1) Fill a 1-quart sealable plastic bag with whatever you want to pipe. Seal the bag almost completely, leaving a small opening for air to escape from the top as you squeeze.
2) Snip off one corner of the bag with scissors, making an opening the size you desire.
Working with 6 tortillas at a time, wrap in a barely damp cloth or paper towel and microwave on high until steamed, about 30 seconds. Lay the tortillas on a clean work surface and coat both sides with cooking spray. Then carefully drape each tortilla over two bars of the oven rack. Bake at 375°F until crispy, 7 to 10 minutes.
Rotisserie chicken: Store-bought rotisserie chicken is convenient and practical—but much higher in sodium than a home-roasted bird (4 ounces home-roasted chicken: less than 100 mg sodium; 4 ounces rotisserie chicken: 350-450 mg sodium). Even the unseasoned varieties have been marinated or seasoned with salty flavorings. People with hypertension should think twice before choosing store-bought.
Tiny grains of whole-wheat couscous have a knack for absorbing flavors. Couscous is done in a snap—it takes just 5 minutes standing in boiled water, and voilà! Make it a pantry staple at your house and you’ll have an instant base for an easy dinner.
I’m on a big smoothie kick lately. Every morning, I’ve been blending up different variations of frozen fruit and skim milk or yogurt with a handful of walnuts. It’s a satisfying breakfast on busy mornings that also happens to be nutritious. You can supercharge your smoothie even more with these six health-packed ingredients.
Seamus Mullen, a renowned chef, turned his life and health around by changing his diet. In his cookbook Real Food Heals, Seamus shares delicious recipes to help people feel better every day by nourishing their bodies. His tenets of real food can help you reclaim your health and feel good about what you're eating.
These classic dinners are the ones you'll look back on during the colder winter months and remember with fond memories.
Oh, healthy eating. Sometimes you're really in the zone: meal prepping like it's your job, feeling all Jamie Oliver in the kitchen, extremely satisfied with every bite. And then sometimes you're doing all that, but also have the movie Mystic Pizza playing on a loop. Because there's pizza in it. And you want pizza. And then you order pizza. [Sigh.]
If you've been to a grocery store lately, there's a good chance that you encountered a large, green and spiky fruit sitting next to other tropical produce. It's called a jackfruit and it's something you'll be seeing lots more of. The bulbous fruit can be used for both savory and sweet dishes depending on its ripeness. Because of its size, however, it can be an incredibly intimidating food. Not only can it weigh up to 50 pounds, but it has a thick, green rind surrounding the fleshy inside (luckily, it's also available prepped—in a can or in the refrigerated section).
