Cholesterol Free Cookbooks Links

In Your Kitchen: Pomegranate Shrimp Saute with Frisee

In the past year, I have been inundated with cookbooks dedicated to special diets. Some of these are for people who choose to eat a certain way – like vegetarians and vegans — others for those who must follow a special diet because they get sick if they don’t. Most of the latter variety were not distinguished enough to feature in this column, either because the recipes didn’t seem especially ...

Sangria = guilt-free celebration

Like so many people, I use the start of the new year to assess my life and zero in on all the things I want to change. For 2012, I want to focus on being healthier, continue exercising, maintain a healthy weight, and spend more time with family and friends.

Clarification: Now Eat This-Braised Chicken

In a Jan. 9 story, a recipe included in Rocco DiSpirito's Now Eat This! column included a redundant step at the beginning. This version clarifies how to prepare the mushrooms and stock.

Celebrate guilt-free with alcohol-free sangria

Like so many people, I use the start of the new year to assess my life and zero in on all the things I want to change. For 2012, I want to focus on being healthier, continue exercising, maintain a healthy weight, and spend more time with family and friends.

Shirataki noodles lighten chicken noodle soup

Classic chicken noodle soup slims down with the help of low-fat, gluten-free shirataki noodles made from Japanese yam flour. / Matthew Mead/AP Make your own stock by simmering chicken bones or parts in water with onions, celery, garlic and carrots.