And It Has Some Healthy Bonuses, Too! Written by Gayle I have tried a lot of different foods in my day, and I love dairy products.  Cheese, yogurt, custards, sauces and dips, and of course ice cream.  My father was a dairy farmer when I was a little girl, and we loved our ice cream!

It’s Not Even Hard Written by Gayle The of the greatest things about living when we do is the abundance and variety of great food.  Years ago, if you were sensitive to wheat or nuts or milk, you just had to do without.  But now there are so many options, and there are many ways

Santa Barbara Has a Lot of Great Things Written by Gayle Twenty years ago Peter Gaum decided to open a pretzel and bratwurst stand on the campus of UCSB where he was teaching.  The stand was a success and he and his wife opened two more stands.  One of the challenges was that he had

There is a Lot of Pink in Sight! Written by Gayle October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and Lassen’s has changed our signature blue logo water bottle to pink to let everyone know how much we support Breast Cancer Research!  Twenty percent of the proceeds from the sales of our pink logo water will be

This Quick Salad Works for Any Meal! Written by Gayle I love salads, but sometimes I don’t want to bother will all of the chopping.  Basically, I’m lazy.  So I love finding a quick and easy combination.  This one is a restaurant knock-off that I make every couple of weeks.  The restaurant variety features asparagus,

Let’s Be Smart About This Written by Gayle OK, I’ll admit it.  I take water for granted.  I had my eyes opened when I went to Uganda and this was a sight seen multiple times hourly. This is Ventorina, bringing a supply of water to her hut as she does multiple times per day.  Because