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What Are Some Healthy Treats for Trick or Treaters?
Good Questions
Q: For Halloween, I want to be able to offer some treats but can't justify giving out unhealthy junk food to our youth. At the same time, some parents are also cautious about letting their kids eat homemade treats that they don't recognize.
Can you recommend any healthy Halloween options from organic or health food producers that kids would still like?
Sent by Monica
Editor: Monica, our inner 9-year-old tempts us to say, hey — it's Halloween! Let it be, and make some neighborhood friends by being the one who gives out full-size candy bars.
But on the other hand we do agree about junk food. We think that you can flow with the spirit of the holiday (and trust the kids' parents to filter out what's not good for them) by finding some good sweets that will still be welcomed in the treat bags. What about organic, yogurt-covered pretzels? Those are easy to find at Whole Foods or in bulk sections, and they are really delicious without being "too healthy."
One other thought is to give out juice boxes (100% juice only) or small bottles of water, along with a treat. Trick or treating is thirsty work, especially if it's still a little warm where you are, and it's definitely healthy to stay hydrated on the quest for candy.
Readers, what are you giving out for trick or treaters this year, and do you have any thoughts for Monica?
Related: Trick or Treat! What's Your Favorite Halloween Candy?
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My kids were savagely mocking of the neighbor who gave out the little raisin boxes. Halloween is not the time to make a stand against candy or proselytize your food views. Giving a drink is an excellent idea because they probably are thirsty. My favorite vegans give wax lips, but that's a rather pricey option if you have too many treat-ees.
Growing up, my parents were very strict about candy and junk food on a daily basis. However, when holidays rolled around, they knew it was not the time to be stingy. They still wisely limited our candy intake, but remember that this onus falls on the parents of the trick-or-treaters -- not on you.
Even back in the 80's, my parents took away any treats that weren't sealed shut -- this included all homemade or home-assembled treats that didn't come from a neighbor we knew and trusted.
Sadly, the kids won't appreciate your concern for health, and the mindful parents may just throw away your efforts. I'd really advise coming to terms with giving away some junk food one day a year, enjoy the adorable costumes, and leave it to the parents to monitor the candy intake.
@Kate(NC): the only people worse than raisin people were the ones who gave away pennies and religious pamphlets.
I knew a woman who gave out little bottles of holy water. No joke!
What about fruit leather? Trader Joe's has a bunch of different kinds, and while not as cheap as your typical Halloween handout, they're not too expensive. And they're individually wrapped so cautious parents don't have to worry so much.
@ sjbreeze - great idea! I have been thinking along the same lines as the poster (but also agree that kids just want candy).
I was also noticing that there are little bags of organic chips now? Not truly 'healthy' mind you, but still better than the regular ones...
I agree with the other posters -- Halloween is not the day to make a stand against junk food. As a kid, we made fun of the people who gave out raisins or even pretzels.
One friend I know gives away snack sized packets of microwave popcorn, unpopped. She says the kids love it and the parents do too. If you bought a big bulk box it wouldn't be too pricey.
@Emily G., us too. The religious pamphlet people were the worst, though.
If you're that worried about handing out junk, don't hand anything out at all. Kids won't appreciate your efforts, after all. I'd suggest maybe giving out little bags of Jordon almonds or chocolate covered raisins as they have some redeaming qualities, but if it's not sealed, most parents throw it away (despite, interestingly enough, no children ever being poisoned by trick-or-treat candy)
99 cent stores and party supply places also have cool, non-edible treats to give out.....erasers, pencils, crayons, squishy balls, silly putty, etc. I DO agree though....let the kids have some candy on Halloween and let the parents regulate it. My parents were super healthy as well (especially my mom) but even they would let me eat candy on Halloween, per tradition. ;)
If kids weren't constantly subject to treats as they seem to be these days then Halloween could be the treat-fest it is meant to be. I will NEVER stop giving out candy on Halloween. My own memories of it are far too dear, plus having to make the candy last until Christmas!
I really like the fruit leather suggestion. Along those lines, perhaps granola bars - like the kashi ones with chocolate that are still not too bad. Might get expensive, though.
I would assume that if the kids are trick or treating, then their parents don't mind them eating candy. I'd forego the healthy snacks. I'd also think twice about bulk or homemade treats, not for fear of poisoning, but because they don't come with an ingredient list.
I'm not anti-candy on Halloween, but the fruit leather suggestion is a good one for little kids. That stuff is highly coveted by the pre-school set. As is the yogurt in tubes. I don't generally let my daughter have it because it's very sweet (verging on junk food--no, it IS junk food, high-calcium junk food), but she's been lobbying for it for Halloween. Older kids? I don't think they'd go for it.
When I was a kid, we had strict instructions to not accept ANYTHING that wasn't wrapped/sealed. Where I'm from, the anti-junk crowd gave out apples (sometimes caramel or candy apples) and I was always bummed that we couldn't have a caramel apple from a stranger. We had one neighbor, Ted, who made homemade sugar cookies with elaborate royal icing jack o' lantern faces. Those we could have. They looked great. They didn't taste good.
I've been musing on this more and have remembered a few non-candy options that we still got excited about:
Juicy Juice boxes
Capri Suns
$1 gift certificates to McDonald's
Bouncy balls
Temporary tattoos
Why don't we just let kids be kids? 364 days a year are for eating healthy, balanced diets (ostensibly). Let Halloween be for eating way to much candy and getting a sick stomach.
Kazoos would really add fun to the walk. Great idea.
Just wanted to add the savage mocking of the raisins was for in private, afterward. A polite thank-you was required however disappointing the offering.
I don't think these would be considered "healthy," but they are organic and definitely less sugary than most fruit snacks. Annie's Organics makes some really yummy gummy treats for halloween. Normally, those fruit snacks are ridiculously expensive (like $5 for a box of five packets) but during Halloween, they sell boxes of 50 packets for the same price. Not that I really want to admit it, but I try to buy a box for myself around this time of year :) Here's the website so that you can check ingredients and nutrition info:
Anything not individually wrapped will probably get tossed. You really don't want dozens of kids rooting around in anything that's not wrapped up. There are organic / more natural / slightly healthier snack foods but those will set you back a lot more, particularly if you have a lot of visitors.
