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EatingWell: Nothing says summer like a grilled chicken salad
This grilled chicken salad is perfect for summer entertaining. You can make the dressing, marinate the chicken, pickle the onions and slice your vegetables a few hours ahead of time, then just grill and assemble the salad after the guests arrive.
High-Protein Grilled Chicken Salad
Serves 6
Active Time: 45 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes
1 ...Read more

Environmental Nutrition: Can meal delivery kits help support weight goals?
Well intentioned as they are, staying on course with weight goals can be challenging. It takes time and energy to plan, shop, and prepare meals that align with dietary needs in the midst of a calendar already bursting with daily demands. And what about nutrition knowledge and cooking skills? Meal delivery services can help by providing healthy ...Read more

Seriously Simple: Seriously Simple: Sweet and spicy grilled salmon is a fan favorite
I once received an email from one of my cookbook readers, who shared how this recipe has been the star of every important occasion for her family and friends. She claims it is unspoken that this all-time favorite must be present for any important moment in her family’s life. “Wow,” I thought. That is certainly a nice compliment! I decided ...Read more

JeanMarie Brownson: This fish dish is delicious thanks to a grill and a pair of salsas
The whole fish dish known as pescado a la talla, served at Gabriela Camara’s Contramar in Mexico City, truly transcends a fish lover’s dreams. There, seasoned fish, usually a butterflied red snapper, gets slathered on one side with a green parsley sauce and a red chile adobo on the other. A special filleting and butterflying technique ...Read more

The Kitchn: Whipped lemonade is the delicious summer drink I can’t stop making
The unanimous reaction of every person to taste this frosty drink (my whole family included!) is that this whipped lemonade is their new go-to summer drink. I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve made it in the past month alone — it’s that good. It strikes the perfect balance between a homeandleisure/recipes/varietymenu/s-3752982">Read more

The Kitchn: For the most delicious hot dog of your life, make it LA-style
Everyone has one food that instantly transports them back to their childhood. For me, it’s LA bacon-wrapped hot dogs. I was born and raised in Southern California, and I can confidently say this is one of the few staples that Los Angeles ...Read more

NYC restaurateur Keith McNally spills the beans in memoir
"You are not the kind of girl who would be at a place like this at this time of the morning. But here you are, and you cannot say that the terrain is entirely unfamiliar. You are at a bar talking to a guy with a shaved head. The spot is either the Odeon or Lucky Strike. All might come clear if you could just slip into the bathroom and do a ...Read more

Grilled chicken slathered in a homemade barbecue sauce stars in this $25 dinner for four
June is a great time to fire up your grill and move at least some of your daily or weekly dinner duties to the backyard.
Cooking outdoors is usually cooler, tends to have a better view and is generally a lot more fun for both the cook and those he or she is trying to feed.
Chicken is often a prime choice when it comes to proteins to cook on ...Read more

Gretchen's table: Panzanella is a fresh and tasty answer to stale bread
If you're like me, and sometimes forget what's in your pantry, you probably buy more bread than you can use on occasion. How many loaves have dried on your counter?
Rather than throw it to the birds, you might soak it in milk kissed with cinnamon and sugar to make a buttery pan of French toast. You could pulverize the dry slices in a food ...Read more

Column: Does a michelada without beer still taste as sweet?
I find myself unhappily on trend. Young people everywhere are increasingly “on the wagon” — to use the American idiom for sobriety from the 1920s, when the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution banned the production and sale of alcohol. The wagon in the expression was a public-service vehicle loaded with water to tamp down dust and grime...Read more

EatingWell: Mini berry cream pies are perfect for your Fourth of July celebration
Try this recipe the next time you want to whip up a quick healthy dessert. For this red-white-and-blue treat, frozen mini phyllo cups work the best. Keep them nestled in their tray for easy transport to a picnic or potluck.
Mini Berry Cream Pies
Serves 15
Active Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes
1/4 cup whipping cream
2 teaspoons ...Read more

Environmental Nutrition: Spotlight on supplements: Milk thistle
Milk thistle (Silybum marianum) is a flowering herb native to Mediterranean regions and has been used for centuries in traditional medicine. Its active ingredient, silymarin, is a group of flavonoids known for their antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. Today, milk thistle supplements are popular for supporting liver health, among other ...Read more

Seriously Simple: Ice cream pie, a no-fail summer dessert
Ice cream desserts are a summer treat. Ice cream pie answers the wish for a decadent, yet easy-to-prepare dessert. This ice cream pie can be made ahead and is Seriously Simple to assemble.
Since you are buying the crust, if you want, you can insert the pre-made crust into a glass or porcelain plate for a pretty presentation. Softened ice cream ...Read more

Hot dog! It’s time for a mouthwatering Fourth of July feast
I started zhuzhing up hot dogs as a preteen. Mom rotated hot dogs into our family meal plan when money was tight, or perhaps she was simply exhausted from cooking seven days a week for our family of seven.
I happily took on the hot dog dinners. She gave me free rein to use whatever ingredients were on hand. Bacon-wrapped dogs became a family ...Read more

The Kitchn: My make-ahead rainbow salad is a hit at every cookout
If you’ve spent any time on social media in the past year, you have probably come across the viral food trend of dense bean salads. Violet Witchel was the one to give these legume-heavy lunches their catchy name and to remind us all how good homeandleisure/recipes/varietymenu/s-3745257">Read more

The Kitchn: This classic recipe for light, fluffy angel food cake yields foolproof results every time
Angel food is the sweet, sky-high cake that dessert dreams are made of. It’s an adaptable dessert that can be elevated in a number of ways — served with fruit, topped with whipped cream, or flavored with coffee, cocoa, or ...Read more

Bûcheron and Myriel's Karyn Tomlinson win James Beard Awards
CHICAGO — Minnesota swept in two categories at this year’s James Beard Awards, considered the nation’s top culinary honors.
Bûcheron in Minneapolis was awarded Best New Restaurant, a national award. In the Best Chef: Midwest category, Karyn Tomlinson of Myriel in St. Paul took the top honor. Winners of the prestigious awards, considered ...Read more

James Beard Awards 2025: Chefs, celebrities and notable Chicagoans walk the red carpet
To kick off the 2025 James Beard Restaurant and Chef Awards red carpet outside the Lyric Opera of Chicago, Kristen Reynolds, the new president and CEO of Choose Chicago, made it loud and clear: Chicago has every intention of keeping the coveted awards in the city.
“We are definitely keeping the James Beard Awards beyond 2027,” Reynolds said...Read more

James Beard 2025: Here are Chicago's winners
Kumiko and Noah Sandoval of Oriole were announced as 2025 James Beard Restaurant and Chef Awards winners at the Lyric Opera House in Chicago Monday evening, where the uncertainties of the country’s shifting immigration landscape hung heavy over the ceremonies.
Julia Momosé, who accepted the Outstanding Bar award for Kumiko, spoke of her ...Read more

Can you drink your way to good health with soda?
PITTSBURGH — Depending on where you shop and in which aisle, you may have noticed the colorful packaging of "gut sodas" taking up shelf space.
These sodas may contain probiotics or prebiotics and they may or may not contain sugar or sugar substitutes. But as the newest category of "functional beverages," they do seem to suggest that they will...Read more