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Healthy News and Information. By MICHAEL EDWARDS.

Healthy News and Information

The Food Lab: 15-Minute Ultra-Gooey Stovetop Mac and Cheese. Just as fast as the blue box, but way, way better.

The Food Lab: 15-Minute Ultra-Gooey Stovetop Mac and Cheese

[Photographs: J. Kenji Lopez-Alt] More Cheese Week All About Cheese: Everything you need to know about eating and cooking with curds. Zucchini Parmesan Crisps Recipe : Ellie Krieger. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.

Zucchini Parmesan Crisps Recipe : Ellie Krieger

Coat a baking sheet with cooking spray.Slice the zucchini into 1/4-inch thick rounds. In a medium bowl, toss the zucchini with the oil. In a small bowl, combine the Parmesan, bread crumbs, salt, and a few turns of pepper. Dip each round into the Parmesan mixture, coating it evenly on both sides, pressing the coating on to stick, and place in a single layer on the prepared baking sheet.Bake the zucchini rounds until browned and crisp, 25 to 30 minutes. Remove with spatula. 5 Bites: Fantastic French Croissants in the East Bay. Flaky, buttery, crispy with a pillowy soft interior — warm croissants fresh from the oven accompanied with a large bowl of café au lait are the classic components of a petit déjeuner, or a small French breakfast (although they’re actually an adaptation of a Viennese pastry).

5 Bites: Fantastic French Croissants in the East Bay

Vegan Cheese is Better Than Ever: Try These 11 Brands. More than ever, people are saying bye-bye to dairy and looking for non-dairy alternatives to some of their favorite foods.

Vegan Cheese is Better Than Ever: Try These 11 Brands

How to Make Lavender Lemonade to Get Rid Headaches and AnxietyHealthy Holistic Living. Flavoring your lemonade with lavender is a great way to utilize the amazing medicinal properties of lavender.

How to Make Lavender Lemonade to Get Rid Headaches and AnxietyHealthy Holistic Living

Lavender is a wonderful aromatic herb that calms the senses. Pure lavender oil is an incredible essential oil to use for your own health and wellness. 3 Heavenly Regional Pies — and their Fascinating Stories. Everyone knows the saying, “As American as apple pie.”

3 Heavenly Regional Pies — and their Fascinating Stories

And while apple pie is iconically American, the nation has more than just its pomaceous pie to offer eaters. To celebrate our newest title, Cook’s Country Eats Local, we’ve compiled the historic backstories of three scrumptious pies from around the USA (and don’t worry—one’s an apple pie). The Pie: Marlborough Pie, the lesser-known open-faced New England pie, combines the comforting apple-and-spice flavors of traditional apple pie with sweet custard. Camp Cutthroat Canteen: Trail Mix 'n' Match — INFOGRAPHIC.

Filipino food for beginners - Adobo, Lumpia, Pancit. Ramen is losing track of its roots.

Filipino food for beginners - Adobo, Lumpia, Pancit

Thai and Chinese foods are sooooo old news (no, seriously, you might want to throw those leftovers away). As the US looks for its new East Asian food obsession, signs are pointing to a boom in Filipino food, a melting pot cuisine that takes elements of Chinese and Malaysian, and mixes in a huge amount of Spanish influence left over from the colonial days. It's one of the most unique flavor profiles out there, but where do you start? “Better Than Ice Cream”: Frozen Custard Comes To the Bay Area. Us Bay Area residents can be a proud bunch when it comes to food.

“Better Than Ice Cream”: Frozen Custard Comes To the Bay Area

And justifiably so! With a climate that guarantees us picture perfect produce year round, we live in a veritable Eden of fresh, delicious food, far, far away from places with canned vegetables and bizarre obsessions with egg sandwiches–places like the Midwest or the East Coast. 50 Things You Need To Eat In LA Before You Die. Los Angeles is undoubtedly one of the best foodie cities in the country. The Blue Cheese Matrix. Gelato vs. Ice Cream: What's the Difference? Why You Should Always Keep Buttermilk in the Refrigerator.

You can tell a lot about a person by peeking into their refrigerator.

Why You Should Always Keep Buttermilk in the Refrigerator

One thing you'll always find in mine is a carton of buttermilk. It's a staple in my kitchen, and not just for pancakes. Freshly Oakland: 7 Farmers Markets For Your Daily Dose Of Fruit & Veg. There are many organizations and individuals promoting food justice in Oakland, but farmers markets are on the front lines when it comes to providing communities with healthy, affordable options. Visiting a farmers market isn't just a way to eat well: it's also an opportunity to ask direct questions of the people who raised your food, something that doesn't occur with shrink-wrapped items from the supermarket. Make a shopping list, grab some sturdy shopping bags, and consider paying a visit to one of these spots where you'll find some of the best fruit, vegetables, seafood, meats and artisanal foods in the Bay Area. Old Oakland Farmers Market9th Street at Broadway | Fridays, 8am–2pm (year-round) Grand Lake Farmers MarketGrand Ave. & Lake Park Ave. | Saturdays, 9am–2pm (year-round) Regarded by many as the finest farmers market in the East Bay, Grand Lake Farmers Market brings together more than 40 local farmers, 30 specialty food purveyors and several local artisans.

The Guide to the Regional Moles of Mexico - Lucky Peach. Mole is not one dish—the term encompasses a range of flavors, textures, consistencies, and ingredients, a heterogeneous spectrum that unrolls like a table-covering treasure map. The word “mole” comes from the Nahuatl “mulli,” meaning sauce or stew. Though the word is pre-Hispanic, the moles that we know today are the result of centuries of marrying and modifying regional ingredients and new and old techniques.

Most start with a paste made from dried chilies, nuts, seeds, and spices, and are thickened with a starch—masa, tortillas, or bread. The results are eaten alone with tortillas or as a vehicle or sauce for proteins. The basic rubrics one can use to categorize moles overlap like Venn diagrams. Great Bay Area restaurants that aren't in San Francisco. The 10 Hottest SF Bay Area Barbecue Joints. The Beauty of Bakersfield's Basque Cuisine. Guide to 5 Great Dumpling Spots in San Francisco. The Alarming Truth About How Old Your Grocery Store Eggs Really Are. The Best Brunches in East Bay - San Francisco Bay Area Brunch. In-N-Out Secret Menu ® - 80+ Hidden Items for 2016. Guide to 10 Favorite South Bay Pizzerias. Large, floppy New York-style pizza slices served on a paper plate. Crispy thin Neapolitan-style pizza served fresh from a blistering hot wood-fired oven. 6 Foods to Make Your Metabolism Work for You.

Pictures of 10 Ways to Rev Up Metabolism, Burn Calories, and Lose Weight.