…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Count Plates, Not Calories

Restricting your food intake to meet those weight loss goals? Treat yourself to beautiful dishes, cups, and glasses. What you eat will look more exciting and taste that much better. Even a cup of plain yogurt looks tempting in a beautiful red bowl (don’t forget a sprig of dill). It’s how they make the most meager…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Healthy Snacks

We’re Fig-Sated on this healthy dried fruit and nut snack: apricots, dates, figs, almond and pistachios. Photo by Naheed Choudhry. It’s easy to keep healthy, tasty foods at work to snack on. The temptation to grab for fat- and sugar-loaded foods can be offset with a little planning. Pack a drawer with palate-pleasers like delicious…
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