FOOD HOLIDAY: National Peking Duck Day

January 18th is National Peking Duck Day. We’ll be running out to our favorite Chinese restaurant for the real deal, which we’ve been enjoying since childhood. It’s our favorite Chinese dish. Below: > Hacks to make Peking Duck at home. > What is hoisin sauce. > The history of Peking Duck. Elsewhere on The Nibble:…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Easy Healthy Recipes, Part 3

We’re halfway through January. How’s the New Year’s resolution to “eat healthier” working for you? We’re here to help with another way to make easy, healthy recipes for dinner. This tip turns plain grilled, poached or roasted proteins into glamour dishes. (See Part 1 and Part 2.) The photo shows pan-sauteed catfish, but you can…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Invent Healthy Recipes

Two of our index cards combine in this salmon-avocado salad. Photo courtesy Whole Foods Market. Get the recipe. Over the last month, one million people searched Google for “healthy recipes.” You can search, and you can buy healthy recipe cookbooks. But you can also invent your own recipes; and use the occasion as a teaching…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Leftover Brown Rice Recipes

If you’ve been reading all the posts this month, you know why you need to eat more whole grain. It’s easy to do just by switching two of the most-served starches—white potatoes and white rice, both of which supply minimal nutrition—for nutritious, high-fiber brown rice. When you make brown rice, make double the amount you…
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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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