*This post highlights user-selected best recipes of 2020, and was very obviously written prior to 1/6/21. It is with much fanfare and glorious relief that we enter into a new year, leaving the dumpster fire that was 2020 to smolder. And with all new beginnings, 2021 brings with it hopes for not just a better year, but a better life. … Read More

If you didn’t already know, our Facebook Community is a place where Cooking Light Diet members new and old come together. They troubleshoot recipe questions, share amazingly styled dinner pics, and celebrate successes with one another. Seriously, in the never-ending dumpster fire that has been 2020, it’s a welcome solace of inspiration and friendliness. And people who love eating good food. But … Read More

Look, we won’t sugarcoat it: If you subscribe to the Cooking Light Diet, you’re going to have to cook. After all, it ain’t the Delivery Light Diet. But you’ll be happy to know that our menus are filled with recipes that are not only delicious but also easy to cook. And did we mention the meals are delicious? We’re not … Read More

I think I can confidently say that in 2020, we all want one thing: easy go-to meals. Stress can induce overeating, and I for one have been eating my feelings a little too much lately. I mean, it was just March and now it’s almost time to put out Halloween decorations—how?! But I digress. Like I was saying, we all want … Read More

This article references one-dish back-to-school meals from the Cooking Light Diet and originally appeared on Cooking Light.  With everything going on in the world right now, the last thing you want to stress about is what’s for dinner. In all likelihood, you’ll want to serve something simple. You know, no sides or overly complicated meals in favor of delicious, one-dish recipes (read: … Read More

Interested in kid-approved meals? You’ve come to the right meal plan!  For parents, 2020 may be the longest year on record. The global coronavirus pandemic has completely altered parenting, forcing moms and dads to simultaneously take on the roles of employee, teacher, 24/7 entertainer, and cook. That is not an easy transition from what we until recently considered to be the … Read More

Anyone remember the show Family Matters? Steve Urkel? Well, its intro song started: “It’s a rare condition, this day and age/to read any good news on the newspaper page.” Pretty prescient for 2020, right? That is to say, it’s nigh impossible to get online these days without almost immediately get bummed out. With so much divisiveness, unrest, and bad news in the world, … Read More

How hard is it to be creative in the kitchen after months of cooking almost every meal at home? For some people, it may not be—maybe you derive energy from having to work outside your norms and this global pandemic has led you to create culinary masterpieces. Then there are the rest of us, covered in oil burns, flour, and … Read More