It's been a tough month for cooks. First I learned that Sheila Lukins, beloved creator of The Silver Palate, had died. Then I learned that Conde Nast was folding Gourmet.

Healthy cooking doesn't mean you have to become a gourmet chef or invest in special cookware. Simply use standard cooking methods to prepare foods in healthy ways.

Identifying potential roadblocks and personal temptations is an important part of being successful in losing weight. It's important to have strategies ready to guide your response as problems arise.

I never imagined that the birth of my child would trigger adult onset food allergies, and that I would never eat eggs or gluten again. The transition has been hard, but it has also been a blessing.

Maybe I'm getting old. Maybe I've just done it often enough. Or maybe I am in complete denial. But it's the morning of the dinner and I only just now made a grocery list.

For only $70 - $150 I could have bought a whole prepared turkey with all the trimmings from assorted suppliers, but this was for the sheer experience, plus it was incredibly economical.

As chairman and chief executive of IHOP, Julia Stewart is a major force in the restaurant world. With a recent best-seller "I Feel bad About my Neck"...