LASSENS – NATURAL FOODS & VITAMINS
This Time It’s S–L–O–W And I Do Mean SLOW Remember this post about one of my favorite cooking methods, roasting? I roast vegetables at least 4 times every week. That why I was so intrigued when I stumbled across this recipe for Slow Roasted Tomatoes in the Cooking Light magazine that I picked up at the Ventura Lassen’s. Warning: […]
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A True Labor of Love …and there’s so much love! Most of the good things in life are at least a little labor intensive. Building a house, painting a mural, planting a garden… but the outcome is always oh, so nice and oh, so worth it. As Stephanie, our Lassen’s Ventura Sample Captain confessed,
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It’s Avocado Season! I grew up in the Pacific Northwest, and avocados weren’t exactly on our shopping list or in our grocery stores. But when I married a Californian, they became an essential item at our house. And I became more acquinted with Mexican food! (The closest we had in Washington was Taco
Ole Ole Ole! Cinco de Mayo! Read More »
Eatin’ Like a Caveman… or Woman… There has been a lot of chatter about the Paleo Diet lately. Have you wondered what it is all about? Well, it is basically eating what our cave ancestors in the Paleolithic Age ate. Meat Free-range or grass-fed beef, pork, lamb, poulty, fish and
Should you get on the Paleo bandwagon? Read More »
Obesity Hurts Everyone “I wish for everone to help create a strong, sustainable movement to educate every child about food, inspire families to cook again and empower people everywhere to fight obesity.” This is Jamie Oliver, an English Chef. He has started a “food revolution” to change the way we Americans —
"I Wish For Everyone…" Read More »
It’s a Beautiful Thing When I was a teenager I went to visit my sister who was living is Seattle in a darling, tiny house. She had strings of sweet peas lining the whole side of her garage, and I thought she had created paradise within sight of Lake Washington. And to go in her
Reduce Your Waste for Earth Day! Read More »
What Can I Do? When I was in elementary school, we lived in the middle of a valley with, I am sure, millions of fruit trees in Washington. Every Spring day, the farmers watched the weather reports and the frost warnings and the dew point forecasts for any hint of dipping temperatures. Once the fruit
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Try this excellent recipe! The weekend is here and all this girl wants to do is run to the beach. The sky is blue, the wind is mild and the temperature is ideal for some fun in the sun. As I sit here, daydreaming of the beauty outside of these four walls I am
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Need a Quick Meal or Side Dish? Back when our family was small and finances were thin, I learned to cook pretty economically. Here is a light main dish or simple side dish from those lean days that we still love. Bulgur Pilaf A few years ago I bought a 10-lb bag of Bulgur Wheat
Bulgur… Not Just a Pretty Name! Read More »
When You Really Think About It, Every Day Should Be Earth Day! We just got back from a few days at Mammoth. Yeah, that’s me. About to ski down an “Experts Only” run. But I digress. We love going to Mammoth. The fresh air. The beautiful mountain. The time to just
Earth Day Every Day Read More »
Working out is Great! But working out causes some problems, too. Here’s one that was giving me fits. Smelly workout clothes! Even after a hot-water wash with our great Biokleen or Seventh Generation laundry liquids, the workout clothes came out of the dryer still smelling sweaty. Ugh. There were commercially available
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My daughter likes to call this pasta “Angel’s Red Hair” In keeping with the “Hungry for Change” or even the “Forks Over Knives” documentaries that I have reviewed lately, I thought I would share a favorite family recipe that I have been making for over 25 years. Farm fresh produce, onions and