TIP OF THE DAY: Make Healthy Food Look Glam

You’re cutting down on calories. Trying to eat healthier. To many of us, this means a lot of grilled, poached or roasted fish and white meat chicken without the skin. And it can look boring, night after night. But it’s easy to make everyday diet food look glamorous. Place your protein atop a bed of…
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TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Chicken Meatballs

Where’s the beef? It’s been replaced by chicken, in these tasty meatballs from Coleman Natural, ready to heat and eat. Coleman Natural’s Gourmet Chicken Meatballs are antibiotic-free, hormone-free, preservative-free and vegetarian-fed. They’re gluten-free and soy-free. They’re better for you than conventional beef or pork meatballs. See all the different things you can do with chicken…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Eat Your Veggies In A Healthy Wrap Sandwich

[1] Use a wrap sandwich as an opportunity to eat more veggies. And don’t forget a whole wheat wrap (photo courtesy Online Vegetarian Deli.   Most people who consume a conventional American diet need to eat more veggies. A painless way to do this is to switch your sandwich to a wrap, and fill that…
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HEALTHY RECIPE: Tofu Caprese Salad

Substitute tofu for mozzarella in yourcaprese salad. Photo courtesyMaiCuisine.com.   We love cheese. We eat it daily: mozzarella, feta and goat cheese are favorites. They’re also loaded with saturated fats. So one of our 2011 goals is to look for satisfying substitutes. When we had lunch at Mai Cuisine, a creative New York-area sushi bar-and-restaurant…
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COCKTAIL RECIPE: The Twisted Swan

The Twisted Swan, a layered cocktail from Maestro Dobel Tequila. Last week we published a recipe for True Grit, a bourbon cocktail with Goldschläger—cinnamon schnapps laced with gold flakes—to honor the new film and the Old West. Today, for your consideration, we present The Twisted Swan: a sinister and sexy layered cocktail from Maestro Dobel…
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