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March Meatless Recipes Can be just the ticket for the Lenten season.
2010-03-08 18:19:20 ID=593:1
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The 40 days preceding Easter Sunday are known as Lent and hold religious significance for those of us of the Christian faith. During this time, we are asked to fast and simplify our life to cleanse ourselves spiritually as well as physically in anticipation of Easter. Traditionally in the Mediterranean area the local people would also have abstained from eating meat as a main meal during this period. After the excesses of the holiday seasons, regardless of your religious orientation, this old custom make a lot of dietary sense we can all benefit from.
To help us all adhere to a simplified diet, we present a few simple recipes that in addition to our other vegetarian recipes already listed on our website, can make Lent a season to renew ourselves.
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California Olive Oil Council Awards Gold and Silver Medals to Alta Cresta Orchard’s Extra Virgin Olive Oils
2010-02-22 17:40:38 ID=592:2
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The California Olive Oil Council (COOC) Second Annual Olive Oil Competition awarded Gold and Silver medals to Central Coast olive oil producer Alta Cresta Orchard. Alta Cresta’s 2009 harvest Italian Blend and Tuscan Blend Extra Virgin Olive Oils were awarded gold medals. The 2009 harvest Coratina Single Varietal Extra Virgin Olive Oil received a silver medal.
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Paso Robles Wine Region -The State of Zin
2010-02-08 16:23:19 ID=591:0
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Year 2009 on the California Central Coast will go down in the books as one of the more challenging years: not enough rain to start and too much rain to finish. In Paso Robles we stared out with a cool Spring and a serious drought, then finished with a record deluge. Sometimes you wish Mother Nature would get her act together. Depending upon where in the region you farm Zinfandel, you got very different results.
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Barrel Selection for Wine Making is a Critical Step
2010-02-08 14:43:36 ID=590:2
winesandvines.com
COMMENT: The barrel wine is aged in contributes a lot to the final taste. Selection of the barrel is a complex and important decision by the winemaker.
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Vitamin D Proven to be a Powerful Cancer Cancer Fighter
2010-02-08 14:30:09 ID=589:2
naturalnews.com
COMMENT: More and more evidence is being found that maintaining high Vitamin D levels are important for overall health. The evidence of vitamin D being a powerful cancer preventative as well as cancer fighter is very encouraging since it is readily available in fresh foods like fatty fish like salmon and eggs, as well as manufactured by the body in sunlight. All part of a healthy lifestyle.
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Big Sur Chanterelle Festival and Cook-Off ( Feb. 26-28) at the Big Sur Lodge at Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park.
2010-02-08 14:19:28 ID=588:2
montereyherald.com
COMMENT: Spring is mushroom time on the Central Coast and the Big Sur Chanterelle Festival and Cook-Off will take place the weekend of Feb. 26-28 at the Big Sur Lodge at Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park. According to the article, "California has the largest chanterelles in the world." The festival will feature some of the region's top chefs and wineries.
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Basic Knife Skills For Cooks
2010-02-08 14:14:42 ID=587:2
montereyherald.com
COMMENT: Ever wonder what all those knives are for in your butcher block? Here a quick run down as well as a basic introduction to kitchen knife skills.
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Petite Sirah Gains Interest in Paso Robles Region
2010-02-08 13:30:43 ID=586:2
sanluisobispo.com
COMMENT: Move over Zinfandel, another legacy grape Petite Sirah is gaining notoriety in the Paso Robles Region. Like local Zins, from the Paso Robles region Petite Sirah is a big robust wine.
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