The last time that we tasted boxed Mac & Cheese was about a year and a half ago. At the time I did this at the urging of my brother. His kids ate a lot of the stuff, and he felt that the Annie’s products came out [...]
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Frozen Spaghetti Dinners Tomato sauce should be easy, but a lot of food manufacturers just can’t get it right. We’ve reviewed tomato sauces pretty extensively on the Dr. Gourmet website, as well as a number of other convenience foods that use it as a central ingredient. [...] I am pre-empting this week’s Eat – Don’t Eat for a shameless plug. One interesting thing that I have found in trying to get the word out about Dr. Gourmet is that many of the blogs [...] The holidays are here and that means food and often lots of it. If you’ve been reading my columns, you’ll know that I agree that these are times to splurge. That said, one of the places to be careful is at the Christmas Party. It’s one thing to be excessive when you know exactly what [...] It’s amazing, but Americans eat about 15 pounds of snack foods per person per year. That’s a lot of calories that are basically empty of any real nutritional value. In response to many readers’ questions, for the last few weeks we have reviewed a number [...] Eat Butter. Yep, that’s right, butter. Just don’t eat a lot of it. I use butter in many recipes, but I use it sparingly to enhance the flavor of a dish. (Sometimes nothing but that buttery flavor will do.) It also adds a creaminess to sauces [...] Eat I once heard Mario Batali refer to parmigiano as “the king of cheeses.” And he’s right. This is a staple of Italian cooking and a key ingredient in so many recipes. It’s hard to argue with Chef Batali – he stands out as one of [...] I love peas and you should also. They’re a legume and really great for you because legumes have clearly been shown to help prevent heart disease. The reason you probably don’t like peas is because you [...] Eat There’s a lot of research on snacking and you can imagine why. We snack a lot and it is a major contributor to the obesity problem today. One thing that the research shows is that [...] Don’t Eat I get questions asking about cream cheese all the time. Most of these have to do with which of the many should be used and for what. Real cream cheese is made with milk that is about 35% butterfat. When all is said and [...] |
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