Would you like to dine like a celebrity in your own home? This month Self Magazine features healthful recipes from some of L.A.’s trendiest restaurants. They’re sharing recipes to help you eat healthy this summer without sacrificing flavor.

The recipes all sound delicious! I have a recipe from the feature to share with you from the Loteria Grill.  Jessica Alba, Lauren Conrad, Jeanne Tripplehorn all frequent this LA hot spot.

Zucchini and Corn Tacos
Serves 4
Ingredients:
3 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided
2 cups fresh white or yellow corn kernels
1 cup chopped white onion
3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
4 medium tomatoes, roughly chopped
3 medium zucchini, diced
1 cup …read more

Well, do you?
Because now that I have tuned into things like phtalates and parabens and tried to erase them from my beauty regime, I am having a very hard time figuring out whether or not some of my basic staples (like Clinique’s dramatically different moisturizer) is potentially doing me more harm than good. Ingredients aren’t always obvious, especially in products that claim to have super secret special formulas that make them great.
Do you have that same problem?
The latest issue of Self magazine (July 2008) reports that, 61% of all women agree that is it difficult to tell which beauty products …read more