(iStock) Healthy eating habits are easy to maintain when there is a bounty of fresh vegetables and fruit available in the markets at this time of year. We have been sticking to our Meatless Monday schedule by skipping meat for Monday night’s dinner. (You can read more about the movement in this post from the start of the year.) With summer produce exploding at the moment, we seem to have expanded the concept of Meatless Monday to cover more than one night a week. A session at the grill can...

Last night I found myself on the couch with a glass of wine and the latest episode of Fox’s MasterChef after a day of summer activities. It’s the element of watching home cooks up their game week after week that makes this show exciting to watch. Every once in a while my boys wander in and start to watch one of my favorite cooking shows with me. In last night’s episode it all came down to the finalists turning out an impressive cheese soufflé for judges Gordon Ramsay, Joe Bastianich and Aarón...

(iStock) Pantry milk is as simple as it sounds: milk that you can store in the pantry. Evaporated milk, sweetened condensed milk, shelf-stable milk and powdered milks all fall into this category. However, many people don’t take advantage of pantry milk as a food option. Think about the products that people stock up on when they hear about a big storm in the forecast. Bread, eggs and milk are at the top of the list. I want to be just as prepared for my family with food supplies on our pantry...

Mary Giuliani is a New York City-based caterer and event planner who has hosted events for the art, fashion and entertainment industries for a little more than a decade. Giuliani is a frequent guest on the Rachael Ray Show where she shares her fun and whimsical recipe ideas for small-bite foods, like lasagna cupcakes, that are perfect for party menus for any occasion. Have you ever imagined what goes on behind the scenes at a party thrown by a celebrity caterer and event planner?...

Here’s a look at what’s been happening on season seven of Fox’s MasterChef Junior on Tuesday nights: one of the judges appears as a magical fairy wearing a dress made out of tiers of cupcakes, one young contestant reveals she has a flair for international flavor by adding plantains to her breakfast plate, and an eight-year-old turns out a perfectly pan-seared branzino served over orange-scented rainbow chard and a warm tomato salsa. Related: Meet the 24 Pint-Sized Chefs for MasterChef Junior...