Fresh peas and frozen peas have long satisfied appetites and recipe requirements, but now it's pea protein itself that is increasingly in demand. Perhaps you'll first notice it as a supplement or 'boost' at your favorite juice bar, as part of a dish at your local cafe or on supermarket shelves next to old stalwarts whey and soy protein powders... More >>

Spring is salad season. Restaurant menus, online pages, and cafe sidewalk chalkboards are often bursting with descriptions of conglomerations featuring seasonal bounties. Even more interesting entree salads make their entry this time of year... More >>

Food and nutrition bar makers have done a lot of work for you. With precision, they have balanced calories, fat, fiber, carbohydrates and other elements. Flavoring also has become sophisticated, with offerings that have covered everything from sweet to savory, such as those featuring international spices, like Kind bars Strong line of products... More >>

Often, we fill our pantries, refrigerators and produce baskets with ingredients that mark --- and spark --- the season. Spring might mean your baskets are overflowing with peas, asparagus, mustard greens and leeks (sometimes known as spring onions). Lamb chops might be broiling. What if instead, though, it took just a mere dash of an item you had on hand to give a dish a seasonal splash... More >>

Folding closed an omelet means you might be missing out on sky-high fillings chockful of flavor and nutrients. Instead, think about your egg base like a tortilla below a tall tostada or like the foundation of famed French tartine open-faced sandwiches that resemble works of art... More >>

...For the last few years, the rage has been spiralizing 'noodles' from vegetables for health. The process involved often peeling vegetables, inserting blades and cranking a kitchen appliance with your arm to do it. The popularity of the trend, though, has now led to much more convenient twists... More >>

If intimacy is at the heart of any romantic Valentine's dinner, how is that achieved inside jam-packed restaurants? Everything from the parking spaces in the lot, to the barstools for a toast before the meal, to a window seat with a view may come down to a wait and a competition, not to mention the hurried table turnover and roar of the crowds even if you do have a reservation... More >>

Birthstones have lots to do with birthdays, but not often with the celebrations themselves. A fun and tasty way to change that is by throwing a birthstone-themed party... More >>

Whether you have celiac disease, gluten sensitivities, gluten intolerance or wheat allergy, the only lifelong treatment is eliminating gluten altogether from your diet. Initially, going on a strict gluten-free diet may seem disheartening as gluten is present everywhere. Quite the contrary, it is much easier than you think... More >>

January is the start of a new year, but what if it was also the beginning of new cooking adventures... More >>