Lifestyles

Food on the Hill: Seafood Omelet

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This Week’s Recipe: Seafood Omelet

Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.com

Ingredients:

Eggs
Mushrooms, sliced
About 12-15 small squares(1/2″) of cream cheese, cutting is hard, colder is better
Spinach leaves
Caramelized onions
Imitation crab
Small pieces of shrimp, cooked
Fresh chives
Hollandaise sauce

Directions:

Have all your ingredients ready before you start each omelet.

 Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.com

Flash fry the mushrooms for about a minute on very high heat with a little butter. Set aside. Beat your eggs with a whisk until a little frothy. Spray the fry pan Read More

How the Hen House Turns: Dogs and Christmas Trees

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How the Hen House Turns: Dogs and Christmas Trees
Column by Carolyn A. (Cary) Neeper, Ph. D.

Dogs know it’s that time again. When the Christmas tree lights go on and the packages appear, they are eager to be in the living room. They sniff around everything – the candles, the ornaments, every package – and they know which one is theirs.

Even if we must be gone for the holiday, we set up a tree and have Christmas together when we can─DeeDee and Scooter and Don and I. But this year I made a mistake.

This Christmas DeeDee and Scooter were more alert to the promises wrapped in bright paper. Read More

Pain Free Athlete: Practice Extreme Self-Care this Holiday Season

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Pain Free Athlete
BY JESSICA KISIEL

Practice Extreme Self-Care this Holiday Season

During the holidays when the pace of our lives accelerates with more commitments and longer to do lists the first sacrifice we often make is ourselves. Many of my clients have difficulty exercising regularly, eating healthy, and managing stress at this time of year.

In her book, “Take Time for Your Life“, Cheryl Richardson uses the phrase extreme self-care. She states that “extreme self-care is the foundation of a rich and fulfilling life.”

What keeps us from taking the best care of Read More

Tour Top Open House Sunday Afternoon

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REAL ESTATE News:

Tour a top open house 12:15-2:15 p.m., this Sunday at 4 Apache Plume in Los Alamos.

The Los Alamos Daily Post features a weekly section highlighting the open houses throughout Los Alamos, White Rock, Jemez Springs and Santa Fe.

Photographs, details and a map depicting the location of each open house are included in this weekly section.

Click on the map to read details about the featured homes. Print out a copy of the map before heading out to tour the open houses or pull up the map on a smart phone or ipad from the road!

Click on the Real Estate Section “red button” near the Read More

No RTD Blue Bus Service Christmas or New Year’s Day

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RTD News:

The North Central Regional Transit District (NCRTD) has announced that the RTD “Blue Buses” will not be in service on Wednesday, Dec.25 and Wednesday, Jan.1 in observance of the Christmas and New Year’s holidays respectively.

NCRTD regularly scheduled bus service throughout north central New Mexico including Los Alamos, Rio Arriba, Santa Fe and Taos Counties will run as normal on the days preceding and following each of the holidays.

The North Central Regional Transit District provides free bus service Monday through Friday to a service area that encompasses over 10,000 square Read More

Christmas Musical at TOTH Dec. 24

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Scene from Trinity on the Hill Christmas musical. Photo by TK Thompson

Scene from Trinity on the Hill Christmas musical. Photo by TK Thompson

TOTH News:

Q: Where do you find a group of sheep rapping about taxes, a hyperactive angel choir director, a grumpy centurion, the Prophet Isaiah and lots of Christmas songs?
A. In “The Light of God,” this year’s Trinity on the Hill Christmas Musical.

The musical, based on the Gospels of Luke and Matthew, follows the residents of Nazareth, including Mary and Joseph, an angel choir, and a group of shepherds, as they prepare for the coming Read More

IHM Thanks Community For Another Successful Angel Tree Program

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Angel Tree at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church on Canyon Road. Courtesy/IHM

Presents fill the foyer of Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church on Canyon Road. Courtesy/IHM

By Immaculate Heart of Mary
Angel Tree Program Committee

Thank you so much to our parishioners at Immaculate Heart of Mary Angel Tree Program and members of the community who purchased and wrapped gifts for more than 500 children. In addition, St. Francis of Assisi School in Lumberton received gifts of school, office supplies, sports equipment and TV for the classrooms. 

Volunteers help gather gifts. Courtesy/IHM Read More

Los Alamos Taxi: A Solution for Holiday Transportation Needs

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Staff Report

Visitors and locals without a car, as well as those that don’t drive used to be in a bind in Los Alamos. There’s no bus service or other transportation available after 7 p.m. or on weekends. Non-drivers who need to leave the Hill to catch a plane or train were also facing a problem. Enter Los Alamos native Cindy Capelli and Los Alamos Taxi. Capelli, who also owns New Mexico Wine Tours, started Los Alamos Taxi a year ago to meet these needs.

This holiday season, travelers have the option of traveling to the Albuquerque or Santa Fe airports or the train station in one of Capelli’s vehicles. Los Read More

Solstice Gathering at Unitarian Church Saturday

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UNITARIAN CHURCH News:

The Unitarian Church of Los Alamos will hold its annual Solstice Gathering at 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 21 in the church parking lot. The outdoor ritual is for all ages and open to all faith traditions. 

At this simple ceremony, the group will create a spiral of light as they honor the darkness, celebrate the return of the light and join in singing and fellowship.

A gathering with cider and treats follows indoors. Those attending are invited to bring something to share. Dress warmly. Everyone is invited to mark the turning of the year at the Solstice Gathering

For more information, Read More

Owner Says Los Alamos Subway Opening Late January

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Subway owner intends to open in late January. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com

 

By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post
 
The owner of the Subway restaurant on Central Avenue told the Los Alamos Daily Post Tuesday afternoon that he will open for business in late January.
 
Larry Singh explained that renovation and remodeling underway since early summer has been extensive in the former Don Taylor Photography space just east of 15th Street.
 
“We are making the restaurant very nice with higher upgrades,” Singh said.
 
His first Subway restaurant
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