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Westside Santa Cruz New Leaf: food, coffee, cooking, and wine events--some free

Organic, Santa Cruz-based New Leaf Community Markets has a wide array of upcoming food, coffee, wine, and cooking events, and some are even free!...

Blueberries--keep them in your kitchen year round

If you’ve been to Safeway in San Jose this week, you’ll notice that the early-season blueberries are here and on sale, buy 1, get1 free...

The Beauty of Water

Your body is estimated to be about 60-70% water. Naturally, this means your muscles, lungs, organs, brain, and, well, anything you have in your...

Make every bite count

I can remember a time when my snacks consisted of red vines, potato chips, movie theatre popcorn, snickers bars, mocha almond fudge ice cream and...

How many colors can you eat?

I have a funny way of creating a balanced meal and it has nothing to do with the USDA's so-called "food groups". Instead, my method...

Eco-friendly and healthy lip balms straight from your kitchen

Dermal absorption or transport of harsh chemicals from the outer surface of the skin both into the skin and into the systemic circulation can occur...

Making it through the holidays

For a long time, I dreaded the holiday season. I loved spending time with my family and showering my kids with presents from Santa, but the thought...