By Kathryn Reed Refueling is always a good thing to do after an athletic endeavor. The tennis team I was on earlier this season had no problem doing this – at least at home matches. It is the home team’s responsibility to provide the food after the match. In previous leagues I played in it […]
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Since 2007, El Dorado County inmates in the South Lake Tahoe Jail have amassed more than 70 first, second, and third place ribbons at the county fair. This year was no exception. The inmates in the culinary arts program earned 31 ribbons: 12 firsts, 11 seconds, and six thirds. In 2007 the El Dorado Sheriff’s […]
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The eighth annual Wine For Words fundraiser for the Friends of the Library Placerville Chapter is Aug. 25 from 4-8pm at the Placerville Library, 345 Fair Lane. Kevin Smokler, author of the book “Practical Classics—50 Reasons to Reread 50 Books You Haven’t Touched Since High School,” will be the guest speaker. Tickets are $50 per […]
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By Allison Aubrey, NPR In 2011, California created a problem for the soda industry. The caramel color that Coke and Pepsi used to give colas that distinctive brown hue contained a chemical, 4-methylimidazole — 4-MEI — that is listed as a carcinogen by the state. And in accordance with California’s Proposition 65 law, the levels […]
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By Susan Wood If Belgium can allow France to claim its fries, then maybe Spain will surrender its honorary al fresco dining niche to the United States – if only for a day. After all, it’s the Fourth of July – America’s signature holiday that marks a summer fun of eating, drinking, schmoozing, relaxing and […]
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By Jeannie Nuss, Huffington Post LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — How much does it cost to pack a picnic this Fourth of July? That’ll be $6 per person. That’s according to the American Farm Bureau Federation, which launched an informal price survey this year looking at the cost of hot dogs, cheeseburgers and other Independence Day […]
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By Mary MacVean, Los Angeles Times Much of the recent debate over serving milk to children has been about flavored milk: Should it be distributed in schools? Or should the only milk given to children be of the unflavored, reduced-fat variety? Two Harvard scientists known for questioning the conventional wisdom are challenging the idea of […]
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By Teri Mizuhara One of the best smells of summer is something cooking on the barbecue; one of the worst smells would be your home or yard on fire after something went awry while cooking outdoors. Californians love to barbecue almost anything that is edible, from meat and veggies to pizza and fruit, we simply […]
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By Bryan Gruley, Bloomberg Sixty-one years ago, George Stephen got tired of wind and rain messing up his cooking on an open-air grill, the main barbecue tool of the day. He grabbed a buoy made where he worked, Weber Brothers Metal Works in Illinois. He sliced it in half and fashioned a tight-fitting dome lid. […]
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Lake Tahoe Community College instructor Steve Fernald is putting on a demonstration July 16 at 6pm on how to cook with ingredients from a farmers market. The free event is at the South Lake Tahoe library, 1000 Rufus Allen Blvd. It is sponsored by the Barton Foundation.
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