I'd suggest something like Jolly Ranchers or another type of hard candy. Yeah, they're pure sugar and coloring, but they're small yet long-lasting. They may have also been my favorite back when I was a very, very junk-food deprived child. No, seriously, my parents were the worst. We spent all night trick or treating, then got to pick our 6-10 favorite candies to keep and the rest got tossed out. In the garbage. On Halloween night.
If you have kids, please don't give anything too healthy. I grew up in The Raisin House and it was terribly upsetting. :) I like the temporary tattoos idea. Or Fair Trade chocolate - not necessarily healthy, but you'll be doing some good.
i grew up in the house that gave away apples. if you want to keep kids away, that's the ticket.
I'll pretty much be echoing some other comments, but I volunteered at Boo at the Zoo this year at the National Zoo in Washington DC, and was stationed in the Great Ape House giving out rolls of FruitaBu Smooshed Fruit Twirls (like Fruit by the Foot, but organic). The kids and parents loved them, and I occasionally called it 'Gorilla Food' because Gorillas are vegeterians. I don't know if you could find coupons online to help with the cost, but they were a hit in the Ape House!
I would just be careful not to give out "statement" food - something the kids won't eat, that gets thrown away, and ends up just being wasteful.
They now make chocolate covered craisins in individual funsize packs for halloween. Also, funsize bags of peanut m&m's. A balance between good for you - peanuts and dried cranberries, and chocolate. Don't give away chocolate covered raisins though. A raisin is a raisin regardless.
I'm with Emily Ho. I grew up in the pencils and notepads house. I was ostracized for weeks by kids making fun of my dorky parents.
I'll third the granola bar / fun size bags of pretzels / yogurt ideas, and throw in a suggestion for string cheese. I'm pretty sure kids still love string cheese.
But is someone from Kashi out there? Hey Kashi! Start making halloween themed packs of mini granola bars! I'd hand them out!
Tangledgray - that is horrible! omg after that I would be like "ok well I'm just not going!"
I'm with most of the other posters here... I say, feed your kids healthy throughout the year, don't let them eat all their Halloween candy at once, but geez, let the kids have some fun!
Holidays are "special" days by definition, and that's how I'd encourage my kids to think about treats -- they're for special days, not an everyday thing.
Ooh, please don't give out $1 gift certificates to McDonalds! Anything you can get there for that price (except coffee, maybe?) is probably worse than a candy bar, not to mention that I doubt a lot parents are going to be happy about being pestered to take the kids there to use it/spend more money/buy more unhealthy food.
Halloween is about TREATS, not mini bags of baby carrots. I take my nephews out and trust me - anything that even looks healthy gets tossed out and wasted by them. Save the "kids should eat healthy" message for the other 364 days of the year and give out candy. When I was growing up, the houses that gave out pencils or raisins or pretzels were the ones that got egged or TP'd later that night. :)
Chocolate covered nuts or fruit would work. Maybe sugar-free chewing gum (or a xylitol-based one). But honestly, you don't want to be known as the weirdos who don't give out regular candy. Sweets aren't entirely bad for you. Over-consumption of them is and how much your Halloween visitors indulge is up to their parents to decide.
Whatever you do, avoid giving mini toothbrush and toothpaste kits (the dentist in my neighborhood did this 'til he wised up to the fact that kids started avoiding his house; then he went with sugar-free gum) and cheap little plastic toys which will end up broken or in the garbage.
Sorry, but Halloween is one day a year, and for most kids (er, and a few not-quite-kids-anymore...) it is mostly about getting candy. Well, scares and candy anyway. I'd have been pissed to get anything else.
I know it probably isn't as healthy as you are hoping--but I am giving away microwave popcorn this year. they had a big box of individually wrapped halloween bags of popcorn at sam's club. it didn't end up costing that much more than candy.
last year I gave away goldfish crackers--the trick or treaters were really excited to get something slightly different than candy, but they liked getting something that was still a treat and still recognizable.
what about mini bags of animal crackers? there fun, taste good, and more healthy. Fruit snacks could be a good option as well!
@Icg- those mini goldfish bags are great!
Welch's Fruit Snacks!
Super healthy gummy candies with Vitamins C, A, & E.
They're fat free too and come in these cute little pouches.
I grew up in a strict SDA house so I never really understood Halloween since I wasn't allowed to participate (it being the devil's holiday, um, yeah). I'm not SDA anymore but am big into health and I also started wondering what I would give kids this Halloween. Seems like you can't escape the candy so I'm just going to give in. I figure, if their parents are already feeding them horribly and they're just a part of the growing obesity rates amongst kids, what is one healthy snack from me really going to do to turn that around? They'll probably just throw it away and I would've wasted money and food. So candy it is.
Yogurt weirds me out cause you don't know when that will be put in the frigde.
We always went by our dentist's house (cause he lived close) and he gave toothbrushes and sugar-free gum. Sugar-free gum is basically as delish as regular gum, so the 8-year old kid in me approves that one.
Please no bottled water- what are you teaching the kids then?! Their parents should be prepared with a reusable water bottle!
Welsh's Fruit Snacks are quite yummy, hard candies are a good call, real chocolate has sugar but is good for you in small doses (it's not your fault that they are also downing Resse's.)
But really, I learned moderation from Halloween. I'd get to eat just one or two pieces a day and Halloween and Christmas stocking candy were the few times I had a bunch of candy ever growing up. Try to come up with a decent option you won't feel guilty over, but remember- it's the parents job to teach their children about eating healthy.
Your house is going to get egged (do kids still do that?). Just turn off the lights and they won't ring your bell. I'm the good candy lady, I wrap them in little bags so each child gets four or five apiece). Mom and dad can take care of the rest. Halloween is just as great as Christmas to some kids; don't ruin it:-)
I can't believe nobody has mentioned flat out cash! I remember getting quarters and even sometimes dollar bills!!! I loved getting cash. Then I could put it in my piggy bank.
My church's denominatin (Disciples of Christ) is doing something cool this year, called "Reverse Trick or Treating," where the kids will hand the adults that open their doors on Halloween night a square of fair trade dark chocolate along with information about the social and environmental issues of the cocoa industry. How cool is that!? I love it.
