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
For the past three months, the coronavirus pandemic has changed life as we knew it. Arguably, one of the places changed most by the virus has been our kitchens. With grocery stores facing supply chain shortages and the majority of restaurants closed or only offering carryout options, we’ve been forced to fend for ourselves and make most of our meals … 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
If you have Instagram, you’ve undoubtedly seen the #coronacooking hashtag by now. Folks all over the world have been using it to share what they’re cooking in the time of coronavirus. From cooking #fails to delivery orders, we’re getting a glimpse at how people are feeding themselves and their families. And since everyone else is sharing their meals, we wanted … Read More
Pop quiz: What do you get when you combine Taco Tuesday with Cinco de Mayo? Something to look forward to in 2020! Seriously, though, let’s overlook what an absolute dumpster fire this year has been and focus on the positives. Today is both the social media-ordained day of tacos and America’s favorite day on which to eat tacos. What is not … Read More
Let’s just come right out and say it: 2020 has been a dud of a year so far. The coronavirus has turned into a global pandemic, and those who are able have been encouraged to self-isolate to mitigate the spread. In turn, people have rushed to the grocery stores and online retailers en masse, resulting in some food items being hard to … Read More
There are lots of reasons folks subscribe to meal-planning services. Know what one of the biggest reasons is? They’re so damn tired of eating the same meals over and over. They’ve been in a rut, making the same recipes in their wheelhouse until the only tenable solution to dinnertime is fast food. And eating fast food every day is not going to leave … Read More
Ever heard the idiom “the proof is in the pudding?” I’ve heard it dozens of times throughout my life. Although I had a cursory understanding of what it meant, I recently did some digging to get a better understanding. Turns out, this idiom has undergone a slight revision over the years. The original saying went “the proof of the pudding … Read More
If you didn’t already know, the Cooking Light Diet Facebook Community is an amazing resource. Members exchange favorite recipes, trade tips on cooking techniques, seek out motivation, and share their successes. But it’s also a great place for potential new members to decide whether or not they want to subscribe to the Cooking Light Diet. Case in point: Debbie DeMaria … Read More
Everyone knows that losing weight can be tough. Well, imagine setting a weight-loss goal, achieving it, and then going on vacation. How do you maintain that weight loss and withstand the temptations inherent in an open bar on a cruise or an all-you-can-eat-buffet of Italian pastas? It ain’t easy, friends, but that’s exactly the scenario Jackie Lanteri Ionno encountered recently. … Read More
