Lifestyles

Kokoman Hosts Weekly Wine Tasting

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Kokoman Fine Wine & Liquor, 34 Cities of Gold Road in Pojoaque, has begun hosting a free wine tasting 4-7 p.m. every Saturday. From left, Floor Manager Steve Martinez, Sean Moore of National Distributing Company and Kokoman owner Keith Obermaier attend to the crowd that turned out last Saturday including folks from Los Alamos. Kokoman offers the largest selection of beer, wine and spirits in New Mexico with more than 3,500 wines, 800 beer choices, 120 single malt scotches, 225 types of vodka, 230 types of tequila, 136 types of rum and 20 varieties of keg beer. Photo by Carol A. Read More

Food on the Hill: Crème Brulee Pie

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This week’s Recipe:

Crème Brulee Pie

Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.com

It took me three tries to get this pie to turn out. Sometimes everyone has trouble in the kitchen. The first try never congealed. It was a wet mess! The second filling was boiled too long and went into the hard cracked stage of sugar, and had a deep burned taste. The third time was the charm. You must watch the sugar boiling. You have about 15 seconds of a window that it needs to come off the stove top before you have over-cooked it.

I start with a freezer pie crust. Thaw it for about 10 minutes and press the areas together Read More

How the Hen House Turns: Turkey Two

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How the Hen House Turns: Turkey Two
Column by Carolyn A. (Cary) Neeper, Ph. D.

Turkey Two, these days, like Turkey One, barks at me when I open the back door, but it is only one small sound in a chorus of demanding honks, croaks, and quacks from the pen, insisting, “Let us out of here. Now!”

Since Turkey Two never quite bonded with me, the whole pecking order thing took a bad turn when she matured. Having been raised by a devoted white Silkie chicken, Turkey Two knew me only as a big female creature who daily invaded her territory and stole eggs from all the birds.

Her challenge, Read More

White Rock Baptist Church Vacation Bible School Starts Monday

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WRBC News:

White Rock Baptist Church will hold its annual Vacation Bible School next week, 8:45 a.m. to noon June 17 through June 21.

All children ages four years old through sixth grade are welcome. 

This year’s theme is Colossal Coaster World, and children will learn about facing fear and trusting God. 

The church will host VBS Family Night, Friday June 21, which will include a short music program and a barbecue dinner for children who attend VBS and their families. White Rock Baptist Church is at 80 N.M. 4 in White Rock. 

Register for VBS online at www.wrbcnm.org or call Read More

Hygea Health Bite: 4 Simple Ways to Stay Healthy at Work

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Hygea Health Bite
By LISA C. BAKOSI

4 Simple Ways to Stay Healthy at Work

Is your office to blame for your muffin top? Trying to be healthy in an unhealthy workplace can be tough.

Over the years, I have been the unhealthy slug in the office and I have also been the annoying healthy one that people loath at parties. This column includes a few of my top strategies for staying healthy without becoming the annoying health nut at work. 

Keep a water bottle at work…

Water, in my opinion, is the easiest healthy habit to get into and it has the fastest payoff. You need at least half of your body weight in ounces Read More

Food on the Hill: Very Garlic Pasta

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This week’s Recipe:
 
Very Garlic Pasta
 
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.com
 
Ingredients:
5-8 cloves garlic, pressed
3/4 cup olive oil
2 Tablespoons rice vinegar
1 can sliced black olives
2/3 cup red onion, chopped
1/2 cup bacon, cooked and crushed
1 cup celery, chopped6 to 8 oz sharp cheddar cheese(I like Grafton, 2 year aged stock.) You can use the aged Tillamook cheese as a replacement. This must be made with aged cheddar or it will not taste right.

Directions

Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.com
 
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.com

Mix together Read More