Resort at Squaw Creek is hosting three Farm to Tahoe dinners starting May 24 at 7pm. Each dinner will be served community-style in Six Peaks Grille. Guests will be treated to a variety of dishes from the culinary team at Resort at Squaw Creek, with menu items sourced direct from local farms, as well as […]
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By Michael Roppolo, CBS News A report by a consumer watchdog group says a shocking amount of sugar is packed into children’s breakfast cereals. Eating a bowl of kids’ cereal every day would add up to consuming the equivalent of 10 pounds of sugar a year, according to the report by the Environmental Working Group. […]
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By Sarah Klein, Huffington Post Although long considered a veritable silver bullet when it comes to preventing health problems, a new study calls into question the superpowers of the antioxidant resveratrol. According to the recent research, diets high in the compound — found in red wine, grapes and chocolate — showed no significant decrease in […]
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Rocks & Rhones Wine and Food Weekend is May 24-25. Five Pleasant Valley wineries in El Dorado County will explain the area’s unique soils and winemaking techniques. There will be food pairings, barrel tasting, wine specials and vineyard tours. Pleasant Valley is located just south of Placerville, halfway between Sacramento and South Lake Tahoe. Participating […]
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By Rachael Myrow, KQED-TV Once again, the warm, dry winter threw cherry trees off their game all over the state. California usually delivers the nation’s early season cherries, but with yields down around a third of what they usually are you can expect to pay a whole lot more at the market. The California Cherry […]
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By Carey Gillam, Reuters U.S.-grown apples are widely coated with a pesticide that has been newly banned in the European Union amid health concerns, and the United States is at least a year behind in a required scientific assessment of the pesticide, an environmental group said last month. The Environmental Working Group, a nonprofit health […]
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By Kathryn Reed Most dips seem to be so full of calories that it doesn’t matter that you are dipping veggies in it – the end result is more bad than good. But it doesn’t have to be that way. The creamy dip below uses nonfat Greek yogurt instead of sour cream and Vegenaise instead […]
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Sample the Sierra, now in its fifth year, is moving to a larger location. The Aug. 31 event will be at Bijou Community Park in South Lake Tahoe from noon to 5pm. The tasting ends at 4pm. Tickets are $30 until July 4. After that they are $40. They may be purchased online. Sample the […]
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By Kathryn Reed Breakfast burritos are common in our household on weekends. But sometimes it’s time for a change. The only drawback to the recipe below is that the tortilla ensembles have to be made one at a time, much like omelets. So, while it was fine for the two of us, this is not […]
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By Kathryn Reed Farmers’ market season arrived in Lake Tahoe this week, though the bulk of the markets don’t open until June. “The thing we found out about farmers’ markets is there are many options, but you still have the opportunity to meet the farmer,” Steve Rozier told Lake Tahoe News. He runs a market […]
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