Food Network Magazine May 2017

DINNERS UNDER 500 CALORIES Try these light meals from our Weeknight Cooking section. CHILI-SPICED COD WITH ROASTED CABBAGE SLAW CALORIES: 440 GRILLED PORK TENDERLOIN AND SWEET POTATOES CALORIES: 390 CHIPOTLE SKIRT STEAK WITH GREEN BEANS CALORIES: 430 SHRIMP AND PEPPER JACK GRITS CALORIES: 430 Go Nuts! Eating just a handful of nuts every day may reduce your risk of death from various diseases, according to a recent review of 20 studies. People who frequently ate nuts had a lower risk of heart, respiratory and infectious diseases as well as cancer and diabetes than people who didn’t consume nuts. Benefits were achieved by eating an average of just one ounce of nuts a day—about two dozen almonds. Beans, Beans Legume-based meals can be more filling than meat-based meals, according to a…

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One of the plus sides of growing up in a military family is that every three or four years you’re uprooted from your school and friends and forced to move clear across the United States, or the world. Just kidding—this is not at all a plus. There is, however, some good that can come of all the relocating: Sometimes, you get lucky and land in a place with really great food. When I was in grade school, my dad’s tours took us to Alabama and Louisiana (for meat pies and beignets), and after that, to Germany (for the world’s greatest sausage). And then, in the middle of high school, we were sent to Phoenix. I cried when I heard the news. This was a pretty dire assignment for a socially…

Sunny, cilantro tastes like soap to me. What can I use in its place? Marian Zanetti Green Cove Springs, FL Not liking cilantro is a genetic thing, so don’t think your palate is off. People say you can substitute parsley because it’s in the same family, but it can’t really compare. Just skip cilantro in salsas and guacamole. If you want to experiment with cilantro-adjacent flavors in other recipes, try whole or ground coriander seed. The cilantro plant grows from coriander seeds, which taste more earthy and less soapy. Why do I think this might work? Because I don’t like black licorice but I love fennel, which has a faint licoriceadjacent flavor. —Sunny Anderson Guy, which tortilla chips should I use when I make chilaquiles? They always soak up the…

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