When I was going through culinary school, mastering my knife skills was one of the most important things to me besides cooking delicious, beautiful food. But my classmate and partner for some of the team exercises, Reverend David Adamavich, took knife skills to a whole new level.

Planning on hosting a New Year’s Eve gathering? Don’t wait to January 1st to start waist management by making the right choices for your New Year’s spread. Finger foods and easy-to-eat snacks are much better for a party where guests are arriving at different times throughout the evening.

It’s that time of year again! Parties, presents, family, friends and of course, food. Whether you have children in your family or not, Christmas cookies are a fun, time-honored tradition that so many of us big kids crave. But how do you tackle the cookies without ruining your diet? And how do you manage to squeeze in time for baking in between all of your shopping and wrapping?

The UK needs a minister for food to help tackle a growing obesity problem, chef Jamie Oliver has told British MPs. “If we don’t do enough in the next 10 years, we are going to be like America!”

With the ongoing economic turmoil, the new trend this year is to cut back on frivolous spending and bring the holidays back to their roots, giving simple gestures of love, straight from the heart - that’s why homemade food is an especially good gift this year.

One of my favorite things about the holiday cooking is using all the fresh, seasonal produce that give flavor, character, and color to traditional holiday dishes. Tart, ruby red cranberries are beautiful to look at but also very easy to cook with.

New guidelines for the prevention and treatment of pediatric obesity have been released to doctors last month. The task force of endocrinologists came to an unsurprising conclusion, but their recommendations are interesting.

Feuerzangenbowle is a traditional German alcoholic drink, often part of a Christmas or New Year’s Eve tradition. The name translates literally as “fire-tongs punch”, and is an old-time tradition of brewing mulled wine that is later enriched with rum and caramelized sugar.

When I think of Thanksgiving, I think of turkeys - but not the ones you get in the grocery store. I think about wild turkeys, the ones that live in the hills above the town where I grew up. Also in this post: Healthy Thanksgiving Day Recipes

Smooth, fat free pumpkin puree is a dream when it comes to adding creaminess and moistness to desserts. Instead of using applesauce to lower fat content in desserts like cake, brownies, and soft cookies just substitute the same amount of pumpkin. Try layering pumpkin with your favorite non-fat yogurt or mixing it into low fat frozen yogurt.