I've started eating a boiled egg every morning for breakfast. It's too much to boil one every day, so I boil and peel a dozen at a time. But by the end of the dozen the last ones seem sort of greasy. Sometimes I rinse one off, and it tastes OK, but I wonder if I should. How long can I keep boiled eggs? ...more

January 24, 2010

How do figs compare with other fruits nutritionally? I've had fig bar cookies that didn't impress me, but I had fresh figs over the holidays and loved them. ...more

January 3, 2010

Learn tips from a fitness expert. ...more

March 4, 2009

Janet Nelson has dropped more than 100 pounds in 14 months. ...more

February 4, 2009

"Baking Unplugged," by Nicole Rees (Wiley, $29.95) ...more

January 18, 2009

Brief reviews of food-related books. ...more

January 15, 2009

SEBRING — If you're looking for a fancy meal in your own dining room without slaving over the stove or washing dinners, call Chef Oliver Stoeckle. "People like to eat in their own houses and be comfortable and enjoy a nice bottle of wine and not have to worry about driving home after their meal," said Stoeckle, who recently started a business he calls Rent-A-Chef. "I cook for a lot of special occasions like dinner parties and anniversaries." Stoeckle, who speaks with a heavy German accent, jokes that he is a native Southerner. "I picked this accent up in acting school in California," Stoeckle quipped. "People like your cooking better if they think you're European." The chef is actually originally from the southern part of Germany, known as Bavaria, but his cooking style isn't limited to that region. ...more

June 1, 2008