This was first published in April 2010. Since freshman year of college, I’ve had approximately 15,000 roommates. Some are still my best friends, favorite people, and life partners. Others smoked craz...
This article first appeared in April 2009. Up until a few years ago, the list of foods I loathed was a long one. It included, but wasn’t limited to: spaghetti squash, broccoli, asparagus, red cabbage...
This post first appeared in April 2009. Though I’m cooking more often now, creating my own recipes continues to scare the living daylights out of me. My self-spawned dishes tend to be three-out-of-fi...
This post first ran in April, 2010. WARNING: If you know what a Catalina deal is and/or have actually employed one, this may not be the post for you. If you occasionally slice your pinky open while u...
This article first appeared in October 2009. Some will balk at their flavor and size. Many will have texture issues. And still others just won’t enjoy the farting. But know this: there are few cheape...
This post first appeared in February 2009. HOTUS and I eat it every Valentines Day. Its dang good. I’ve learned many things since moving out on my own (make the bed, don’t do drugs, etc.), but perhap...
This was originally published in May 2010. Today, we continue our May Top 10 series by addressing a popular topic in both the food and personal finance blogospheres: eating less meat. “Why in the goo...
This post first appeared in 2009 Two years ago, we posted a piece called Cheap, Healthy Party Food, filled to the brim with inexpensive, Super Bowl-appropriate recipes. Most of them came from thoroug...
This was originally published in January, 2008. As a nutritionally minded blogger, I normally advocate fresh, whole, prepared-from-scratch meals in modest proportions. But, dude. The Super Bowl’s com...
This originally ran in May 2010. Whether you’re broke and waiting for the next paycheck, or simply trying to cut back on your grocery bill, it’s vital to choose foods that give you the healthiest ban...
This was originally published in July 2009. An estimated 80% to 95% of people who lose a significant amount of weight will gain it back. It sounds high, yes, but I believe it. This is because I’m slo...
This was originally published in January 2010. When it comes to white starches like pasta, rice, bread, and potatoes, I’m a bit like Gollum from Lord of the Rings. I’ll hoard it, possibly kill for it...
This article first appeared in February 2010. A few months ago, I fell into possession of The Quick Cook Book by Lois S. Kellogg, a 1961 paperback filled with hundreds of convenient and occasionally ...
This post first appeared in January 2010. (Um, you can probably tell by the first line.) It’s the second full week of 2010. By now, you may be ten or eleven days into a resolution diet. You’re probab...
This was first published in 2009. In retrospect ... a tuna can? Yep. A tuna can. Like 10% of all Americans, I used to work at McDonalds. Like 33% of all McDonalds workers, it was the morning shift. E...
With the dawn of 2012, comes the dawn of many a resolution. If you’re visiting the blog for the first time, welcome! We’re so happy to have you. Bathroom’s on the left. If you’re a longtime reader, w...
This piece first appeared in 2009. Happy New Year! This past Wednesday, I watched an entire broadcast day of the Food Network and blogged about it. Then I slept for 67 straight hours. The experience ...
This was originally published awhile ago. But I likes it! The following quiz is intended to evaluate your level of affection for oatmeal. Using the provided key, assign each of your answers a numeric...
This post was originally published in November 2008. Happy Thanksgiving, everybody! Every year, I suspend my healthy diet for one heralded November day. No, not Election Day, during which I’m usually...
“Aw, look. You’re having a Hellboy.” – our friend Chad There comes a time in a young-ish married lady’s life when she looks at her husband and has to make a choice, to a) beat him in Scrabble, b) mol...
This piece comes from October 2007, which was nice when you think about it. The U.S. produced more than 9,816,000,000 pounds of apples last year, or just about 28,854,000,000 individual pieces of fru...
This post was written by Leigh, who usually pens CHGs Veggie Might column. Greetings darling CHG readers! Ive missed you ever so. The most exciting thing happened since I was here last. I went to Rwa...
You know when its August, but your iPod thinks its December, and it plays "Do They Know its Christmas," and you find yourself silently mouthing "Tonight thank god its them, instead of YOU...
We purchased this toothpaste squeezer doohickey for $0.99 cents about four months ago: Since then, were buying way less toothpaste. It should save us quite a few bucks in the long-term, too, pr...
Ahh, summer. Full of hazy days, humid nights, and lots and lots of blueberries. Those sweet orbs of azure joy are welcome anytime of year, but especially right now, when they provide a fruitacular (f...
Sweet readers! Something new coming late today, but I figured this was a good time to re-post this one from last year. Enjoy, and stay cool. Alas, CHG’s No-Cook month is slowly coming to an end. It’s...
Hi team CHG, Thank you very much for your emails and posts. Were all okay - just on a break. Hope youre having good summers, and eating well! Kris
Written by the fabulous Leigh, Veggie Might is a weekly Thursday column about all things Vegetarian. I’ve been so bored by my lunches of late: repeat appearances of grain-bean-green bowls, salad afte...
For the first half of our quick guide to dietary restrictions, head to Dietary Restrictions 101, Part I: Allergies, Diabetes, and Beyond. This article was originally published in November 2009. Being...
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