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COOKING CLASSES IN THE LOS ANGELES AREA

VEGAN COOKING WITH ZEL AND REUBEN--HEALTHY RESOLUTIONS

Thursday, February 6, 2014

Hands-on Cooking Class at Glendale Community College Community Services includes recipes and meal
Time: 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Where: Toll Middle School, 700 Glenwood Rd., Glendale, CA 91201
Held in Room 1206
Cost: $35 plus $20 for food and recipe handouts
Contact: 818-240-1000, Ext. 5015
For more information email vegparadise@vegparadise.com
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Nog Nog!
Who's There?



It's a perfect nog--just the right amount of sweetness--nice and spicy, but not too much--good body, but not too thick--smooth and creamy--yes, it's a perfect nog.

That's what Pumpkin Apple Nog and Spiced Cranberry Nog are all about. Both nogs feature the delightful flavors of the season and both make the holidays feel so much more joyful. Which to choose? Well, why not make them both? They're easy to make and easy to love, yet, each is distinctly unique.
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Visualize Yourself Dreaming of a White Christmas Vegan Dinner



If we Southern Californians can't enjoy a Christmas with snow on the ground, we certainly could feast on a White Christmas Dinner. So I began to imagine each course white as snow but dressed in holiday reds and greens. That festive picturesque scene was a can-do and is ready for anyone romantic enough to share my what-if!

While I held that image of everything on the plate looking white as snow, the foods I chose didn't cooperate entirely. Though I began with foods that are white, after cooking, baking, or blending, the white became a bit tarnished. Still, the theme prevails.
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View Three Videos Showing Zel
Preparing Traditional Hanukkah Dishes





Gather Around the Hannukiah
For Hanukkah with a Vegan Touch


Tradition reigns at the festive table in many Jewish homes; however, vegans can approach the holiday menu by innovatively transforming it into a compassionate array of delicacies. While the abundant vegan dishes are just as delicious as grandmother's old-fashioned cooking, they are created without destroying the lives of precious animals. What may surprise many is that nearly every customary dish can be prepared completely with plant-based foods.
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Transform Your Health in February


Sunday, February 23, 2014
9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. including a light breakfast, a delicious whole food, plant based lunch & snack.
Camarillo Seventh-day Adventist Church
3975 Las Posas Road Camarillo, CA 93010
Speakers & Chefs

Michael Greger, MD, Internationally--recognized health issues speaker
http://www.NutritionFacts.org

Rich Roll, author of Finding Ultra
http://www.RichRoll.com

Wes Youngberg, PhD, author of Goodbye Diabetes
http://www.DrYoungberg.com

Darshana Thacker, vegan chef, recipes in Forks Over Knives, the Cookbook
http://www.VapikaSpirit.com

Cathy Fisher, cooking instructor at TrueNorth and The McDougall Program
http://www.StraightUpFood.com

Chef AJ, vegan for over 35 years and author of Unprocessed
http://www.EatUnprocessed.com

John Pierre, celebrity fitness guru, author of The Pillars of Health
http://www.JohnPierre.com

Information and Tickets at http://www.HealthyTasteOnline.com and 800-481-6482







Follow the Nguzo Sabah
In a Vegetarian Kwanzaa Celebration


Culturally focused, Kwanzaa is not a religious holiday but embraces all religions. Feasting is an integral part of the Kwanzaa holiday. Some families, however, fast from sunrise to sunset and break the fast with the evening celebration. When families gather around the table, a special bond occurs that seals their unity. And when families bustle around the kitchen to cook the meal together, the celebration takes on a deeper, more joyful meaning.

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Mili's Suitcase Is Filled with Good Stuff for Everyone


In The Doctors in Mili's Suitcase, Katherine Orr both illustrates and tells the story of Hana, an eleven-year-old Hawaiian girl who is diagnosed with diabetes. Well aware of the disease because Grandma Tutu suffers with leg and kidney problems and Uncle Kim is a stroke victim, Hana is quite disturbed when she is told she will have to take pills or insulin shots for the rest of her life to manage her diabetes. Enter Aunt Mili who comes for a visit and uses the books and DVDs in her suitcase to help Hana beat her disease.
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Dozen Inspired Chefs Join
New Year's Chili Bash


But what should we serve a throng of hungry guests during the lively festivities? No problem! Put a kitchen full of innovative chefs together and ask what they thought about a Chili Bash for a New Year's celebration.