I've given away tattoos, that goes over well, but stickers are loved, especially by little girls, I once had a three year old knock on my door three times looking for more stickers. I give away individual wrapped chocolate chip oatmeal cookies, they do better than i thought they would. I also have little toys, the type you get from a party supply store for goody bags. The kids are usually happy for a change of pace, and toys are usually their first choice, (even in earlier years when i tried giving away oreos, chips or pepsi). The great part is I can hang onto the leftovers til next year.
I agree with those who say Halloween is not the time to concern yourself with controlling junk food. Parents are the ones in charge of such things. They should ration the candy and treats their kids receive or not take their kids to too many houses so that they don't have an ocean of candy at the end of the night.
If you don't agree with passing out sugary treats, then you can simply choose not to participate.
I'm with the other posters - give little fun toy-type treats instead; Target usually has a ton of that stuff. Goldfish crackers are great - I put them in my kid's lunch box as treat. The fruit leather and juice gummies are good as well.
Here's a funny aside - my kids came back from trick or treating all complaining about one particular house. It seems that the resident used the holiday to get rid of all his little bits of junk. Old mints from the bank, unopened chopsticks from a nearby restaurant, a dull used pen, etc. were found in their bags and their friends. They were not amused, but I thought it was sort of funny - they just didn't like getting tricked...
If you don't give candy, you will be made fun of and not liked. Period. I'm sorry, but it would be like expecting to get a Christmas toy and someone hands you a pencil instead (or something equally not toy-like) Halloween= candy, at least to kids, so don't try and put your desire for not giving them candy on them. If you don't want to give candy, turn off the light on your porch and call it a night. Or give a toy like others have said. It won't be liked, but it will at least be appreciated.
When I was small I remember a man gave out temporary tattoos, a small bag of halloween chips and a can of root beer (he worked for Barqs Root Beer) and all of us loved it. Different things can be great but it still has to be fun.
NO HOMEMADE THINGS. Period. Like everyone else seems to agree, parents go through treats at the end of the night and I don't care how sweet you seemed or how good your intentions were, that homemade snack or glove of popcorn is going in the trash. No questions asked.
Again, let kids be kids. They look forward to this all year. Give them candy.


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Kitchen Cupboard Organization: Pop-Top Shelf
We have a lot of very tall bottles in our collections of liquor, oil, and vinegar, and we have to admit that this is a novel way of making room for them in the cupboard! What do you think?
We spotted this at PointClickHome, where it's one of their suggestions for ordering your cupboards. Their point is that if you devote a whole cupboard to really tall bottles, you may not have room for a second shelf. But if you cut a hole or install a little swinging trapdoor in an upper shelf, then you still have an upper layer.
Have you done anything like this to make more room for tall bottles or containers in the cupboard? Do you think this is practical?
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Someone has to explain to me why they didn't simply adjust the shelf. This seems too clever by half.
Erm, nahh. I agree with coggs: adjusting the shelf seems better. And, you'd have to tilt each bottle back in order to pull it out, no?
It looks like a pain to take the bottles out. How can you possibly expect someone that's already half drunk to maneuver around that shelf thingie?
Love the idea, but the execution needs work. I think it would've been better if half of the shelf flipped back in such a way as to be flush with the back of the cupboard. That way you can put the bottles in without any awkward maneuvering. Or better yet, if your cabinets are sufficiently deep, a built-in wine rack-type thing that allows you to store the bottles on their sides.
I too like the idea but don't think it looks easy to get bottles out with the sides still in the way. Why wouldn't you make it so that they part that flips up, flips down instead to hold the other part of the shelf up - you could even have extendable legs if need to reach the bottom of the shelf below.
The setup makes it seem like those bottles will only be there temporarily.
But most people probably keep stuff in the same place in their kitchen. If that cabinet is where they always put bottles of stuff, then the little shelf door will almost always be up.
i agree with the comments above - it would just be easier to A. adjust the whole shelf or B. remove the shelf entirely and replace it with one of those shelf "tables" that takes up half the space
On a tangent note, I saw a picnic basket that had a flip up square so that a wine bottle can peek out the top of the basket. Reminds me of this picture.
I keep tall bottles under my kitchen sink, where there are no shelves. I also keep my pots and pans there. Much better than struggling with too-small cabinets.
Cleaning supplies are in a bucket on the floor of the linen closet.
IMO, the space under the kitchen sink is the most poorly-used space in a kitchen. We think we're supposed to keep 409 and junk under there.
Clean it out and make better use of it. You will be amazed at the results.


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Drinking voltage right now. God I love that stuff. I gave us soda for almost 2 years, although every now and then I would have one but those were far and few. Then one day about a month or 2 ago a buddy hands me a voltage and now I am hooked like a Swede on crack.
while i hate pretty much everything coke makes, vanilla coke was pretty good
"I liked super nova much better. I still yearn for the days of pitch black I&II, and gamer fuel was like liquid gummy bears"
although the god of drinks is still around and not going away any time soon (Code Red>Regular Dew)
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Normal Coke and Relentless for me. Don't like Vanilla Coke myself. I also like ginger beer/ale.


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Loved this recipe. I used tricolor quinoa for visual appeal and substituted leeks chopped very finely for the green onions and cara cara oranges for the blood (no decent blood oranges to be had this year!) If you live near a Trader Joe's, they usually have kumquats starting in late January -- that's where I get mine. I thought the dressing was delightful with spices exactly as listed - but we like Mediterranean/Israeli type spices. I forgot the avocado as well - maybe next time. Be sure to add the beets at the end, just before presentation and they won't bleed into the quinoa. I cut mine in matchsticks and let them marinate in a little bit of the dressing then added them right at the end. Yum. And yes, it definitely takes more than 30 minutes to assemble.
