Breakfast Gets Fit with Pecans

(ARA) – Breakfast is still the most important meal of the day. Studies show that eating a balanced breakfast increases energy levels and prevents unhealthy snacking when cravings take over. Georgia pecans fit right in as part of a healthy breakfast. Not only are pecans rich and crunchy, they’re packed with vitamins and minerals, making them the ultimate health nut.

Vanilla Spices Up Fabulous Dishes

(ARA) - Pro chefs and casual cooks alike putter around in the kitchen, concocting family-favorite dishes. The best-loved delicacies will have one of the world's most popular flavors in common -- vanilla, with its heady, aromatic taste combined with sweet, fruity and floral scents.

Enhance Your Recipes With Unexpected Ingredients
From Creme Fraiche to Ricotta Cheese

(ARA) - Whether you’re looking to liven up your favorite soup, add a creamy twist to a newly-discovered dessert or lighten your grandmother’s old-fashioned pancake batter recipe, look no further than a few simple ingredients that can easily become a part of your culinary line-up.

Bake Your Best with Expert Recipes, Advice

(ARA) - If only love alone were the key ingredient for baking success. Filling your cookie tray with delicious delights, however, calls for just the right mix of a great recipe, good ingredients and a little baking savvy.

Tips to Keep Your Appetite in Check with a High-protein Breakfast

(ARA) – Staying on track with your weight is difficult. You might be tempted to skip breakfast as a way to save calories, but this plan usually backfires. Bypass breakfast and you’ll end up being ravenous and unable to make smart eating decisions at lunch.

Budget-friendly Tips for Feeding a Family
Mother of 10 Shares Her Budget-stretching Secrets

(ARA) - Think it’s tough managing your grocery budget and making the most of family mealtime? Meet Kathryn Sansone, a St. Louis mother of 10 who, along with her husband, puts dinner on the table six nights a week. If anyone knows the value of stretching the dinner table dollar, it’s the woman who sets a table for 12 almost every night of the week.

Dinnertime Pizzazz for Less than $10

(ARA) - With food costs rising and budgets tightening, it’s time to get creative at mealtime. The trick is to do more with less, and there are many great options -- from smart recipes to great food products -- to help stretch the dollar and delight the appetite.

Eat in, Spice up and Save Money

(ARA) - With more and more of us cooking for ourselves to save money, it makes sense to assemble an assortment of basic herbs and spices. It's an easy, economical way to add fun to your cooking and flavor to your food.

Celebrate a Pop-culture Icon with Delicious Raisins

(ARA) – What do you think of when you think of raisins? Sure, you know they are tasty and nutritious, but does anything else come to mind? Perhaps you remember the groovy, sunglass-wearing raisins that danced on the TV screens and into the hearts of families across the country years ago.

Spice Up Your Meals with Latin Flavors

(ARA) – Most at-home chefs have five to 10 go-to recipes for the week, leaving them in a repetitive cooking rut. Whether you're a seasoned chef or just making your way around the kitchen, exploring different cuisines and experimenting with flavors can be simple and bring fresh life and authenticity to everyday meals. One tasty cuisine with readily available ingredients that is growing in popularity in the United States is Latin cuisine.