LASSENS – NATURAL FOODS & VITAMINS
These Are Not Your Average Frozen Treats! They are Gourmet! Meet Tiffany! Tiffany grew up in Santa Barbara, and has always loved this area. She went to art school in New York, but eventually ended up in San Francisco, where she found her true calling in culinary school. She worked in restaurants for over […]
Focus on Local–Freezer Monkey Gourmet Frozen Treats Read More »
Simple, Delicious, Nutritious! I have always love Bartlett Pears. They are sweet and the texture is just right. We would eat them by the dozens when I was growing up. But when I left home for college I learned that some people did not love them like I did! Maybe you are
Pears to the Rescue! Read More »
I’ve Been Making this Salad for Years! I grew up in the Apple Capital of the World–Yakima Valley, Washington. So I love my apples! (When they are good — I will reject a mushy apple with one bite, and there are varieties that I won’t touch. Yes, I’m that spoiled.) And putting them
Grapes–Those Little Orbs of Happiness! Read More »
4-H In My Youth I know that 4-H in this part of the country (and many others) means hogs and steers, but my introduction to 4-H was with a group of my girlfriends when I was about eight or nine. One of the moms decided to start a 4-H club for us, so we spent
Flashback! Cooking as a Kid–or with one! Read More »
A-Meen-O-Mum (I Want a Plum!) That’s what one of my toddlers said when he wanted to have a plum. Plums have long been a favorite at our house. I like the varieties with tart skins and sweet flesh the most. Peter likes the black plums best. But whatever the variety, when they are in season
Gorgeous Plums–You Can Do More Than Just Eat Them Plain! Read More »
This is Something That Made Me Crazy for a Long Time While my family loved watermelon, I hated to get it. Why? I dreading cutting the darned thing. The knife had slipped too many times and I was knife-shy! How do you cut up a round thing without putting your fingers in mortal danger?
Cool Kitchen Tips and a Fun Lunch 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 »
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
It's Almost Spring! Time to Get Your Hands in the Dirt! Read More »
Elegant, Romantic, Easy! I have always felt Valentine’s Day was a made-up holiday–manufactured by the sellers of cards and candy, abetted by restaurants and florists. But maybe we shouldn’t pass up the opportunity to express love and appreciation to those we love. So here are a couple of fun, romantic, and frankly easy ways to
Do You Want to Impress Your Sweetheart? Read More »