LASSENS – NATURAL FOODS & VITAMINS
Ah… Here it is! What a good lookin’ smoothie! Before we get too deep into berries and chia seeds, let’s meet the lovely creator of this healthy drink! This is Joy! Joy is Lassen’s Regional Marketing Director. She’s the sweet face behind all our interesting Facebook and Twitter posts. As a former Pilates […]
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Fish Even Kids Will Love Maybe I’m just a mean mom, but however it happened, my kids grew up eating–and enjoying–fish. I think one of the reasons is this recipe. Years ago we went to a show in LA. It was a dinner and comedy show with Danish comedians. My Danish in-laws
In Honor of Our Little Mommy This is my mother, Mary. She passed away in 2009 at the age of 87, about six months after this photo was taken. Mom was born in 1922, the oldest of 5 children. Look at that incredible, curly hair! Mom’s sister Jinny was so
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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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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
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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
Nothing Like Getting Dirty! I love going into garden centers and seeing all of the little plants; It takes me back to when my mom and dad (with a lot of forced kid labor!) would plant a great big garden each spring. And checking out all of the neatly lined-up packets of
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Want to Try Raw? Here’s an Idea! I’ve mentioned in a previous blog post about my Battle with the Beet when I featured the recipe for Love Beets All Brownies. Happily Beets won in the end. This recipe from our Demo Captain, Stephanie, was one of the prettiest that I’ve seen so far.
It’s Fantas… (Warning: Here comes an awful pun…) Today’s Food Demonstration in the Ventura store is Tangerine Kale Salad and let me tell you, it is FANTASI-KALE (whoop, there it is…)!!! Stephanie, our lovely Demo Captain, threw together an easy, fresh and delicious recipe primarily consisting of our Organic Local Produce.
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This is a true story, and if I may add, also a love story. One morning I was flying over Antarctica with Morgan Freeman trying to snatch up miniature rainbow colored penguins in my giant hands, when suddenly – Dee-deetle-deee! Dee-deetle-Dee! (This is the sound of my accursed
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We Love our Recipe Winners! The bats are flapping their leathery wings against the Autumn breeze which carries the distant howl of a werewolf. Meanwhile, in an ancient castle teetering menacingly on a jagged cliff, a congregation of witches, ghouls and beasts guzzle down potions from bubbling cauldrons and laboratory beakers and
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