Put some Pow in Your Day! Have you heard of Smoothie Bowls? They can provide a powerful punch of nutrition in one delicious bowl! Lassen’s is now offering smoothie bowls in our delis, and you can make them yourself as well! Here is a new Acai Smoothie Bowl recipe that we are featuring this month!

It Can Be Easier Than You Think! I recently listened to a TED talk on easy ways to change habits (I can’t find it now — too many TED talks available, and I don’t remember who gave the talk!) Anyway. The take-away, for me, was that if we want to establish new habits, we should attach them

Yep, It’s Broccoli I kind of grew up without broccoli. I didn’t really give it a second thought until I went away to college and discovered this beautiful vegetable. I ate it regularly with my roommates, and I couldn’t understand why it wasn’t a staple on the generally healthy table of my family. I came

Time For Healthy Soup! There’s nothing like a steaming hot mug of soup on a rainy day, and I pulled out one of my all-time favs today.  Our family has been going to Andersen’s Split Pea Soup Restaurant in Buellton (or in Carlsbad, when we’re there) for many years. You can buy soup mix there, and

It’s so fun to whip up some fun gifts in the kitchen! Lassen’s carries all of the ingredients for these wonderful Salt and Sugar Scrubs, including jars and bottles. Or you can reuse containers like I did with these Talenti Gelato jars! And they are immediately ready to give, so you can throw some of these

Gluten Free and Vegan! Celine calls herself a natural baker, and when the daughter of a friend was found to have allergies, she decided to try her hand at baking her some treats. She started experimenting, and the first treat she made was a garbanzo bean brownie, which was a big hit with her friends. Fast forward about 5

Pamper Your Special Ones with Your Own Oils and Skin Care Products! It’s so fun to make gifts for friends and family members, and these easy-to-make body care items with be a big hit! Gentle Herbal Massage Oil 1- 1 1/2 cup Organic Sweet Almond Oil An assortment of flowers–I used Calendula, Rose buds, and

We love nuts at Lassen’s! They make great snacks (packed with nutrients!) and they are great in recipes, too. Here’s a wonderful way to make nuts a star! Holiday Spiced Nuts YOU’LL NEED: 2 cups mixed nuts (I used raw, but roasted is ok, too) 1/2 cup dried cranberries or other dried fruit, chopped 1 egg white,

I love to greet the the holidays with some wonderful smells, and potpourri makes it so easy! These potpourris make really fun, easy, and inexpensive gifts, too. Holiday Potpourri Cut some orange peels into thin strips (I removed most of the inner white part of the peel). Let dry for several hours, or in the oven

Healthy and Fresh! I was looking for a bright, tasty, unusual salad for fall, so when I saw organic pomegranates and persimmons in the produce department, I decided to just do a little experimenting. The mint adds a little Asian twist–fantastic! This is the result — It’s healthy and delicious–my family loved it!  I think

This Is Amazing! I love chèvre (the french word for goat cheese) and use it in salads, dressings, on pizza, crumbled with beets (see this recipe for our beet and goat cheese salad), scrambled with eggs… Well, you get the idea. I love to spread it on crackers, too, but it’s usually kind of crumbly. Rejoice