Chili has a reputation as a comfort food, not diet friendly food. What's not healthy?! Simply substitute the traditional ground beef with ground turkey. Add a bushel full of nutrient rich vegetables like tomatoes and bell peppers and you can serve your family a...
Flour is becoming like the telephone – something that used to be so basic and is now so complicated. There are all kinds to be found in the grocery store. “All-purpose” flour comes in both bleached and unbleached varieties. You can find “bread” flour, “cake” flour,...
Does the following sound familiar? Someone begs you for the recipe to a great dish and then comes back saying they just couldn’t get the same results – you must have left something out. But after a little discussion, you find out that in the interests of healthy...
There’s almost too much written about chocolate – rhapsodies about taste, scientific treatises, claims of aphrodisiac qualities, nutritional defenses. But unless you’re a dedicated pastry chef or candy maker, you can effectively handle chocolate in the kitchen by just...
Learning math fractions is an intimidating concept for many elementary students. Teachers can take the fear out of this math concept by teaching fractions as part of a cooking lesson plan. Kids are introduced to the fractional measurements 1/3, ½, and 1 cup in a low...
Cooking is a fun way for primary teachers to make math and science come alive in the classroom. Math and science vocabulary terms and concepts are much easier for students to learn when the students get to experience what they are learning about. Teachers can teach...
To the delight of Turkish food fans in Toronto, Chef Ayse Aydemir occasionally offers cooking classes in the kitchen of her west-end restaurant Anatolia Turkish Cuisine. The hands-on lessons include five or six traditional recipes straight from Anatolia's menu. Chef...
That being said, a huge part of the holidays is about great food, cocktails and entertaining. No one wants to sacrifice all those things because of their diet. And now, they don’t have to! Since we all look forward to those warm comforting smells and tastes of the...
Classic minestrone soup can be very healthy but most commercial minestrone soups are heavy in sodium content. Minestrone soup at its most simple definition is a hearty soup containing pasta and beans or peas. While this soup is intended to be comforting, nourishing...
