The first cookbook I ever owned was Adele Davis’ Let’s Cook It Right, and to this day I still use some of her recipes. I’d been raised in a meat ‘n’ potatoes family, so many of her ideas were very eye-opening for me. I’ll never forget my first bowl of granola with wheat germ and [...]
Archive for April, 2012
Cooking for Earth Day
Tuesday, April 24th, 2012Film: People v. The State of Illusion
Tuesday, April 24th, 2012A film by Austin Vickers
Review by Abigail Lewis
If you’re wondering why you sometimes feel overwhelmed, it might be that each one of us receives an estimated 4 billion bits of sensory information a day. These are transmitted to the brain, which then filters them into an internal representation, or experience of events based on earlier [...]
Death Takes Us Back to the Land
Tuesday, April 24th, 2012 “Green” used to mean inexperienced. Now it can describe the ultimate life experience.
By Katie Sandberg
Angelenos intrigued with living lightly on the planet are accustomed to confronting challenges. Whether it’s buying Fair Trade products or consuming less animal protein to reduce our environmental impact, we’re willing to go that extra step—to think about not just [...]
Outdoor Places of Prayer
Tuesday, April 24th, 2012By Shari Cohen
As a blazing summer sun drops behind the mountains giving way to a muted orange and gray sky, members of the Malibu Jewish Center & Synagogue welcome in their holy day of rest at Malibu’s Westward Beach. Shabbat blessings are recited over wine and bread, candles flicker across the sand, and grandparents, parents, [...]
Get Some Sleep
Tuesday, April 17th, 2012Even with a calming bedtime ritual, the stresses of 21st century life, not to mention the economic roller coaster of the last few months, are enough to keep anyone tossing and turning. Whatever your concerns— job insecurity, dwindling 401K, or even (perish the thought) swine flu—you need your sleep to help you stay productive, optimistic [...]
Simple Steps to Save the Rainforests
Tuesday, April 10th, 2012by Kim Henderson
It’s April—and the Northern hemisphere is experiencing the delight of waxing daylight and warmer temperatures—the joy of spring. It’s also the month that our big blue planet receives some much-needed focus and attention on Earth Day, April 22, and Arbor day, April 28. While eco-friendly celebrations abound, contemplating the state of our [...]
Film: The Face
Monday, April 9th, 2012Written and directed by Elizabeth Browning
If you live in an urban center of the United States and make it to the age of 40, it’s almost guaranteed that at some point you’re going to look in the mirror and be appalled to see a few wrinkles, or as one ingenuous three-year old described this writer’s [...]
Just Say No to GMO
Wednesday, April 4th, 2012California’s labeling ballot could change the way our country eats
