COOKING VIDEO: How To Bake Acorn Squash

  Many people shy away from baking acorn squash at home. We don’t blame them: Unless you know how to cut one properly, the prospect of using a big knife to cut open a thick winter squash can be scary. The thick, green, ribbed skin can seem impenetrable. Yet the yellow-orange flesh inside is delicious:…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Spicy Salad Recipe, The Natural Way

When most people search for “spicy salad,” they’re looking for something to which chile heat has been added—like Thai beef salad or spicy cucumber salad. Building on yesterday’s tip, mustard greens, you can create a spicy salad with no chiles or other “outside heat” whatsoever. Just use the spiciest salad ingredients: arugula, mustard greens, radishes…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Try Mustard Greens

Nutrition experts want you to eat more cruciferous vegetables: two to three times per week, with a serving size of at least 1-1/2 cups. If you eat two cups daily, so much the better. The vegetables are not only healthy, but they’re also very filling and low in calories. The cruciferous group includes arugula, bok…
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