Beet, Blood Orange, Kumquat, and Quinoa Salad
Photo: Anna Williams; Styling: Pam Morris
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Recipe Time
32 Minutes
Nutritional Information
Amount per serving
- Calories: 442
- Fat: 20.7g
- Saturated fat: 2.7g
- Monounsaturated fat: 12.3g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 2.1g
- Protein: 9.1g
- Carbohydrate: 58g
- Fiber: 10.7g
- Cholesterol: 0.0mg
- Iron: 3.9mg
- Sodium: 486mg
- Calcium: 117mg
- Dressing:
- 1/4 cup finely chopped green onions
- 2 teaspoons grated blood orange rind
- 1 teaspoon grated lemon rind
- 2 tablespoons blood orange juice
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons finely chopped cilantro
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/4 teaspoon paprika
- 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- Salad:
- 1 cup uncooked quinoa
- 1 3/4 cups water
- 1/2 teaspoon salt, divided
- 1 cup blood orange sections, chopped (about 4 medium)
- 1 cup diced peeled avocado
- 6 whole kumquats, seeded and sliced
- 2 medium beets, cooked and cut into wedges
- 1. To prepare dressing, combine first 10 ingredients in a medium bowl, stirring with a whisk. Gradually add oil, stirring constantly with a whisk. Set aside.
- 2. To prepare salad, place quinoa in a fine sieve, and place sieve in a large bowl. Cover quinoa with water. Using your hands, rub grains together for 30 seconds; rinse and drain. Repeat procedure twice. Drain well.
- 3. Combine 1 3/4 cups water, quinoa, and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a medium saucepan; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer for 10 minutes or until liquid is absorbed. Remove from heat; fluff with a fork. Combine quinoa, remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt, blood orange sections, avocado, and kumquats in a large bowl, tossing gently to combine. Add dressing; toss gently to coat salad. Spoon 1 cup salad onto each of 4 plates; top each serving with about 1/2 cup beets.
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Beet, Blood Orange, Kumquat, and Quinoa Salad Recipe at a Glance
- COURSE: Salads
- CONVENIENCE: Entertaining
- CUISINE: American
- MAIN INGREDIENT: Fruits, Rice/Grains
- DIETARY CONSIDERATION: Low Cholesterol
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Nets' Joe Johnson snaps scoring drought in win vs. Sixers
Brooklyn, NY, United States (4E Sports) – Joe Johnson scored 22 points, Gerald Wallace had 14 points, nine rebounds and six assists as the Brooklyn Nets beat the Philadelphia 76ers 95-92 Sunday.
Philadelphia jumped out to a 12-4 lead before Johnson called a 20-second timeout with 5:50 left in the first quarter. Brooklyn responded with an 18-0 run, turning an eight-point deficit into a 10-point lead the Nets wouldn't relinquish.
"We just needed to get back in the winning track, especially in our building," said Deron Williams, who added 16 points to help the Nets end a six-game losing streak at home against Philadelphia.
Johnson, averaging 21.0 points in his previous five contests, was held to 11.6 points per game in his previous five versus Philadelphia.
Jrue Holiday led Philadelphia with 21 points, nine assists and six rebounds, Thaddeus Young added 18 points and 10 rebounds and Evan Turner had 15 points and seven rebounds.
In six previous games against the Nets, Philadelphia had won by an average of 10.5 points.
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Stolen begins at overdetermined, makes a pit stop at outright sadistic and winds up in the parking garage of ridiculous even for a movie of this sort.
Full Review | Original Score: 1.5/5
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The deep-rooted silliness makes it hard to take anything in the film seriously. But at least it has the decency never to ask us to.
Full Review | Original Score: C-
In Stolen, [Cage] steals away with nothing; he's simply stalled out.
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Cage is uncharacteristically muted. He seems to have given up on making art long ago; these days, all he wants to do is entertain, and with Stolen, he succeeds, albeit only on the guilty-pleasure level.
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Raise a glass to the most beloved musical of all time! These recipes will help you channel your favorite characters from The Sound of Music—and there's even a kid-friendly mocktail so the whole family can get into the spirit.
Raise a glass to the most beloved musical of all time! These recipes will help you channel your favorite characters from The Sound of Music—and there's even a kid-friendly mocktail so the whole family can get into the spirit.
Drinking is probably frowned upon at the abbey, but you just know the Mother Abbess likes to spend the occasional evening sipping a nice hot toddy while singing "My Favorite Things."
Add the honey and bourbon to a heat-proof snifter or mug. Top with the tea, squeeze the lemon, and drop it in. Add the lavender bitters and stir until the honey is melted. (Recipe courtesy TheKitchn.com)
Sometimes it's just too hard to whip up a batch of pastries after a long day of teaching children to sing. But no self-respecting governess is going to let that stop her from enjoying a crisp apple strudel.
Shake the first five ingredients with ice and fine strain into chilled glass. Carefully float the heavy cream by pouring over the back of a spoon. (Recipe courtesy DiffordsGuide.com)
The first rule of the von Trapp house is discipline…and the second rule is to celebrate Austria in as many ways as possible. Captain von Trapp likes to enjoy the classic Austrian beer Stiegl with some extra ingredients when he's entertaining.
Pour grapefruit juice, vanilla liqueur, and Chambord into a beer flute. Top with beer. Float raspberries on top. (Recipe courtesy Chatelaine.com)
Even Captain von Trapp couldn't disapprove of this faux-champagne mocktail that's perfect for all of the von Trapp children.
Combine ginger ale and juices in a champagne glass. Garnish with frozen grapes and a curly straw. (Recipe courtesy Parenting.com)
Actor Edward Hibbert's favorite cocktail is the negroni. He plays impresario Max Detweiler to the hilt in Lyric's production of The Sound of Music, and this drink is a lot like Max. It's an acquired taste, but you can't hate it—it's much too lovable.
Stir with ice; rim a chilled rocks glass with orange, add ice, and pour the chilled mix. Flame the orange garnish and add to the glass. (Recipe courtesy ColdGlass.com)
Sure, the Captain might have thrown her over for Maria (and because she was a little too willing to compromise her Austrian values). But at least Elsa can nurse her broken heart with this sweet and vibrant concoction.
Place all of the ingredients, except for the strawberry, into a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Vigorously shake the mixture for 35 seconds and then strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish the drink with strawberry and serve immediately. (Recipe courtesy SheKnows.com)
This cocktail will always be happy to meet you at the end of a day or even during a lazy Saturday afternoon. It's clean and bright, with notes of elderflower and citrus.
Pour all ingredients over ice in a cocktail glass. Squeeze in two lemon wedges. Fill with soda water, garnish with lemon wedge or peel. (Recipe courtesy Janelle Mead from Pitch.com)
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The passion, drama, and intrigue of ancient Rome awaits in Lyric's new-to-Chicago production of Mozart's La Clemenza di Tito (on stage now through March 23). Get into the spirit with these beverages inspired by this magnificent opera.
