Articles by Elana Natker

Eating dinner together as a family is something we take seriously in our house. But that doesn’t mean dinnertime needs to be serious. Sometimes, usually when my husband travels and it’s just the two kids

Product Reviewed: Mauviel M’cook Stainless Steel Roasting Pan with Rösle Marinade Injector I’ll admit, it took me a while to try out the Mauviel M’cook Stainless Steel Roasting Pan with Rösle Marinade Injector. I don’t

Making a good pizza is easy and requires ingredients you already may have in your pantry or refrigerator. The only necessary kitchen tools are a standard oven and something to bake it on. A pizza

I love carbs. For me, a properly plated dinner has a protein-rich food — from animal or plant sources, doesn’t matter — veggies and a grain food of some type. When my now-husband and I were dating, he credited

Reading, writing, arithmetic and … running? Absolutely! Think about it: Kids spend about seven hours per day at school. That's the majority of their waking hours and nearly one-third of the day. Not all of that time

For months, my sister and mom raved about their sous vide machines. "It's so easy," they'd say. "No extra dishes." With plenty of small appliances already relegated to my basement storage, I kept fending off my

Everybody eats, so everybody's an expert in nutrition, right? That's what you might think by clicking through various articles and posts about health and food these days. In fact, the true nutrition experts are registered dietitian

While the rest of the country may be captivated by that other election, members of the Healthy Nutrition Academy are gearing up for our own annual election. Every year, Academy members vote for