When you think about the herb, thyme, what comes to mind? Probably rich, French country dishes, with so many calories and so much fat that it makes your hips bigger just thinking about it! If you avoid cooking with this fragrant herb, though, you are ...

Fried green tomatoes, step aside: there's a healthier dish in town. Full of flavor and nutritious goodies, green tomato rice may become the new "in" side dish using the popular unripe fruit. We don't want the trans fats that frying gives us, and ...

I'm a huge fan of using non-salt spices to make all those lovingly-prepared foods taste good without subjecting myself to all those fake, taste-enhancing chemicals used on so many processed foods these days. Most food sold in pre-packaged containers ...

Natural and organic foods are often seen as boring and bland by those who are used to salty and chemical-infused processed foods, but it does not have to be that way. Ever try using fresh herbs in that salad or with that salmon? Cilantro, Rosemary ...

When you cook, do you stick to the standard salt and pepper? Or do you get more creative, adding fresh herbs and spices to your meals? There are benefits beyond great flavor ... so the next time you cook, be sure to spice it up. Using spice has ...

Photo: Getty Images Exercise physiologist and certified personal trainer Bob Greene has helped millions of people slim down, most recently with his online program TheBestLife.com. The best-selling author ...

I've been toying with the idea of becoming a vegetarian. I don't eat a lot of meat, but I'm not willing to put my kids on a vegetarian diet, so I'm trying to find a balance between cooking for them and cooking for me and not cooking two different ...

Our weekly feature, Recipe Rehab, takes a recipe -- sometimes basic, sometimes decadent and sometimes just plain unhealthy -- and turns it into a scrumptious and healthy dish, pumped up with nutrition. Sometimes all it takes is a few alterations to ...