Vitellia and Sesto should have toasted their plan to assassinate the emperor with this blood-red delight. A sweet and spicy concoction, it perfectly captures their all-consuming passion and its tragic consequences.
Combine ingredients in a shaker over ice, shake vigorously and strain into a chilled cocktail glass or over fresh ice in a rocks glass and garnish with a lemon twist. (Recipe from Drew Levinson, Wirtz Beverage Nevada)
Vitellia and Sesto were unsuccessful in their attempt to murder the emperor, but this take on the Bloody Mary reminds us of what might have been.
Combine all ingredients except ice and garnishes in a shaker, fill with ice, shake vigorously, and pour into an 8-ounce glass. If desired, garnish with pickled green beans and a lemon wedge. (Recipe from Chow.com)
In honor of the two trouser roles in La Clemenza di Tito, excellently portrayed by Joyce DiDonato and Cecelia Hall, here's a cocktail that indulges the masculine and feminine sides of the taste spectrum with a good-quality whiskey and a slightly sweet homemade sour mix and maraschino cherries.
Combine the whiskey, lemon juice, lime juice, and syrup. Fill a cocktail shaker halfway with ice and pour in the drink mix 2/3 full. Shake for 15 seconds and pour into four glasses. Add a maraschino cherry and serve ice cold. Note: To make the sugar syrup, bring 1 cup of water and 1 cup of sugar to a boil, and simmer until the sugar is completely dissolved. Chill before using. (Recipe from Ina Garten at Food Network)
All Romans love the distinctive taste of Campari, so you can channel some of the Italian spirit (and toast Emperor Titus's health) with this classic cocktail.
Combine all of the ingredients in a short glass filled with ice and stir. Run the orange peel around the edge of the glass, lightly squeezing to express the oils. Drop the peel into the glass and enjoy. (Recipe from The Kitchn)
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Rossini's comedic classic The Barber of Seville is onstage now at Lyric Opera of Chicago. Channel the characters and composer (and chase away the winter blues!) with these delightful cocktail recipes, but don't count on Figaro to get you out of a jam if you overindulge!
Rossini's comedic classic The Barber of Seville is onstage now at Lyric Opera of Chicago. Channel the characters and composer (and chase away the winter blues!) with these delightful cocktail recipes, but don't count on Figaro to get you out of a jam if you overindulge!
Seville Cocktail
Escape to sunny Seville with this cocktail, which made with sour Seville oranges (named for the Spanish city). Like Rosina, it's well-behaved with a bit of a kick!
Shake all the ingredients vigorously with cracked ice. Strain into a stemmed cocktail glass. Serve. (Recipe from SippitySup.)
Fig-aro, Fig-aro, Fig-aro
The busiest man in Seville deserves a refreshing cocktail after a long day of solving everyone else's problems. This one fuses prosecco and tequila with - what else - figs!
Fill a cocktail shaker with ice and add all ingredients except Prosecco. Shake for 10 seconds and strain into champagne flute. Top with Prosecco. (Recipe from La Cucina Italiana magazine.)
The Tipsy Soldier
As part of the plan to woo Rosina, Figaro convinces Almaviva to pose as a drunken soldier - this strong rum-based cocktail will give anyone the courage to approach their beloved.
Fill old-fashioned glass with crushed ice and then add rum, gin, and lime juice. Top with ginger ale and garnish. (Recipe adapted from Imbibe magazine).
Dr. Bartolo's Dirty Martini
Nothing assists scheming to marry your much-younger ward better than a classic dirty martini.
2 1/2 shots Gin
1/2 shot of brine from cocktail olives
1/8 shot extra-dry Vermouth
Shake ingredients with ice in cocktail shaker and strain. Serve chilled. (Recipe from Food Network's Michael Chiarello.)
Anything for a Dime (aka the Don Basilio)
The hypocritical Don Basilio is Rosina's music teacher-and he's willing to do just about anything if the price is right. Indulge your inner money maker with this appropriately green concoction.
Combine vodka, liqueur, and lemon juice in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake, then strain into a chilled short glass. Garnish with a lime twist and a lemon wedge. (Recipe from Food Network).
The Rossini
Named after composer Giaochino Rossini (a noted foodie!), this cocktail is a take on the classic Bellini.
Place strawberries in the bowl of a food processor fitted with a steel blade and puree until smooth. Strain liquid through fine-mesh sieve to make a seedless puree. Add sugar syrup and Grand Marnier to puree, and refrigerate until very cold. Rub the rim of each glass with orange zest. Pour prosecco into champagne glasses until 3/4 full. Carefully stir 2 Tbsp. puree into each glass and serve very cold. (Recipe by Ina Garten from Oprah.com).
Pictured above (l-r) Alek Shrader as Almaviva bribes Kyle Ketelsen as Don Basilio. Alek Shrader poses as the drunken soldier. Dr. Bartolo (Alessandro Corbelli) attempts to woo Rosina (Isabel Leonard). Photo credits: Dan Rest/Lyric Opera of Chicago.
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you're planning the menu for your holiday gatherings, why not take a cue from
the greatest of all drinking operas—Die Fledermaus—and raise a glass or two? Throw caution
to the wind and drink the night away like Eisenstein, Rosalinde, Adele, Dr.
Falke, and the rest of the delightfully inebria
you're planning the menu for your holiday gatherings, why not take a cue from
the greatest of all drinking operas – Die Fledermaus– and raise a glass or two? Throw caution
to the wind and drink the night away like Eisenstein, Rosalinde, Adele, Dr.
Falke, and the rest of the delightfully inebriated crew. But be sure to enjoy
in moderation – not every law enforcement officer is as tolerant of mistaken
identity and comic confusion as Governor Frank!
Eisenstein's Champagne the
First Cocktail
Just like Eisenstein, this classic cocktail will never change.
3 drops Angostura bitters1 sugar cube 1 ounce cognac 4 ounces chilled champagne
Drop bitters onto sugar cube; let soak in. Place sugar cube in a
champagne flute. Add cognac, and top with champagne. (Recipe from Martha
Adele's Laughing Punch
light and refreshing, the perfect drink for impersonating an actress.
