Tag: Food

The Sweet Truth: Is Honey a Healthier Alternative to Sugar?

Long-term excess sugar can cause fatty liver, inflammation, and metabolic disorders, increasing the risk of diabetes, heart disease, and obesity. Honey is a natural sweetener that humans have used for thousands of years, and many believe it has unique health-promoting properties. So is honey healthier than sugar? The Composition of Honey The scientific name of…


Bananas: The Surprising Superfood for Fighting Cancer and Heart Disease

Banana contains plentiful potassium ions, dietary fiber, vitamins, and antioxidants. Delicious and nutritious, bananas are not only healthy snacks, but also great for preventing cancer, cardiovascular diseases, memory decline, and relieving anxiety. What can a banana a day do for the human body? 1. Cancer Prevention In a research report published in the International Journal of…


Enjoy This Potato ‘Pancake’ at Breakfast, Lunch or Dinner

Preshredded potatoes for the rösti are the key to making this crisp pancake quickly. Top with fried eggs and a salad and it becomes a meal. Asparagus & Potato Rösti Serves 4 Active Time: 10 minutes Total Time: 30 minutes Ingredients 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided 8 ounces asparagus, trimmed and cut into 2-inch…


No Eggs? The Best Substitute Is in Your Can of Beans

Aquafaba, also known as the leftover liquid in a can of beans, is a 9-year-old word based on Latin for “bean water.” When I hear the word aquafaba, my mind reflexively thinks “fabulous water,” which is appropriate considering how useful it is, including as an egg substitute. Egg prices have more than doubled in the…


From Superfood to Medicine: The Incredible Health Benefits of Eggplants

The spongy eggplant is classified as a berry or fruit but is typically used as a vegetable in dishes around the world. For centuries, people have relied upon this food for its nutritional and medicinal value. An encyclopedia of traditional Chinese medicine from China’s Ming Dynasty, the “Compendium of Materia Medica,” claims the eggplant uniquely…


Air Fryer Chicken Taquitos Are Perfectly Crispy

Taquitos remind me of a less-messy version of crispy tacos. Traditionally, you make them by rolling tortillas around a savory filling and then frying them until crispy and ready to be dunked in salsa, guacamole, or crema. To be honest, I held off on making them at home because I didn’t want to bother with…


Pine Needles: Ancient Importance for Human Health

Humans have long held a fascination with pine trees and their roles in the natural world around us. They are mysterious, beautiful, and ancient trees that can live to be hundreds, and in some cases, thousands of years old. There are around 125 different pine species that have been identified—some among the longest-living trees and…


Banana Coffee Cake Is a Heavenly Breakfast Mashup

Over the years, we’ve published our fair share of both banana bread and coffee cake recipes for TheKitchn.com. There’s everything from classic banana bread and Nutella swirl banana bread, to carrot cake coffee cake and coffee cake in a mug. And one day it occurred to me—a mash-up between the two baked goods could quite possibly be a match made in…


Soda Bread, Simple and Quick

Irish soda bread is a quick bread, which means it doesn’t require any yeast or kneading to rise. Instead, it relies on baking soda and buttermilk, which interact for leavening. When the ingredients are combined, the leavening process starts immediately, so the dough should be mixed quickly—hence the moniker “quick bread.” It shouldn’t be overworked,…


Corned Beef and Cabbage with Horseradish Cream Sauce

View the print-ready version of this recipe. Corned beef and cabbage is a classic Irish-American dish that is synonymous with St. Patrick’s Day. It consists of corned beef (a brisket that has been cured with salt and spices) and cabbage, as well as other vegetables like potatoes and carrots. While the traditional cooking method involves…