What Are Lentils and How to Cook Them
If there’s one dried legume you should always have on hand, it’s no-soak, quick-cooking lentils. Read on to find out why. What…
What Is Rhubarb and How Do You Use It?
Rhubarb has a distinctive flavor that plays beautifully in dessert recipes and more. Here’s everything you need to know to start enjoying…
15 Ways to Use and Cook with Canned Beans
Beans are the ultimate convenience food: Inexpensive, shelf-stable, filling, and flavorful, they’re ready when you are to whip up easy meals in…
How To Protect Your Health During a Pandemic
We are in a unique time, and it’s likely that many of you are feeling anxious, scared, and tired, seeking more predictability…
Ingredient IQ: Lettuce
There are many varieties of lettuce out there, but most kinds that you’ll see in the grocery store fall into one of…
Everything You Need to Know About Shallots, Plus Cooking Tips
Editor’s Note: In January 2019, the Institute of Culinary Education launched the Natural Gourmet Center, a plant-centric and wellness-driven culinary arts program….
Ingredient IQ: Artichokes
Underneath their prickly exterior, artichokes provide plenty of fiber (7 grams per medium artichoke) and more disease-thwarting antioxidant activity than any other…
What Is Fennel and How Do You Use It?
Here’s everything you need to know about fennel, a bulbous vegetable with a unique flavor profile that is a favorite ingredient in…
Air Fryer 101 (Plus Recipes to Try)
The air fryer is one of the hottest healthy cooking appliances to hit the market in recent years, and for good reason:…
How to Make a Buddha Bowl
Here’s everything you need to know to prepare and enjoy a Buddha bowl. First off…just what is a Buddha bowl? Buddha bowl…
Date Paste: How to Make, Use, and Store It
As a healthy alternative to sugar in recipes, date paste owes everything to the fruit it’s made from. Date palms grow in…
Instant Pot 101
From soups to pilafs, the Instant Pot and other multicookers can deepen flavors while drastically reducing cooking time for a variety of…