4 bottles chilled champagne 2 cups Grand Marnier 2 cups gin4 large limes
The day before, combine the Grand Marnier and gin in a pitcher
and chill overnight. Just before serving, slice the limes in half and squeeze
the juice into the punchbowl. Add the remaining ingredients. Stir gently and
then float the lime shells. Serve in glasses over ice. (Adapted from Chicagoist).
The Mad Hungarian
Spicy and sweet – several glasses will have you singing the csárdás
with Rosalinde.
2 shots cinnamon whiskey Root beer
Pour two shots of cinnamon whiskey into a highball. Fill with
root beer and serve on the rocks.
Dr. Falke's Revenge
Malort is a famously bitter cocktail and a Chicago tradition.
This drink disguises the taste with the sweetness of elderflower, but the kick
comes at the end, just like Dr. Falke's elaborate revenge.
¾ oz.
Jeppson's Malort
¾ oz. Beefeater Gin ¾ oz.
St-Germain elderflower liqueur ¾ oz.
fresh lemon juice grapefruit
all ingredients in a shaker, add ice, and shake hard. Strain into cocktail
glass. Twist grapefruit peel over glass to extract its essential oils. (Recipe
by Brad Bolt, Bar Deville for the Chicago
And if
you're looking for a little cocktail-themed practical joke that you can play on
an unsuspecting party guest, substitute Malort for any brown-colored liquor in
any cocktail and be prepared for a spit take!
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What Dose Of Neurontin For Peripheral Neuropathy
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Peripheral NeuropathyIntroduction What Is Peripheral Neuropathy? What Causes It? Who Is at Risk? What Are the Symptoms? How Is It Diagnosed? How Do You Prevent It? How Do You Treat It? Concerns for People Over 50 What Can Help to Ask About at a Doctor's Visit? Access to Meds Research The Bottom Line Introduction Some people living with HIV will develop a disease of the nerves called peripheral neuropathy , or PN. It's a common ...
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Dose of neurontinI am not up to 6 pills a day for my neuropathy. I am taking the 300mg pill. I take 3 in the am and 3 in th pm. I don't feel like things are much better. ( I had been on 2 in the morning and 2 in the evening.) Any other ideas ...
Response from Keith Henry, M.D.
University of Minnesota, School of MedicineHigher doses of Neurontin are often used (up to 3200 mg/day). Gabitril is sometimes effective. Topical capsaicin or lidocaine can help. There are studies opening soon in the US by the ACTG looking at a new treatment for HIV related peripheral... Read more »
peripheral neuropathyDear Dr,I was diagnosed in April 2005 with AIDS (21 t-cell & 85K Viral Load). I took my Dr.'s advice and started medication ASAP. I had some resistance to the first class of drugs (sustiva) so he switched me to Kaletra & Truvada which...
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University of North Carolina - Chapel HillDear JA,The HIV medications you are on are not expected to cause peripheral neuropathy. If the symptoms you are experiencing existed even before starting the medications, then that would weigh even more in favor of this not being related to these... Read more »
Are there any meds that do NOT cause Peripheral Neuropathy?Hi there,I have been HIV positive since October 2007. I am healthy and I have been doing well. In November 2011, I decided to start meds because my CD4 count went down to 480 and my viral load was 6,000. So on November 8th, I started complera. After...
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Rocky Mountain CARESHello from one first-born Asian American to another.Sorry for the delayed reply.In thinking about your case, I'd have to conclude that the neuropathic pain that you're experiencing isn't necessarily directly related to your HIV... Read more »
Neurontin treatment for neuroopathyI have been suffering from peripheral neuropathy for some time now -- specifically, very cold (not painful) feet. We've eliminated HAART meds as the cause (no "d" drugs). I've also had an ultrasound doppler to be sure this...
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University of Minnesota, School of MedicineI wouldn't say neurontin has a checkered history. It has demonstrated effectiveness in diabetic neuropathy. There are not many good published studies using neurontin in the setting of HIV-related neuropathy. Neurontin is widely used by many... Read more »
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Seroconversion and Peripheral Neuropathy
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my doctor says that i have Peripheral Neuropathy,but my elizer test is still neg at 8-9months.
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Albany - Albany State held its first basketball practice of the year this week, and Rams coach John I. Davis has a very good reason to be looking forward to the season.
"The most exciting thing about this season is we have coach Cameron back," says Davis.
Assistant coach Chris Cameron left the team in May to take a similar position at Xaiver University in New Orleans, but is back with the Rams after Hurricane Katrina ravaged the city.
Cameron says, "I lost everything. My house was right on the campus of Xavier University, and I lost everything. Haven't had the opportunity to go back and see what's left. I was affected pretty bad."
The former Dougherty High School standout says he was lucky to have somewhere to go.
"I feel blessed to be able to come back and be in a situation where I do have somewhere where I can go back and live, somewhere where I can go back and work."
Even though he had a number of applicants for the job, Davis didn't immediately fill Camerons position, and says everthing happens for a reason.
"For some reason we didn't hire anybody else. And to look up four monthes later, and his office and his keys, and everything is intact. So he's back with us and we're excited about that."
Cameron says, "The office is the same, the job was still available. It's just something that you don't see on an ordinary basis."
While the office may be the same, Cameron's title is different, as he's now the Assistant Head basketball coach.
Cameron has often been named as a likely successor to Davis at Albany State.
Xavier University is planning to re-open for classes in January.
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DETROIT (AP) - A Detroit pastor has been charged with misdemeanor domestic violence involving his estranged wife.
The Wayne County prosecutor's office says the Rev. Horace Sheffield III was arraigned Thursday and released on a personal bond. He also is charged with preventing a crime report.
His pretrial hearing is Feb. 21.
The charges stem from a Jan. 10 incident between Sheffield and DiAnna Solomon at their Detroit home.
Both tell The Associated Press Thursday that they are in the midst of a divorce.
Solomon referred further questions to her attorney.
Sheffield spokesman Adolph Mongo says Solomon and Sheffield struggled over a cellphone when she returned to retrieve some belongings.
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How are millennials changing cities?
The following post is by DJC staff:
Want to know more about the way millennials are changing Metro Vancouver — and other cities around the world, like Seattle?
