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Featured Recipes: Get a Healthy Start with Hangover Soup and Roasted Brussel Sprouts
Note: If you overindulge this holiday season one of the best things you can have is soup. The salt helps replace sodium and potassium lost after drinking. Hangover Soup Ingredients: 4 strips bacon, chopped 1 cup finely chopped pork loin 1 small onion, finely chopped 1 1/2 cups crushed tomatoes 1/2 cup finely chopped
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Christmas Extravaganza at Market Creek Plaza
(San Diego) On December 24, 2013, Shaback Incorporated & Dr. Netreia D. Carroll hosted its 19th Annual Christmas Extravaganza at Market Creek Plaza. The organization’s goal was to share 250,000 gifts, resources, and necessities with 8,000 low income residents all residing in San Diego. Many families received computers, groceries, bikes, free dining certificates and Christmas trees.
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Feature Holiday Recipe: Roast BEAST!
How the Grinch Stole Christmas is one of my favorite children’s books for the holidays. This recipe is really just a roast beef that requires a little more time and effort. The kids might complain about the wait, but they’ll be talking about the “Roast Beast” until they see their presents. Ingredients: 3 lb.
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Debbie Allen Dance Academy's "The Hot Chocolate Nutcracker" Wins National Nutcracker Award
Debbie Allen Dance Academy’s The Hot Chocolate Nutcracker at Royce Hall at UCLA in Los Angeles has been named winner of the 7th Annual Goldstar National Nutcracker Award. The Hot Chocolate Nutcracker, which competed with approximately 60 other productions of The Nutcracker across the country, receives “The Nutty” statuette as well as a cash prize to benefit the organization’s
Featured Recipe: Christmas Morning Breakfast Orange Pecan French Toast
This French Toast with a twist is perfect for Christmas morning! Ingredients: 4 eggs, lightly beaten 1/4 cup orange juice concentrate 1/2 cup milk 1/2 cup finely ground pecans 1/2 teaspoon vanilla 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon Pinch of nutmeg Ten 1-inch-thick slices of french bread Garnish: Unsalted butter Maple syrup Powdered sugar Directions: 1)
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FEATURED RECIPE: Harissa-Crusted Pork Crown Roast
This recipe is both visually creative and appetizing. It would be a conversation-starter at a holiday dinner because it adds height to the table. Ingredients: 1 (8 1/2-pound) crown roast pork, tied, bones frenched 7 dried New Mexico or pasilla chiles (1 1/2 ounces), stemmed and seeded 2 dried ancho chiles (1/2 ounce), stemmed and
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Reginald Hudlin and Philip Gurin To Executive Produce 45th NAACP Image Awards
(Via Press Release) LOS ANGELES, CA (DECEMBER 18, 2013) – Industry veterans Reginald Hudlin and Phil Gurin have been named co-executive producers of the 45th NAACP IMAGE AWARDS, it was jointly announced today by the NAACP and TV One. Winners will be revealed during the two-hour star-studded special to air live from the Pasadena Civic Auditorium
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There's Some Really Good Holiday Music Out There!
Without question, there’s some really good Holiday songs out there! Beautiful songs performed by a string of talented artist’s that carry a spiritual vibe that brightens the mood and sweetens the soul. One of my personal favorites is, the Jackson 5’s version of “Santa Claus is Coming to Town.” The funky, pop groove reminds
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FEATURED RECIPE: Avocado Egg Salad
Note: What could make Egg Salad better? Avocado! You might want to make extra because its color alone is going to attract attention. Avocado Egg Salad Ingredients: 6 avocados – peeled, pitted, and cubed 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice 5 hard-cooked eggs, chopped 1/2 red onion, minced 1/2 cup light mayonnaise 1 tablespoon milk 3
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