Healthy Eating

So-called "caramelized onions" that take just 20 minutes to turn a limpid softness and a pale golden are no substitute for the complex sweetness of properly caramelized alliums. Here's how to do it right.

We pinky swear these whole wheat chocolate chip cookies don’t taste healthy. Not even remotely. Quite the contrary. Experience why folks are calling this their new go-to cookie recipe.

Schmear this simple green sauce on anything and watch it disappear. And did we mention you can toss it together in minutes?

Doesn't get much simpler than this make-ahead cranberry sauce. Simply simmer cranberries, sugar, and orange until you hear a "Pop!" Then slide it in the fridge. Your work is done.

Sugar—well, molasses—and spice and everything nice. That's what pear chutney is made of.

Here’s a soothing dinner fix with a ridiculously high taste-to-effort ratio. And you'd never guess it's healthy. Consider it the soup equivalent of Taco Tuesday. 

Easy, healthy, simple, vegan, and done in an hour. And, most importantly, absolutely scrumptious.

A fast, easy, and unbelievably enticing way to get your greens. (And a perfect way to use up that container of miso in the back of your fridge.)

Sweet enough to entice the kid in you but boozy enough to appeal to the adult in you. (Apparently we like our vegetables the same way we like our cocktails.)

Turn that alien-looking vegetable turns into something that’s surprising as well as satisfying.

Eggplant, celery, fennel, zucchini, onion, tomatoes, olives, raisins, and pine nuts, oh my! Sicilian heaven in the form of a pleasingly tart side dish of sorts.

Juicy and umami-rich, we might even dare say these super savory mushrooms are meaty in texture. They made a terrific side or even sub in for a burger patty.

Summer posole cravings are satisfied with this cooling summer riff on the classic Mexican soup that we simply can't stop wanting yearround.

Simple and impressive and ready in less time than it takes to run and buy marinated olives. That's what we call honest entertaining.

Folks are calling this grilled chicken thighs with arugula salad "wonderful" and "perfectly balanced" and "restaurant quality." Sorta enticing, yes?

Knowing how to perfectly blister shishito peppers results in a beguiling cocktail nosh with a mildly tingly, almost sweet heat.

A healthy, veggie-packed dinner that's most magnificent during the height of summer. No turning on the stove required.

As easy and traditional as classic Greek salad. But with a subtle twist that's gonna have you coming back to this recipe again and again and again.

Tangy. Salty. Sweet. And satisfying as can be. Did we also mention healthy and on the table pronto?

Let's get clear about what hummus is and what it ain't. Real hummus tastes like nothing but hummus. Not fancy. Just perfect.