Food & Nutrition: Culinary Techniques, Diets & Metabolic Health

Nutritional health is achieved through the therapeutic use of whole foods, safe culinary preparation, and understanding the metabolic impacts of specific dietary frameworks and ingredients.

Venison Steak

How to Cook Venison Steaks in a Crock Pot

Venison is a lean red meat that is easy to overcook. Whether you're new to cooking with venison, or a seasoned veteran looking for a new technique, try using your slow cooker for a foolproof way to infuse your meat with flavor and moisture.

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Pork Shoulder Getting Smoked for pulled port

How to Cook Pulled Pork in an Electric Smoker

Where there's smoke, there's barbecue. Although staunch barbecuing enthusiasts may hail charcoal as the only true method for barbecuing foods such as pulled pork, electric smokers are user-friendly, reasonably priced and reliable, making them an effective choice for home smoking.

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Cooking oil. Splash isolated on white. With clipping path.

Healthy Substitute for Butter in Cakes

You can still bake a light, flavorful cake while reducing the fat and calories from your recipe. Butter, which is high is fat and calories, works together with leaveners such as baking powder, to give cake a delicate, light consistency while also giving it a rich, delicious flavor and a tender crumb.

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Cake mix in bowl, close up

How to Replace Yeast With Baking Soda & Lemon Juice

Successfully swapping yeast for baking soda and lemon juice is easier than you may think, although the texture of your baked good will typically be slightly coarser than one baked with yeast. According to Margaret M. Wittenberg, author of the book, "New Good Food,"

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How to Replace Butter With Banana in Baking

Although some people say that butter makes everything better, it also adds a whopping 1,600 calories and 177 grams of fat for every cup you use while baking. Fats such as butter are typically used to add tenderness and moisture to breads, muffins, cakes cookies and other baked goods.

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Chinese dumpling

How to Bake Potstickers

Paired with a zesty dipping sauce, potstickers make an irresistible appetizer, side dish or light meal. Buy already-made dumplings in the freezer section of grocery stores or Asian food stores, and keep them on hand for a quick snack or to serve unexpected visitors.

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Grilled chicken breasts and vegetables

How to Cook Thin Chicken Breast

Since thin chicken breasts cook substantially faster than traditional breasts or thicker cuts of meat, its easy to get dinner on the table quickly. It's also easy to overcook the meat, which would leave you with a flavorless, leathery main dish.

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Chicken legs roasted on fire

How to Cook Chicken Drumsticks Quickly

Discover the secrets to cooking juicy, flavorful chicken drumsticks quickly. Learn how to bake or grill these tasty treats with our simple guide, packed with tips and tricks for achieving perfect results every time.

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