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Tips for a great grill season
Submitted by paula on Thu, 07/16/2020 - 9:39pm
With the weather lately, chances are you have already started cooking dinner outdoors. Grilling and eating dinner outside can also be a great way to more safely interact with friends and family. Here are a few tips to ensure your grilled meals are delicious, healthy, and easy all summer long.
Column: Safer grocery shopping with COVID-19 concerns
Submitted by paula on Tue, 04/21/2020 - 4:29pm
While getting groceries to make food at home is essential, grocery shopping can be a high-contact situation these days. Passing by people in the aisles, touching food items that have possibly been touched by many other people, and navigating the checkout line could all increase your risk of exposure to COVID-19 and at the very least, cause extra stress. Fortunately, many local retailers are offering online ordering, curbside pick-up, and even grocery delivery.
Column: Nutrition for a Healthy Heart
Submitted by paula on Thu, 02/20/2020 - 4:57pm
Besides being known for bringing candy hearts and lots of snow, February is National Heart Health Month. Heart disease is identified as the leading cause of death in both men and women by the Centers for Disease Control. In addition to screenings that can be done to monitor your heart’s health, there are fundamentals of following a preventative heart health lifestyle that can help prevent heart disease and maintain heart health.
Chef Mark Estee teaches teen healthy cooking classes, shares the recipes
Submitted by paula on Fri, 04/20/2018 - 9:39pm
CARSON CITY, Nev. – Mark Estee, chef and restaurateur, capped off a 6-month series of Healthy Lifestyles programming and curriculum at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Western Nevada’s William N. Pennington Teen Center with a full menu of Local Mushroom Risotto, Panzanella Salad and Sabayon with Berries (recipes listed at the end of story).
Local food pairings a hit at sold-out Sample the Sierra
Submitted by paula on Tue, 09/19/2017 - 12:27am
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - If you waited to the last minute to purchase tickets for the 8th annual Sample the Sierra you were out of luck on Saturday at Bijou Community Park. The popular festival of food, wine and beer sold out all pre-sale tickets prior to the event, and sold out of tickets at the gate just after opening, much to the disappointment of many.
1,500 full tasting tickets and 50 children tickets were sold. Those lucky enough to get in moved from booth to booth, each with either a wine, beer or alcohol paired with food, or a local artisan and their wares.
Sample the Sierra returns to Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Mon, 08/07/2017 - 6:55pm
Event Date:
September 16, 2017 - 12:00pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Sample the Sierra, Lake Tahoe's largest farm-to-fork festival, is back to celebrate all that the Sierra Nevada region has to offer on Saturday, September 16 from noon to 5:00 p.m. at Bijou Community Park.
Talking turkey: Fabulous brine and a unique barbecue twist
Submitted by paula on Tue, 11/24/2015 - 4:27pm
For years I thawed my turkey, covered it with butter and herbs and foil, and popped it into the oven, always afraid to steer away from what I knew worked.
That was, until I watched Emeril Lagasse on Good Morning America about ten year ago. Now, its all about the brine!
The first year I tried the brine I had the recipe all written out and followed it closely, but since then I improvise with whatever is in the kitchen cupboards.
Since this is Tuesday there is still time to do a brine, but you need to hurry.
Fresh Food and Fresh Air: The Latest Healthy Heart Recommendations
Submitted by paula on Sat, 02/28/2015 - 10:16am
In January 2015, new studies in the Journal of American College of Cardiology and JAMA Internal Medicine discussed heart disease. Some findings are familiar: poor diet, an inactive lifestyle, smoking, heavy alcohol consumption, and obesity are all linked to heart disease. But another risk factor is gaining attention: chronic inflammation.
What's In Your Extra Virgin Olive Oil?
Submitted by paula on Tue, 09/03/2013 - 11:29amEvent Date:
September 19, 2013 (All day)
Dr. Selina Wang of the UC Davis Olive Center will present her research into olive oil quality standards as well as new developments at the Olive Center.
Date: Thursday, September 19, 2013
Time: No-host bar opens 5:30 p.m. Presentation begins 6 p.m.
Location: Tahoe Center for Environmental Sciences, 291 Country Club Drive, Incline Village, NV
Cost: $5 donation suggested
Simply the Best: Sample the Sierra this Labor Day weekend
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 08/30/2013 - 2:11pm
Since its conception in 2010, the Labor Day weekend's Sample the Sierra has continued to grow and evolve. Beginning as a one-day South Lake Tahoe street festival, the event has expanded into an entire weekend of festivities celebrating the bounty and heritage of the Sierra Nevada region.
What's Cookin' at Callie's Cabin: Bruschetta under the Tahoe sun
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 03/01/2013 - 6:00amI'd like to introduce to you bruschetta - an Italian appetizer from Italy that goes centuries back in time. The ingredients are basic good-for -you foods such as grilled bread with olive oil, herbs...
Summer vacation at South Lake Tahoe promises beach fun and food, music and memories
Submitted by Editor on Sun, 05/20/2012 - 7:19amAs David Letterman rhetorically asks: Hey kids, do you like the rock n' roll? Two outdoor concert venues at South Lake Tahoe will be filled with superstar performers, plus there's dozens of outdoor competitions and family events, fireworks extravaganzas and the country’s biggest celebrity golf tournament that has Tahoe South positioned as summer’s hot spot for entertainment, outdoor recreation and events.
