Category Archives: Recipes
New Leaf in Westside Santa Cruz dishes up breakfast cooking class
Interested in learning techniques for creating a delicious breakfast? Chef Madia Jamgochian is teaching “Intro to Cooking-Breakfast!” at New Leaf Community Markets in Westside Santa Cruz. The class is from 5 -7:30 p.m. Friday, April 24, and the cost is … Continue reading
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Tagged breakfast, Cooking, cooking class, New Leaf, New Leaf Community Markets, Organic, Santa Cruz
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Celebrate National Peanut Month with sweet recipes
One way to celebrate National Peanut Month during March: bake up a treat that includes peanut butter! Of course, there are lots and lots of recipes out there. There are some on the National Peanut Board web site, including a … Continue reading
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Tagged after-school snacks, baking, Cooking, Dessert, National Peanut Month, Pillsbury, recipes
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Heart-healthy fish at Whole Foods Market for Valentine’s Day and beyond
Whole Foods Market has started carrying a new fish called paiche, which is a whitefish from the Amazon. After trying a complimentary sample, I wanted to pass along some information about paiche (pronounced “pie-chay”). I also have a recipe to … Continue reading
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Tagged Cooking, fish, giveaway, National Heart Month, recipe, seafood, Valentine's Day, Valentine's Day 2014, Whole Foods Market
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Whole Foods Market Dungeness crab, Wellshire ham, & Capitola holiday tastings
Whole Foods Market in Northern California, including stores in Santa Cruz and Capitola, has lots of tasty offerings for the 2013 holiday season including Dungeness crab and Wellshire Spiral Sliced Hams. I’ve had the great fortune to eat both in … Continue reading
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Tagged Capitola, Dungeness crab, holidays 2013, Organic, recipes, Santa Cruz, seafood, sustainable, Wellshire ham, Whole Foods Market
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Dairy-free Halloween recipe for Coffee Toffee from Santa Cruz chef Lauren Hoover-West
Santa Cruz chef Lauren Hoover-West has graciously shared her recipe for Coffee Toffee, a yummy dairy-free treat for Halloween or any occasion. According to the chef, half of America can’t eat dairy, and of course those folks need recipes too! … Continue reading
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Tagged dairy-free, desserts, Halloween, low glycemic index, New Leaf Community Markets, New Leaf Market, recipes, snacks, toffee, treats
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Chomping Monster Cookies and other Halloween recipes
Looking for easy Halloween recipes? Here are two provided by Pillsbury, with a link to one additional recipe. I’ll publish at least one more—including a dairy-free treat from a local Santa Cruz chef—in the next few days. Chomping Monsters (see … Continue reading
Fun tailgating recipes for football season
Looking for some fun recipes to liven up your tailgating parties during football season? Here are a few recipes that will kickstart the game AND your taste buds. I want to thank the folks at Onion Crunch for the ideas. … Continue reading
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Back to school ideas with strawberries, plus recipe
As I mentioned in my article a few days ago, it’s back-to-school season. Lots of families are searching for solutions to make lunch, snacks and weekday meals fun and healthy while not spending a lot of money. Using fruits and … Continue reading
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Start of the school year means parents need healthy recipes: how about strawberries?
Hard to believe, but it’s already the time when many kids are returning to school, which means lots of parents are thinking about how to incorporate healthy recipes into a packed schedule. Fresh vegetables and fruits can help with this … Continue reading
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Celebrate end of National Strawberry Month at Strawberry Festival benefiting Women’s Center in Santa Cruz
At the strawberry festival on Saturday June 1, which benefits the Walnut Avenue Women’s Center, you can win dinner for 2 at 12 Santa Cruz restaurants. That’s the delicious Grand Prize of the event’s raffle. This is the 25th annual … Continue reading
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Tagged benefit, events, family-friendly, kids, National Strawberry Month, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz restaurants, strawberries, Walnut Avenue Women's Center
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