Find out what Stanford and my favorite food chemist Harold McGee discovered about keeping your bubbly to retain its effervescence longer after the bottle is opened…

Chipotle is a jalapeno all grown-up, ripened, smoked, and slightly shriveled. You can buy them dried, but I prefer the canned chipotle in a spiced tomato sauce called adobo. It’s the secret to my spicy lime mayo – a delight for anyone who appreciates the heat, depth, and tang that chilies bring to the meal.

Healthy snacks under 100 calories have been the topic of morning TV segments, in blogs and in magazines, but I find that some of those snacks mentioned don’t satisfy me when I’m really hungry before meal time. So here are some ideas for snacking on real foods that are under 100 calories each!

You shouldn’t feel guilty for craving sweets! It’s a natural, biological urge to crave sugar since it’s the fastest form of fuel for the body. But as lives become more sedentary and processed foods have less of the nutrients we need, limiting sugar becomes more and more important to maintain a healthy weight and a healthy body. I’ll show you some easy ways to do it.

While I was searching for nutritional info for cracker packets, I came across these hilarious pewter snack crackers and pretzels – reminding me that there are many ways to appreciate food beyond eating it!