4 Ways to Prep a Healthy Dinner Quickly


Updated 01/27/12 9:38 AM · Posted by · 1 comment

How to Cook a Fast Healthy Dinner

Just one bad decision — like quieting your rumbling stomach with greasy takeout — can undo a day of healthy eating. If you've been sabotaging your diet because of unhealthy dinner decisions, use these tips to cook a healthy meal without sacrificing time. Double the amount: Week already looking full? Make extra servings the next time you cook so you can have healthy leftovers for the rest of Read more

3 Low-Carb Ideas For Evening Meals


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Low-Carb Dinner and Late-Night Snack Ideas

Carbs may be needed to fuel your body and your brain, but if you're looking to drop a few pounds fast, cutting them out (especially in the evening, as celebrity trainer Gunnar Peterson suggests) may help. Make sure to do it the right way with these low-carb snack and meal ideas, which will keep you full throughout the evening (and don't forget to enter to win a year of KIND bars and a juicer in Read more

Mediterranean Quiche Is Great Morning, Noon, or Night


Updated 10/25/11 12:21 PM · Posted by · 2 comments

Vegetarian Mediterranean Quiche Recipe

About once a month or so, I like to make a quiche. Sometimes I'll bake my own pie crust, but other times, when I'm in a hurry, I'll use a pre-made one from the store. The thing I love about quiche is its timelessness. It can be enjoyed at breakfast, lunch, or dinner. I've even eaten a cold slice as a snack in the afternoon! It's also a great way to use up old and leftover ingredients. This Read more

Simple Supper: Tex-Mex Chicken With Cheese and Chiles


Updated 02/08/12 10:50 AM · Posted by · 1 comment

Tex-Mex Chicken Dinner Recipe

You can't go wrong with corn, chicken, cheddar cheese, and chiles wrapped up in a warm tortilla. This simple supper is a great recipe to cook up in a pinch and everyone is bound to enjoy it. I had chicken tenders on hand, so I used those and the recipe was even easier and quicker to cook. Employ fresh corn since it's in season and adds great flavor. You can serve this in a tortilla (like I did) Read more

Ask a Savvy Bride: The Plated or Family-Style Dinner Debate


Updated 06/11/11 8:06 AM · Posted by SavvySugar · 4 comments

Pros and Cons of Family Style Wedding Dinner vs. Plated

Are you planning or attending a wedding and need help with a finance or etiquette question? Ask for help from our Savvy Bride in our Ask Savvy group. Dear Savvy, My fiancé and I can't seem to agree on how we want to serve dinner at our wedding. I'm leaning toward a traditional plated sit down dinner, but he's pushing for family style. What are the pros and cons to each, cost- and Read more

Fast & Easy Dinner: Cornflake-Crusted Snapper


Updated 02/08/12 10:50 AM · Posted by · 1 comment

Healthy Cornflake-Crusted Fish Recipe

A crunchy coating on soft and flaky fish always takes me back to my childhood and those frozen boxes of fish sticks. That's why a recipe for fresh baked cornflake-crusted snapper seemed like the perfect way to re-create the nostalgic dish with a little more adult flair. Set up stations for the flour, egg white, and cornflakes, and your family will be sitting down for dinner in about a half hour. Read more

St. Valentine's Filet Mignon


Updated 02/18/11 3:15 AM · Posted by Yum Community · 0 comments

Marinated Steak Recipe

Now that you know the technique to making perfect steak, here's a delicious-sounding recipe for marinated filet mignon. It comes from reader Aimee3242; she shared it in the Kitchen Goddess group in the YumSugar Community. I cooked dinner for my boyfriend for Valentine's Day.  I marinated the meat overnight, and it tasted delicious, sweet, salty, tangy, with little citrus hints.  Let the meat Read more

Dating Dilemma: Who Picks Up the Tab?


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Who Should Pay For Dates?

We're thrilled to present this smart LearnVest story here on Savvy! For Valentine’s Day, we asked LearnVest readers the question: Who pays on a date? It was a close tie between: “After date one, split the bill or take turns” and “I’m kind of still old fashioned; I’d rather the man pay.” Interestingly enough, not many of you think income level should come into play. Nonetheless, Read more

Light My Fire: 10 Hot V-Day Recipes


Updated 02/02/11 10:08 AM · Posted by · 1 comment

Recipes For Creme Brulee and Other Flaming Hot Valentine's Day Dishes

This Valentine's Day, it's one thing to light some candles, but why not ignite the passion by setting your cocktail, entrée, and dessert aflame? Click through my recipe slideshow to set the mood with these torched, fiery, and flambéed eats — sure to really heat things up, in the kitchen and beyond . . . Read more