by Levana Kirschenbaum
Whenever there is an opportunity to save cooking or prepping time and still eat well with minimal or no loss of nutrition, I am the first to take it. Every so often, I play devil’s advocate, bring home the latest manufactured creations and let them face off against my own from-scratch ones, just […]

by Laura Frankel
I know this sounds strange at first, but, it is delicious. After all, chocolate and wine are best friends, right? This rich sauce is amazing drizzled over pan-seared rib-eye steaks. The chocolate adds just the right touch of velvety smoothness and subtle sweetness.
Adding roasted meat to a wine reduction is a classic technique. […]

Detox, colon cleanse, juice fasts, caloric restriction–whatever you call it, fasting is trendy. So why is it so darn difficult to forgo food for one day? Maybe because we’re all creatures of habit, and any break from routine is troublesome. Or else, perhaps our tribe is especially gastronomically inclined. Some of us may look forward […]