How to Eat: Plant-Based Recipes (Download Free E-book from Dr. P.K. Newby)

Friday, April 24, 2020

Need a little help getting back to “real life” eating during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic? Please download my free e-book full of plant-based recipes for some cooking inspiration! *may include chocolate stout cake. And watermelon margaritas. Also, strawberry rhubarb pie. —– These are super weird times, the apocalypse and all. And I wanted to find a way to serve. The…

Why I Love Beyond Burgers (Video)

Monday, June 24, 2019

Today’s veggie burgers look and taste nothing like the bland patties of yore: Find one you love and make a better choice for your health and our planet. The plant-based movement is taking off, with many amazing new foods sprouting up in supermarkets to tantalize your taste buds. Enter Beyond Meat and its many variants, burgers to sausage. In this…

Seven Tips to Avoid Holiday Weight Gain (Infographic)

Wednesday, December 12, 2018

Like it or not, most of us gain weight over the holidays. These seven tips will help you enjoy the season healthfully to avoid going on that pesky new year’s diet. — Learn more about nutrition scientist and food personality Dr. P.K. Newby, and check out her newest book. You can also follow her on FB, where she is much…

Why is Nutrition So Confusing? An Infographic

Friday, October 26, 2018

If you’re confused about nutrition, you’re not alone. Please read and share this infographic, and get all your food and nutrition questions answered in my new book “Food & Nutrition: What Everyone Needs to Know” . — Learn more about nutrition scientist and food personality Dr. P.K. Newby here, and check out her new book here. You can also follow…

Quick and Easy Baked Beans: Perfect for Meatless Monday

Monday, September 14, 2015

Beans refer to several genera of the family Fabaceae (Leguminosae), including the genus Phaseolus. Today’s bean-themed recipe is one of my dad’s favorite dishes: baked beans. They’re generally made with some kind of white bean, usually navy or Great Northern, which are seasoned with molasses (if Boston style) or maple syrup (for the Canadian version). The result is a savory-sweet…

Eggs Benedict with Smoked Salmon and Lemony Hollandaise

Saturday, April 4, 2015

Eggs Benedict is a classic, and the classics never go out of style. But a contemporary twist on the traditional works, too, which is what I’m doing today with my take on one of my favorite brunch items. A few things happen to land this dish here on Cooking & Eating the PK Way, which focuses on making good-for-you foods delicious while…

Foods to Make Healthy Living Easier

Wednesday, April 1, 2015

Sure, we all know the things we should be doing to promote health, prevent disease, and protect our planet. (If not, read this article on how to create a healthy plate.) It’s not always easy, but thanks to businesses like Whole Foods there are always new products coming to market making it simpler than ever for you to eat nutritiously and live sustainably. And you…

Salmon Green Curry with Sweet Potatoes: For Lent, or Anytime

Friday, March 27, 2015

In some Christian traditions, many people consume fish on Fridays during the Lenten season. Other people eat seafood just because it’s delicious. Whatever the day, whatever the season, today’s recipe brings together perfectly cooked fish in a spicy-sweet green curry sauce with chunks of tender sweet potato and crunchy peppers for a meal that’s special enough for a dinner party…

Diet and Weight: A Matter of Health, Not Looks

Wednesday, March 25, 2015

I Hate Talking About Weight! Honestly, I don’t really enjoy talking and thinking about weight, mine or anybody else’s. Who does? It’s a bit ironic given the majority of my research is on diet and obesity. Many of my studies look at how what we eat and drink impacts weight gain and its risk to diseases such as type 2…

Cauliflower and Parsnip Soup: Another Variation on a Favorite

Saturday, March 21, 2015

My love of cauliflower is news to no one who reads my blog. And it works out well, because it’s a favorite vegetable of so many people I know, too. Its mild, sweet flavor and crunchy bite is almost universally appealing and can be used in tons of ways. It occurs to me that I should do a cauliflower recipe…

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