I will never understand why people forsake the potato. No, a potato isn't "fattening" — it's a vegetable! The "problem" is the company Mr. Potato sometimes hangs around with. It's not the potato in the french fry that's fattening, it's the oil the potato was fried in and is dripping with. It's not the baked potato that's unhealthy, it's the bacon, cheese and sour cream plopped on top of it.

Potatoes are wonderfully healthy, versatile and inexpensive — and today …

I've been on "hiatus" for the past three months, and today is technically my first day "back to work."

What did I learn on hiatus? I am the worst hiatus taker ever. 

If you follow me (personally, not HH) on Facebook, you already know this. At one point my friend Candy wrote, "I think hiatus just isn't your thing." True.

However, I did keep my promise of not doing any radio interviews, publicity tours, or speaking engagements (except for …

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I have always been crafty/arty on some level. In grade school, I liked drawing and in my teens, I started making jewelry and writing for zines. In my early 20s, I kinda went through a dark space and did not make anything and slowly started crafting and learning new stuff like knitting. One night, my boyfriend and I went to a local indie craft show and a spark was ignited within …

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Q: I'd like to ask your opinion about wood/bamboo cutting boards. I'm thinking about getting one, but on the package they usually say you have to handle the raw cutting board with some special oil before you start to use it, so the board gets protected and will last longer. Is it OK to use some oil on the cutting board or will this oil end up in my food later?

A: I have three bamboo cutting …

Cooking (and baking!) without oil is easy.

Here's a quick video (below) of how to cook and saute without oil. My secret? vegetable broth! However, you can also use water (but broth is better!)



You can find my DIY recipe for vegetable broth in any of my cookbooks.

If you're using store-bought vegetable, look for low sodium varieties and make sure there are no oils in the ingredients. Even some of the advertised "fat-free" broths contain oil. A reminder that …