Lifestyles

Food on the Hill: Fettuccine Alla Puttanesca

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This Week’s Recipe: Fettuccine Alla Puttanesca
 
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.com
 
Ingredients:
 
1 pound of spaghetti, cooked and drained
5 tablespoons of olive oil
3 cloves of garlic pressed
1 to 2 ounces of anchovy fillets
½ to 1 teaspoon red chili flakes
6 Roma tomatoes cut up or 10 oz of good canned chopped tomatoes
1 cup of black olives, pitted and chopped in half
½ cup Kalamata olives, pitted and chopped in half
2 tablespoons of capers
2 tablespoons tomato paste
Chopped basil, for garnish
 
Directions:
 
Fry the garlic in the olive oil for 30 seconds.
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‘The Performance Myth’ at TOTH Sunday

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Lisa-Jo Dunham, Lisa Rothrock, and Jennifer Griffin of the Generations Band performing at Trinity on the Hill. Photo by TK Thompson
 
The Generations Band from left, Joe Fawcett (lead guitar), Maryann Blackhart (projection), Lisa-Jo Dunham (vocalist), Lisa Rothrock (vocalist), Jennifer Griffin (vocalist), Joash Inoferio (drummer), Jason Osborn (bass guitar), Mark Hartman (sound), and Rick Rothrock (video). Photo by TK Thompson
 
The Performance Myth
By Maryann Blackhart

Christmas is coming—hooray! The Generations service at Trinity on the Hill Episcopal Church is this Read More

Christmas Bazaar for Children Saturday

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TOTH Children’s Bazaar 2012. Photo by David Griggs

TOTH news:

Trinity on the Hill Episcopal Church, 3900 Trinity Dr., will hold its annual Children’s Christmas Bazaar 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Dec. 7 in Kelly Hall. 

The Bazaar is held for children kindergarten through 6th grade to shop for their family and friends. “Elves” are available to help children shop and free gift wrapping is available. The best part of the Bazaar is that parents are not allowed in Kelly Hall. Parents are banished to a café style atmosphere where coffee and treats are served.

Gift items are priced very reasonably Read More

How the Hen House Turns: Dogs Can Taste That Stuff

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How the Hen House Turns: Dogs Can Taste That Stuff
Column by Carolyn A. (Cary) Neeper, Ph. D.

Have you ever tasted dog food? Wow. Bland. I had to learn the hard way that dogs can taste that stuff. I wondered, because DeeDee and Scooter have always snarfed the dry biscuits down as if they’d never see food again.

Now I know why. It was because they probably survived on their own for a week at age two or three months (after the fire in 2000) by eating whatever—or whenever a kind person responded to their big eyes and smudgy black and white spots would give them.

Once, when I wanted to see if they would self-limit, Read More

On Horizon: First Organic Solid Waste Powered Community

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Artist Taylor Baldry created this Save the Waste watercolor for the PLACE efforts. Courtesy/PLACE

PLACE News:

PLACE, which gave presentations in Los Alamos over the last couple of years is now closer than ever to building the world’s first community powered by organic solid waste. 

Imagine homes, makers’ spaces, and businesses being powered in a closed-loop system: waste makes power, community makes waste, which makes more power, and so on. No other municipality is using its organic waste in this way.

This first E-Generation project has the potential to truly change the Read More

Holiday Gala Designed for Small Groups and Businesses at Buffalo Thunder Dec. 13

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HSFB News:

  • Gourmet Meal, Cocktails, Live Music and Gift Giveaways

 

SANTA FE – Just in time for the holiday season, the Hilton Santa Fe Buffalo Thunder has wrapped up the perfect party for small businesses and last minute party planners. This event will be held at 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 13 in the elegant Pueblo Ballroom.
 
“We see this as an opportunity to step up to the plate and fill a gap in services to small business owners,” said Peter Lovato, director of catering at the Hilton Santa Fe Buffalo Thunder. “They want to say thank-you to their staff for a job well-done in 2013. By providing this
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Ladies Auxiliary Hosts Christmas Arts and Crafts Fair

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LALA News:

The Ladies Auxiliary of Los Alamos is sponsoring a Christmas Arts and Crafts Fair to raise money for donations to needy families, a Santa Fe soup kitchen and a state orphanage. 

The fair is 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 7 at the Knights of Columbus Hall. There are a variety of vendors signed up with many different items to sell. 

This will be a great opportunity for some additional Christmas shopping. The Ladies Auxiliary will also have a hot breakfast and lunch available for all the hungry shoppers.

The Ladies Auxiliary is a charitable and social organization of Catholic Read More

Elks, American Legion and VFW Serve Community Thanksgiving Meal

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The Los Alamos Elks in conjunction with the American Legion and VFW treated community members to a traditional Thanksgiving meal Thursday at the Elks Lodge, 1601 Trinity Dr. The meal was served free of charge and has rotated between the three organizations annually for at least 20 years. Photo by Leland Lehman/ladailypost.com

Photo by Leland Lehman/ladailypost.com

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Breakfast with Santa Dec. 7

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Kiwanian John Arrowsmith scrambling eggs and flipping flapjacks at last year’s Breakfast with Santa event. Courtesy photo

KIWANIS News:

The annual Breakfast with Santa, sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Los Alamos is set for 7-11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 7 at the Betty Ehart Senior Center.

The breakfast is free. In return, attendees are requested to donate either non-perishable food items or money. Food collected will be used by LA Cares to feed local families in need. Money donated will be used for the Kiwanis/CYFD Foster Children Christmas Party. Any money left over from the Foster Children’s party Read More

Skin Care Column: Conquering Rosacea

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Skin Care Column: Conquering Rosacea
By JUNE ENGLISH

Rosacea is a condition of excess blood (hyperemia) characterized by congested capillaries (erythema) and permanent capillary widening ordilation (telangiectasia).

Studies have shown that blood flow from the face via the veins to the brain, are suppressed in patients with Rosacea. Therefore, a functional impairment of blood flow and abnormal vascular response to heat and other stimuli may create changes in the facial skin leading to the disease. This is a serious condition that leads more than 13 million people to their dermatologists Read More