Fiona's Low Fat Cooking Blog November 2006 Archive

These chewy, fruity chocolate chip bars make a great holiday treat. A cross between a cookie and a blondie brownie, these low-fat bars make a sweet and satisfying snack. Whip ... Read More

We eat only a few times a day, but we make around 200 food-related decisions daily—most of which we’re unaware of, and few of them related to how hungry we ... Read More

If you’re eating low fat, perhaps the ultimate guilt-free holiday cookie is a meringue cookie, which happens to fat free—unless someone sneaks in some chocolate chips or chopped nuts ... Read More

’Tis the season to make Holiday cookies, so let’s begin with some classic icebox sugar cookies. Make the log-shaped dough and freeze it for about three hours, or until you’re ... Read More

It's easier to eat low fat when you're in charge of Thanksgiving dinner, but what if you're a guest at someone else's Thanksgiving? How can you eat healthy yet enjoy ... Read More

It’s only a few days until Thanksgiving, but what if you’re not a big fan of turkey? As sacrilegious as it may sound, there are plenty of people who can’t ... Read More

Come home to this mildly spicy low-fat crockpot beef and black bean stew, which makes a warming meal for a cold or wet evening. I use lean stewing beef, of ... Read More

You’re trying to eat low fat, but Thanksgiving is looming—soon to be followed by Christmas or Hanukkah—and fat-laden food is everywhere. What do you do? First, don’t panic. You don’t ... Read More

I’m the only one in my immediate family who enjoys cranberry sauce. I love cranberry sauce with my Thanksgiving turkey, or with pork, and I like to spread cranberry sauce ... Read More

I recently bought my first crockpot, and a few meals later, I’m wondering how I ever managed to live without one. It’s so easy to cook low fat with a ... Read More

Which kind of diet is best for reducing our risk of heart disease? The results of a long-term study of 82,000 women suggests that a diet that’s moderately low in ... Read More

Breaded fish can often be a big fat trap, negating the benefits of eating fish. Commercial breaded fish is often made with minced pollock, which I personally don’t find terribly ... Read More

Recent studies have linked the consumption of small amounts of dark chocolate with a lowering of blood pressure, lower total and LDL (bad) cholesterol, increased insulin sensitivity and improved blood-vessel ... Read More

I know it seems like I'm a holiday ahead of myself, but you don't have to wait for Hanukkah, or even celebrate it, to enjoy potato latkes. These low-fat potato ... Read More

For those of us worrying about how to enjoy the holiday season without packing on the pounds, the Cooking Light Holiday Cookbook can help. With 500 recipes, menus and tips ... Read More

This luscious, velvety cream of pumpkin soup tastes anything but low fat. The secret to the creaminess is evaporated fat-free milk, which is stirred into the soup just a few ... Read More

New research published in the November 1st advanced online edition of Nature shows that high doses of resveratrol, a compound found in red wine, grape juice and nuts, can protect ... Read More

For a quick and easy low-fat chicken dinner, try these succulent ginger-garlic chicken breasts baked in foil packets. As I’ve said before, foil packets make for an easy clean up, ... Read More