Raise Your Hand if You Know Why it’s Better to Eat Healthy! Recently our Echo Park store rang with the happy sounds of kids learning about making healthy choices.  Dana and Raymond led the children from a local school around the store, pointing out various ways we can choose to live healthier lives. They started

With a Nutty Surprise!  I kind of overloaded on kale for a while–kale in salads, kale in soups, kale in smoothies–and so I have been taking a little kale break.  But a couple of weeks ago I saw a roasted beet salad (which I adore) on a restaurant menu, so despite the kale, I took

Spicy Rub With a Kick! Despite the heavy fog that has been gracing the coast each morning this week, summer is upon us.  Graduations are happening all over the place, and it’s time to take things outside! We like to grill for an easy dinner, and it’s always fun to spice things up with a

Roasted Cabbage Comes Through! Today was one of those days…  Too much to do and too little time.  But I didn’t want to just snack for lunch.  (I always pay for that later–I just don’t feel good!)  So I took about five minutes to prep this lunch, and it roasted while I cleaned the kitchen.

Shop For A Cause 2015 At our Spring Earth Day Event, Lassen’s pledged to give a percentage of sales to the Santa Monica Mountains Fund, a fantastic support organization for the National Parks Service.  So on a recent morning Peter and I went to present the check to Art.  We talked about the exciting work

This Cabbage Packs a Punch! I’m always on the prowl for tasty side dishes, and it always makes me happy when they can double as main dishes, too.  Here’s a cabbage recipe with cashews that can do that trick!   And FYI, did you know that curry powder is actually a blend of several spices?