ASHLAND Irvine native Jan Brandenburg had two paths before her, and she took both. “I’ve been cooking since I was really young,” Brandenburg, a University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy alum, said.

There are recipes representing 32 countries in a new cookbook, and the authors have the pantries to prove it. The Peruvian pepper paste aji panca, timur peppercorns from Nepal, Vietnamese ngo gai or ...

That dish taught me something fundamental: raw produce, when treated with care—properly washed, dried and cut — and paired with the right accompaniments can be spectacular. It’s why I’ll almost always ...

Many vegetables are delicious raw or cooked; carrots, spinach, tomatoes, and bell peppers to name just a few. But can you eat asparagus raw? When the long green spears appear in stores in the ...

Are raw or cooked fruits or vegetables better? Find out which ones are better eaten raw or cooked and how best to cook them.

Other studies have found vegetables like carrots, spinach, broccoli, mushrooms, zucchini, asparagus, cabbage, and peppers supply more carotenoids to the body when cooked than when eaten raw.

Those who are raw food advocates argue that cooking vegetables takes away nutrients while raw vegetables contain higher levels of vitamins, minerals and antioxidants.

Chances are, vegetables are not your thing if you're a picky eater. However, they are an essential food group, so it's common for people to prepare them in ways that may sacrifice nutrition for ...

In this article, we’ll explore five practical and enjoyable ways to incorporate raw foods into your daily routine to help you achieve your weight loss goals.

A new study links a plant-based diet that includes more raw vegetables to better long-term health, specifically being effective for weight loss and preventing heart disease.