Gingery Potstickers
Exotic, gluten-free holiday dumplings from Laura B. Russell
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Upscale dining goes casual
Help for Your Skinny Jeans
By Elizabeth Barker If you’re trying to drop a jeans size or two, sipping green tea may shore up your efforts. In tests on mice, researchers at Penn State recently discovered that a compound found in green tea might fight might fat buildup. Known as epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG), the compound appears to reduce the body’s ability […]
MSG—The Dangerous Secret Behind the Label
The ingredients may not contain 100 percent pure MSG, but they contain MSG-like substances (excitotoxins) that can be equally potent in causing brain damage.
Pure and Simple: HealthyCA gets back to basics
By Rachel Heller Five ingredients or fewer—that’s the formula for every salad dressing, sandwich spread, sauce and marinade on the menu at HealthyCA. “I try to keep it simple,” explains Maki, the North Hollywood eatery’s founder and chef. And you can’t get much simpler than the HealthyCA motto: “Tasty food conducive to good health.” Since […]
Speaking Malagasy on the Isle of Vanilla
Laura McCullough’s poems are not just about love; they grieve over the impossibility of ever fully comprehending anything at all
Relax over an Indulgent (Vegan) Breakfast
Joy Pierson’s winning lottery ticket became a recipe for success with Candle 79 restaurant
You Are What Your Mother Ate
Foods eaten during pregnancy affect your child’s choices for life, for better or for worse
Fermented Foods and the Anti-aging Diet that Follows Your Gut
Eating healthy food is just the beginning, says Donna Gates. Your body needs to digest it.
Curried Sweet Potato and Carrot Soup
This belly-warming soup from Blissful Chef Christy Morgan takes advantage of the abundance of root veggies at the farmers market