By Deena Shanker, Bloomberg The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently ordered up new nutrition labels for cereal boxes, candy bars, and every other packaged food item in the supermarket. Soon, they will list not just how much sugar is inside, but whether that sugar was naturally occurring, as in raisins, or added later, as […]
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By Kathryn Reed Summer vegetables never tasted so good – especially from a farmers market. These corn cakes can be a meal unto themselves or a side. It’s the fresh corn and tomatoes that makes all the difference. Any other time of year and the sweetness just would not be the same. I used Panko […]
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By Ashley Andrews, Reno Gazette-Journal As a child, I squirreled away unpopped kernels from the bottom of a bag of microwave popcorn. I hid them in the pockets of my summer dress until I could plant them under the swing set. I hoped they would grow into a fairytale secret garden. They did not. As […]
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The 31st annual Autumn Food and Wine Festival returns to Northstar Sept. 9-11. New this year are a Star Tour wine pairing, the final phase of competition for Northstar’s Mountain Kids Cook-Off, and a family movie night with wines for adults. Renowned regional chefs, craft breweries, wineries and distilleries are all part of the mix. […]
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Barton Foundation’s 7th annual Cocktails for a Cause is Sept. 21. This year’s event will benefit the expansion of Barton Health’s Cancer Wellness Program. The expanded program will address the social, emotional, and functional aspects of a patient’s cancer journey through supportive services such as massage, exercise, psychotherapy, and nutrition classes. The program will be […]
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By Denise Roland, Wall Street Journal Scientists on opposite sides of the globe appear to be getting closer to harnessing one of red wine’s most elusive health-giving ingredients and putting it into a pill. The ingredient, resveratrol, has been touted for years for its ostensible powers to prolong life and protect against a range of […]
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Homewood Mountain Resort will host a Craft Beer & Food Truck Festival on Aug. 28. It will feature food trucks, live music and a craft beer garden from noon-4pm. The event is free and open to all ages. An array of beers will be available for purchase by guests ages 21+, including taps from Lagunitas, Great […]
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By Steve Scauzillo, San Gabriel Valley Tribune Each year, Americans throw out 66 billion pounds of food — organic material wasting away at the bottom of a landfill. While successful programs recycle tons of aluminum cans, glass, plastic, cardboard, and newspaper and help account for 63 percent of waste diverted from landfills in California, you […]
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By Mike Dunne, Sacramento Bee Memo to fans of El Dorado County wine, in particular those of Lava Cap Winery: Tom Jones hasn’t retired, he’s just moved south. For nearly three decades, Jones was winemaker at Lava Cap, founded by his parents on Apple Hill outside Placerville in the early 1980s. But in 2013 he […]
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By Kathryn Reed Watermelon has evolved since I was a kid. Then it was all about not getting in trouble for spitting the seeds. Today it’s all about finding new ways to use it. This recipe is quick, fun and tasty. It would be easy to have this as a side or dessert. Just make […]
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