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Mod Ikebana Succulent-Style Plant Meditations At Pigment San Diego

Mod Ikebana Succulent-Style Plant Meditations At Pigment San Diego

Pigment is the San Diego mecca of everything small batch, artisinal, thoughtfully crafted, quirky, mod, Bohemian, organic, vibrant, natural and beaming with plant life. Situated along the growing artsy block of 30th Street in the heart of North Park, Pigment is a mod Bohemian’s dream. On our recent visit, Milan beelined into the tee-pee in the front “living room” while I ran around…

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End Of Summer In The Garden Eats Garden

End Of Summer In The Garden Eats Garden

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Happy Fall Equinox Although It's Almost 90 Degrees

Happy Fall Equinox Although It’s Almost 90 Degrees

84, 82, 91, 81, 90… Hardly feels like fall equinox here in SoCal. The vacationers have gone back to wherever they’re from while the locals are quickly reclaiming the beach and waves. There is little other visual evidence that fall has arrived. No Uggs, no pumpkin spice lattes, no changing leaves, no rain boots- nope, none of that in sight.

Instead for us SoCal locals, we’re eating guavas, riding…

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SoCal Heatwave Calls For Cold Andalusian Soup

SoCal Heatwave Calls For Cold Andalusian Soup

It’s hot. No, it’s flaming. And, today it’s humid like the tropics. Not a favorable combo for enticing that appetite is it?! The thing is, you’ve got to eat- you’re sweating minerals by the minute. Great if you’re juicing everything in sight like us, but it’s not enough- you need some fat. Get some cold soup in your life today.

And, slow down. The heat is always a good reminder to give…

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Science Approves My Kimchi 

The difference between standard fare kimchi and “functional” kimchi is this here little concoction. Functional foods are those aimed at improving or preventing particular health concerns that have been tested both clinically and in the lab to:

1. contain the nutrient levels they claim to and

2. bear evidence that those nutrients achieve a hypothesized clinical goal…

Functional translates to food…

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Coffee + Adrenal Tonic Shrub

My great-grandmother made shrubs of all sorts- likely to keep up with the boxes of produce my great-grandfather brought home from working at The Rochester Public Market- there was no chance she was going to throw away extra fruits or vegetables- so into soups, stews and apparently shrubs they went.

Seems every bar you visit offers a house-made shrub now, and why not, they’re another way to up…

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Teaching Culinary Cocktails at Matthew Kenney Culinary in Venice Beach

The last time I taught culinary cocktails at the Matthew Kenney Culinary Schoolin Los Angeles I had a blast experimenting with raw vegan cheese, unfiltered wine and fresh, raw kombucha {not to mention their artist/raw chef, Scott Winegard hand-crafted a divine vegan cheese plate to accompany our unfiltered Rosé for after class!}. Of course when education director and friend, Megan Dunn…

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Five New Super Greens to Grow

If you have a home garden, you’ve probably grown lettuce, kale, spinach or chard. We tend to stick with what’s done well in the past, but this year why not try something new? Maybe you’re curious about some other varieties but weren’t sure of their taste or if they’re easy to grow. Either way, if you haven’t ordered your seeds yet, don’t fret. Go online and check out what’s new to you. We’ll…

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