Do you ever choose a book by its cover? How about buying wine by its label? I'll confess: I do it all the time. In fact, sometimes I pick wine by the name. If I'm heading to my book club meeting and the book is, say, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" and I see a wine that is … [Read more...]
Whole Foods Oxnard Celebrates Local Flavor and Design
A new Whole Foods Market opened in Oxnard last week at The Collection, a shopping destination anchored by Target, a 16-screen movie theater, and (coming soon) H&M. Everything is so recent there that the complex practically sparkles with its shiny fresh-out-of-the-package … [Read more...]
Mother Nature’s Meat – Hearst Ranch Beef at Local Whole Foods Markets
When you bite into a juicy cheeseburger, do you think about the source of the beef? When the cheese is oozing out of the sandwich and the juice drips down your chin, do you wonder about the health of the cattle that gave you this meat? Or how far the harvested beef had to travel … [Read more...]
Introducing Lucy’s – Safe, Tasty Cookies and Treats [Giveaway]
Last month I attended a lovely little event at the amazing Whole Foods store in Pasadena hosted by Savvy Sassy Moms. I must confess I haven't yet been to the location in Thousand Oaks, but if it's half as large and full of amenities as its Pasadena counterpart, well, I'm going to … [Read more...]
Eat Your Greens to Give Some Green at Whole Foods on September 9
Ah, salad. So good for you (sometimes) and so tasty (sometimes), especially when someone else made it for you (yes, please). The next best thing to someone making it for you is a well-stocked and attractive salad bar. Easy to slap something wonderful together. Something that … [Read more...]