You can catch a free public talk on the topic next week in Vancouver or watch a live webcast on Tuesday, Sept. 16, starting at 7 p.m.
The speaker is Dr. Markus Moos, assistant professor of planning at the University of Waterloo in Ontario. He will share insights into millennials focusing on their values; housing and commuting decisions; and transportation preferences — especially what this means for employers, developers, planners and other residents.
The talk is presented by TransLink and Simon Fraser University's City Program.
If you want to attend the event it will be in SFU Harbour Center at 515 W. Hastings St. Registration to attend is required.
Millennials are the folks who started to reach early adulthood around 2000 and they outnumber even the Baby Boomers. A press release from Simon Fraser University says there are roughly nine million millennials in Canada and more than 500,000 in Metro Vancouver. They think, communicate, travel and work differently from their parents and grandparents.
SFU offers some stats about millennials:
• More than 25 percent of Metro Vancouver's population are millennials.
• The percentage of young adults living in neighborhoods near transit is two to three times the Metro Vancouver average.
• Living close to downtown is important to millennials in cities across North America — in Vancouver, proximity to transit matters more than to downtown alone.
• Fewer and fewer millennials hold drivers' licenses or own a vehicle, with a more than 10 percent decrease among 25–to-29-year-olds and five percent among 30-to-34-year-olds from 2004 to 2013. Young adults in 2011 used transit 11 percent more than their counterparts in 1999.
SFU says Markus Moos is a planner and assistant professor who does research on the changing economy and social structure of cities. He has examined the factors shaping Canada's housing markets; the changing characteristics of suburbs; and the implications of change on affordability, sustainability and equity.
He lived in Vancouver from 2006 to 2010 and completed his PhD at the University of British Columbia.
Is it time for Seattle to embrace graffiti?
The following post is by DJC staff:
There are ways to add some fun to city streets. What if you could play a pickup game of ping-pong or chess on the way home from work?
CEOs for Cities' blog has a post by Tara Sturm called "Ten Creative Ideas for Energizing Our Streets" that offers lots of ideas and examples: Colored crosswalks, whimsical bus stops, gardens in unexpected places and even graffiti-style art in public places. Here's a three-story example taken on a recent stroll along the High Line in New York.
Check out Sturm's post and add your ideas for things Seattle can do to make our streets more lively, energized and entertaining.
Northgate – what exactly is light rail's urban development responsibility?
On Nov. 17, the DJC published this article I wrote about Sound Transit's Northgate light rail station. The Northgate station is one of three that will be part of Sound Transit's North Link light rail extension, running from the University District to Northgate Mall. The Northgate station is the only one that it above ground. Because of this, and a number of other factors, it is also the most complex of the three. It is designed by Hewitt.
The article centered on the station's design, and was based off a Seattle Light Rail Review
This is from the story:
Julie Parrett, who is on the review panel and the Design Commission, said this station is unique because the area around it is going through a transformation. Northgate was built for cars and a more suburban lifestyle, but today there is a city-wide effort to make it a place that works for pedestrians, residents and the surrounding community.
Thornton Place, she said, has helped set a standard for new development and the station can reinforce that. She said she doesn't view the current design as helping shape a new Northgate.
"These are buildings and projects that are going to last for 50 to 100 years and we can't forget that," she said. "They do have a civic responsibility and right now, I feel like this building is really turning itself inward and not reaching out and not thinking in a conceptual way what its role (is) as a precedent or precursor in this area."
After publication, Ian Hernandez, a friend of mine, posted this comment on my personal Facebook page:
"Speaking of, great article on the North Link Northgate station the other day! Some of those panel comments crack me up - it's like they think that Thornton Place somehow turned that area into a shining jewel of urban transition, when it's really still just a bunch of crapshacks bordered by a giant movie theater and ugly parking garage."
When I went to the last Northgate station open house, the audience members seemed generally pleased with the station design and some even commended Sound Transit for its work. The Light Rail Review Panel was quite critical, but it looks at the project with the eyes of people who have a responsibility of curating the city's future through projects and urban development.
Here's what's sure: The Northgate area is changing and light rail will be transformative, no matter what it looks like. Given these two things, how much does the station's design really matter? Does it need to serve as a bridge to the future or does it just need to be there? In a perfect world, what would you like to see the station look like?
Also, as a sidenote, this station will have restrooms unlike the ones at Brooklyn or Roosevelt.
Also, if you're really intersted in this topic, go to this open house on Dec. 8 at Aljoya Senior Apartments (a part of Thornton Place). Sound Transit says it has drawn up a "few options that show future urban design and development possibilities for this area south of the mall."
Skanska's Seattle development division bodes well for sustainability
One of the hottest real estate stories of the week is the news that Skanska is bringing its commercial development division to Seattle, signifying it sees growth in the regional market.
My colleague at the DJC, Benjamin Minnick, reported the news here. In the story, he reports that
The move is especially notable because Skanska will self-finance all its projects and says it won't necessarily develop projects owners are currently doing, such as apartments in today's times. Instead, the story says Skanska will look at the long term and what is a good buy now.
That's interesting obviously, because of the freedom Skanska has to build what it wants. But it also speaks to the potential for sustainable buildings.
Most developer's green goals are constrained by the cost of super green technologies. I've been told that green projects up to around LEED gold can be done at cost if you begin early. But if you want to go for the super green stuff - net zero energy, Living Building certification, fancy new technologies - there's still a hefty premium, even if there's a huge benefit.
According to the story, Skanska has already said all its projects built locally will meet LEED gold or higher standards, and will be located in urban core areas with strong employment growth. To read the company's sustainability policy, click here (beware- it's pretty overwhelming).
By self-financing its own projects, Skanska, already a leading green general contractor, has the opportunity to do some really incredible things. Additionally, if they plan to hold onto projects for a long time, rather than flip them, they have more of an incentive to invest in green technologies that only pay off over the long term.
I'm curious to see what kind of projects they pursue, what kind of sustainable goals they target, and what kind of green technologies they might choose to pursue that others wouldn't be able to. Of course, they could simply go the LEED gold route. Or they could build something really innovative.
If projects were self-financed and held onto for a longer amount of time, do you think we'd end up with a larger quantity of super green buildings? Or do you think teams would stick to the status quo?
