Recipes

From rotating diet fads to misconceptions about how to eat healthier to achieve impossible body goals, numerous factors make nutrition seem complicated (and maybe even impossible), but healthy eating shouldn’t be so confusing. Rest assured, there is no miracle diet. There is no one method or magical list of guidelines to automatically get us all to achieve health goals, feel more energy, clear up the skin, and lose weight. Because while one way of eating might cure one person, it could be limiting to another. Plus, dieting is never sustainable—when we’re eating from a place of restriction, we will never...

Tal Baum’s restaurants are getting broader in scope. She opened Israeli spot Aziza on the Westside in 2019, followed by the more casual Rina along the BeltLine’s Eastside Trail. She also founded Ponce City Market Italian restaurant Bellina Alimentari and takeout spot Falafel Nation. Most recently, she launched Atrium in early 2022, serving “modern American cuisine” inspired by Baum’s travels. On May 16, her sixth restaurant opens in Buckhead Village. Named Carmel after her daughter and her family home in Mount Carmel, Israel, the restaurant will serve coastal fare. “It started as a love letter to the coast,” Baum says....

Queso is the Spanish word for cheese, but in Mexico, it also refers to a warm cheese dip, a truly great comfort food. We’ve got a queso fundido recipe below. Queso fundido is a rich Mexican comfort food dish that’s typically served as an appetizer. It consists of pieces of chorizo, tomatoes, onions, poblano peppers, and gooey, The standard queso dip found in the U.S. is a Tex-Mex variation of queso fundido (molten cheese), a thick sauce of melted cheese seasoned with chorizo and spices. The goal is a bubbling dish of gooey, stringy melted cheese (photo #7). Some recipes...

Seared marinated tuna, mixed rices, baby bok choy with oyster sauce John marinated our tuna steaks in soy sauce, garlic powder, grated ginger, sesame oil, chile flakes, and dry sherry for 2 hours. When it came time to cook them he heated up our lightly greased cast iron frying pan until very hot, applied some sesame seeds to the tuna steaks, and seared them for about 2 minutes a side. The length of time searing depends on the thickness of the tuna. You want the tuna red inside but not cold. I microwaved a rice mix of red, brown, and...

Palm-fringed beaches, turquoise waters teeming with marine life, emerald forests and abundant sunshine — the Caribbean is about as close to paradise as it gets. This otherworldly mosaic of more than 700 islands — each with its own cultural influences, rhythms and tropical adventures — truly has something to offer every kind of traveler. Unsurprisingly, the region is also home to some of the world’s most iconic, luxurious, eye-wateringly beautiful places to stay. There are also many unique lodging options, including properties with swim-up rooms and even a Disney hotel. This list includes an ultra-luxurious designer haven in Turks and...