Kitchen Dictionary

From tips for cooking through chemotherapy to busting healthy food myths to easy, pantry-friendly meal ideas — our team of experts covers it here.
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Pine Nuts

Pine nuts have been a culinary favorite since the Stone Age, and show up in everything from stir-fries, cookies, and sauces. If you've ever bought pine nuts, then...

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Wondrous Winter Squash

From blue to orange, smooth to bumpy and popular to obscure, diverse winter squash all provide cancer-fighting compounds and an earthy-sweet taste that makes the oncoming cold weather...

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Quinoa: Health Benefits & Recipe Tips

Great Grain, Funny Name By Fiona Breslin Quick-cooking quinoa (say KEEN-wah) is far easier to love than to pronounce. The grain-like crop, native to the Andes Mountains of South America,...

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All about Tofu

Tofu or bean curd has been around for a long, long time, over 2000 years in fact. It's said that a Chinese Han dynasty cook accidentally curdled some...

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Legume Overview

Legumes are an important part of a daily diet because of their nutritional and health benefits. They are a good dietary source of protein, rich in soluble fiber,...

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Sage

Wise Old Sage By Fiona Breslin Stories of the healing power of sage are centuries old. Mediterranean cultures used the herb to help treat liver ailments and poor circulation, with...

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Cranberry Beans

Late summer and autumn bring us the beautiful cranberry bean, so named for the deep-red speckles that adorn its white or cream-colored pod. If you don’t mind doing...

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All about Mustard

It could be argued that a dab of mustard can make anything taste better, in fact in one form or another, mustard is eaten the world over from...

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Brassica Vegetables

Brassicas, or cruciferous vegetables, may sound like a word from the prehistoric era, but it’s actually just the large family of vegetables that includes arugula, bok choy, broccoli,...

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Broccoli

Broccoli, a member of the brassica family of veggies has enjoyed its fair share of fame in the anti-cancer spotlight. Like all members of the brassica family of...

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The Many Benefits of Radishes

Radishes, crisp and unexpectedly spicy, are part of the cruciferous family, which is widely acclaimed for its anti-cancer properties. Radishes in particular are a great source of vitamins...

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Brussels Sprouts

Brussels sprouts may be the bane of some children’s dining experience, but like all plants in the brassica family, Brussels sprouts contain indole-3-carbinol, and sulfur compounds, that have...