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Chicken soup is one of my favorite things to make in the slow cooker. As long as you use dark meat, the chicken never overcooks during the long cooking time, and making a big batch means that you can have it for dinner and stock the freezer at the same time. This Tex-Mex version has fire-roasted tomatoes, carrots, and black beans in a lightly spiced broth, and hits all the notes when you need a bright-yet-warming meal.

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Safely using plastic in the kitchen is an ever-evolving discussion as we continue to learn more and more about the material. While you could reach for plastic alternatives for storage and reheating purposes and avoid the discussion completely, the truth is that most of us do happen to have plastic containers and plastic wrap in our kitchens. So the real questions is: Is any of it actually safe in the microwave?

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If you’re a fan of NBC’s dearly departed hit series 30 Rock, then you’re probably also a fan of the completely entertaining, completely memorable, if not completely lovable, Jack Donaghy. I know I am, and I have to confess that it’s not often that I snag such an exclusive, elusive interviewee as the mostly fictional character played by Alec Baldwin. But really, who better to talk to about microwaves than the VP of East Coast Television and Microwave Oven Programming for General Electric?

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I pretty much grew up on steamed vegetables. Whether it was broccoli, green beans, or carrots, they appeared on my dinner plate nightly, tossed with a little butter, salt, and pepper.

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Do you love butter? Of course you do. Who doesn’t love butter? But when you add it to your cooking, do you also fold in a little teaspoon of guilt while watching that butter dissolve into batter? Or perhaps you are making a nice roasted veggie dish and silently screaming to yourself, “Hey, I’m making vegetables here, for Pete’s sake!” in the hopes that it will cancel out the “sin” of throwing a hunk of butter in the mix?

Well, what if you didn’t have to feel guilty about butter? What if butter, that tastebud dream maker, was really a health food star?

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