They loved it! The consensus of chefs was a positive vote to put chili on the New Year's menu. It didn't take much convincing to tease a chili recipe from these generous chefs--and what an inventive collection of chili recipes we've assembled!
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Honor Vesanto Melina, Recipient of the 24 Carrot Award




After being immersed in academia, studying and teaching university, I lived in India for 4 years, along with 4 trips to Nepal. The Eastern experience gave a balance to a life that had kept me in my head, my mind. India has such a profound spiritual foundation, a reverence for life (including the lives of animals) -- and great vegetarian food. Twenty years ago, sitting in the sun at the top of a mountain in Nepal, I realized that teaching people how to manage well on a plant-based diet would be my life work.
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Discover Romanesco at the Autry Farmers' Market




Romanesco cauliflower is also called Broccoli Romanesco and Chou Romanesco. It has the texture of a cauliflower but tastes like a mild sweet broccoli. It wins the prize as one of the most attractive vegetables you'll ever see. It truly is a flower. Unlike cauliflower that has a bumpy, one-dimension surface, the Romanesco is nature's version of a fractal or geometric pattern. The multiple buds each form concentric logarithmic spirals with the largest spirals on the outside and smaller ones in the center that jut out from the surface. Its huge spiral is made up of buds that are mini-spirals.
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Animal Agriculture Alliance Sees Red;
Mobilizes to Battle Meatless Monday


But the cowboys in the meat industry with so much at "steak" were not going to roll over on the way to the slaughterhouse. They fought back in 2011 with the Animal Agriculture Alliance at the vanguard of the battle. The Alliance approached college campus clubs to tell agriculture's story at their locales. They were searching for a group on each campus to become an "agvocate" for agriculture by hosting a Meet Your Meat event at the college.
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Aunt Nettie Creates a Mighty Sticky Pie

Now, there ain't no one don't like a l'il dessert. Ain't that right? So I'll be fixin' a pie or two--actually more 'n that--but here's one o' my best pies that's jes packed ta the brim with nuts an' dried fruits.

Can you believe I don't make this pie jes any time o' year? No siree--it's only fer holiday time an' that's what it is. Now y'all know that all year long I been talkin' a heap 'bout savin' money and cookin' up dinners that's healthy and still mighty cheap.
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Norwegian Army Fights Global Warming
By Going Meatless on Mondays

Norway's military is taking drastic steps to ramp up its war against global warming. The Scandinavian country announced its soldiers would be put on a vegetarian diet once a week to reduce the military's carbon footprint.

"Meatless Monday's" has already been introduced at one of Norway's main military bases and will soon be rolled out to others, including overseas bases. It is estimated that the new vegetarian diet will cut meat consumption by 150 tons per year.
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Tornadoes Hit Southern California

Because this time of year is so very special, we tend to go to greater efforts to plan a menu that measures up to the expectations of the occasion. We satisfy our hunger with the everyday foods during the rest of the year, but for holiday time--well, we aim a little higher and try new recipes that look and taste extra special.

This sumptuous yuletide dish makes a dramatic, showy presentation on the holiday table. It's a winning entrée for those with an inquisitive palate because its deliciously complex flavors present a fun challenge to guess the hidden ingredients.
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Usher in the New Year With a Soirée
Or a Daytime Bash




Whether our New Year celebration bids farewell to the "old" year on New Year's Eve or welcomes in the new year on New Year's Day, we can bet the celebrants will be in a festive mood and ready for some tasty bites and zesty beverages.

We plan to start the New Year's Eve gatherings on the late side, often about nine or even ten in the evening. That's because many friends enjoy going out to dinner before the party and joining together afterward for nibbling on finger foods, tidbits, and some New Year spirit.
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Have the Time of Your Life at Lyfe


Though the restaurant is not all vegan, most of the offerings can easily be made vegan. Many items are gluten-free as well.

And it's a beauty! The walkway leading to the restaurant entrance is lined with an herb and vegetable garden on one side and fresh greens with multiple varieties of kale, mustard, and chard on the other. Surrounded by these vigorous looking, fresh, and health-promoting foods, we knew we would find the good stuff here and were pumped up in anticipation of a very special meal waiting inside.
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Red and Processed Meat Increases Colorectal Cancer Risk

People with a common genetic variant who consume red or processed meat may increase their risk of colorectal cancer. This is according to a study presented at the annual American Society of Human Genetics 2013 meeting.

Furthermore, the US researchers say they also found another specific genetic variant that suggests eating more fruit, vegetables and fiber may lower the risk of colorectal cancer.
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Meatless Monday: An Initiative We Should All Support

If we are judged by the company we keep, we are in good company. Vegetarians in Paradise bedfellows turn out to be an impressive group of organizations interested in public health.

The roster of organizations includes Columbia University Mailman School of Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and Syracuse University Newhouse School of Public Communications. They're all on board to promote Meatless Monday, a campaign to improve national health and benefit the environment. We would like to urge our readers to join us in bringing this message to the attention of the public.
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