AUSTIN, Texas — Chef Johnny Stewart, Lytle-based chef and culinary teacher, has been crowned the winner of the inaugural Ultimate Beef Loving Texan Showdown, presented by Beef Loving Texans. The contest featured a head-to-head cookoff with Houston-based food and lifestyle influencer, Danielle Dubois, where each contestant showcased their unique craft and culinary imagination. Prior to the cookoff, Stewart and…

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, SheKnows may receive an affiliate commission. Drew Barrymore‘s cookware brand is called Beautiful, and it’s easy to see why. The first time we set eyes on her sleek, streamlined, modern cookware, we were smitten. But not only does it look,…

If one of your New Year’s resolutions is to eat healthier, a series of free cooking classes at UnityPoint Health might be the best place to start. Dieticians at UnityPoint Health are offering these interactive four-week cooking classes starting in January to help people make simple, affordable and heart healthy changes to their eating while…

One of my readers asked me a few years ago when a person should dig up her sweet potato vines and harvest her sweet tubers. You know sweet potato is not even related to the potato, which would make sense in that you don’t really cook sweet potato the same way. Sweet Potato, or Ipomoea…

Many pasta dishes are light and vibrant, but when we think of dishes made from these carbs, we usually go to the creamy, heavy meals first. Thankfully, Ina Garten has found a way to marry these sturdier dishes with healthy, nutritious principles. She demonstrates this with her spring green spaghetti carbonara. The chef begins her…

Do you enjoy cooking dinner for your family each night? Imagine having to cook lunch for hundreds of kids with different preferences every single day. The Wisconsin Beef Council has stepped in to make the school nutrition staff’s job a little bit easier with their innovative Beef Resource Guide. The idea came out of the…

One problem that far too many of us experience when we’re cooking cabbage is the dreaded mush. You’ve been there before, cooking the tough, crunchy leaves to make them easier to chew and swallow. But spend just a few minutes too long cooking your cabbage, and you’re left with a mushy mess. It’s something you…

Meal kits can be a great way to save some time throughout the week, but what about your finances? We know that meal kits can save you money over a trip to the grocery store, but the margin is slim depending on your choice of meal delivery service.  If you want to improve your chances…