In a perfect world, what would our new waterfront look like?
If you've been paying attention, you know 2010 has been a pivotal year for Seattle's waterfront.
In March, the city awarded a contract for seawall work, worth about $18 million, to a multi-disciplinary team led by TetraTech. At the same time, it sped up the schedule to redesign and redevelop its Central Waterfront Project
Wednesday was the RFQ deadline for central waterfront work. A team is expected to be chosen by the end of September. The budget for design work over the first two years is expected to be about $6 million while the estimated budget for planning and design of the entire project is between $50 and $70 million. It got 30 proposals on the urban design/public space side.
Not to mention the process (or sometimes lack thereof) for the replacement on the Alaskan Way Viaduct, which is crucial to how the city's waterfront will be opened up.
Make no mistake about it, these projects combined will totally reshape our downtown. However, in all the hustle and bustle, it can be really hard to imagine just what that end result will be. Or what it is Seattleites want it to be.
If the city proceeds with the deep bore tunnel option, the goal is for the seawall to be done by the time the bored tunnel is complete, currently scheduled for 2016. Construction on the waterfront work could begin this same year.
The seawall may seem like the smallest of the three but how it is designed and managed will be incredibly important to the foundation of the other two projects. One big push is to create places along the waterfront for the public - for you and I - to interact with the water. Places that aren't separated by physical walls but allow us to connect with water, the cultural backbone of our city.
In June, Bob Chandler, city program manager for the viaduct and seawall replacement, said the city is looking for a seawall that supports the waterfront while providing habitat value and creating space for people to interact with the water. "We have an opportunity," he said. "We need to come up with an approach here that provides protection in a seismic event but that doesn't necessarily mean this is a 35-foot high straight wall. It doesn't mean that at all."
My question is - how do you envision this?
What should it look like? How do you want to interact with the water, related to the seawall? Once the seawall is complete, what would your optimal redeveloped waterfront look like? Sustainably, what should its function really be?
I recently spent my honeymoon in Greece and Turkey. In each city I visited on the water, there were vibrant spaces located along its edge. I couldn't help wondering what it would take to create the same kind of energy in our city: a bustling mix of tourists and locals that waxes on until the early hours of the morning every day. In Greece and Turkey, the answer is built on history, combined with making these spaces centers of tourism and city life.
These are a lot of questions, often without answer. Part of the point of the design process is to come up with that answer, and there will be a number of opportunities to participate in the formal process. One will be a meeting with teams shortlisted for the central waterfront design work at Benaroya Hall on Sept. 15 - mark your calendar. For now, I'd love to hear your thoughts.
Interested in backyard cottages? Event May 24 is for you!
On May 24, Method Homes and Infiniti RED are holding an event that will showcase the work of 35 local architects and designers related to backyard cottages. It should be an interesting time.
At the end of 2009, the city of Seattle legalized backyard cottages on Seattle lots over 4,000 square feet. This
Those who attend the event will see all the design challenge entries, meet the designers, participate in the awards ceremony and enjoy food and drink. A jury including David Cutler of the Seattle City Planning Commission, Robert Humble of Hybrid Architecture and Colleen Groll of O'Brien & Co. will judge the entries. Andrea Petzel, Seattle City Planner, will act as advisor to the judges.
There will be five awards given out. Awards will be given for overall best design, honorable mention for best design, most innovative, most sustainable and most adoptable.
The free event will be at 7601 Greenwood Ave. N. and begins at 5:30 p.m. For more information, contact Brian Abramson at Method Homes at (206) 790.2852 or Infiniti RED at (206) 235.6925. email@example.com.
Vancouver B.C. questions traffic options after Olympics
Over at HugeAssCity on Publicola, Dan Bertolet has a great overview of Vancouver, B.C.'s transportation experience during the Olympics, then connects that to Seattle's current replacement of the Alaskan Way Viaduct debacle. It's an interesting overview, though I have to say the post's comments are possibly even more interesting....
What's greener: high-rises or LEED buildings?
Last week, I attended a Town Hall lecture by David Owen, a columnist at the New Yorker and author of the book 'Green Metropolis.'
Owen spoke about his own experience of living in both Manhattan and in the countryside, and about which is greener (cities because people have everything they need at their fingertips).
But he also said something striking: that big, tall buildings in cities are actually the greenest projects we
For example, Owen discussed Sprint's (now Sprint Nextel) headquarters outside of Kansas City, Mo. The corporate campus, he said, consists of 15,000 employees spread among a 50 building low-rise campus. The space also has 15 parking lots and an underground parking garage, providing one parking space per worker because everyone has to drive to the headquarters in the middle of nowhere. Though the campus was planned before LEED came out, one of the buildings at the site ended up receiving LEED certification. The space also preserves 200 acres of property as open space. How is this a greener situation, he asked, then simply letting the farmland be that had previously existed?
He argued that setting up a business in a location that requires car travel is not green, even if the buildings are certified as such.
Should buildings in the middle of nowhere receive LEED certification? And should organizations that are about sustainability - like the Rocky Mountain Institute and its headquarters in Snowmass, Colo. - be held to a higher level of accountability and locate in a dense area? Or is there value to having great environmentally friendly buildings in the wilderness?
I suppose it comes down to what you prioritize and what you think the future of cities and urban planning is.
In this economy as well, it's worth noting that cities across the nation have vacant high-rise buildings that currently are not at capacity, and are likely wasting large amounts of energy.
What do you think? Is Owen right on or way off base? If Owen is right - and the greenest project is in a city be it LEED certified or not is a high-rise - than should LEED reflect this in its rating system and how so?
Incidentally, his book also argues that New York City is the greenest city in the world. That seemed to touch an interesting nerve at Portland's The Environmental Blog here.
Is this the future of open space?
In the last couple of weeks, I wrote two different articles in the DJC that looked at making public city space more pleasant for the pedestrian. Though one is an ice skating rink and one is a "park boulevard," they are essentially riffs on the same theme.
Both projects are looking at new ways of creating friendly, inviting open space in a dense, urban area. I'm wondering if this is the future of open space in Seattle?
Let's start with the park boulevard. The idea for the park boulevard seems very Scandinavian. If approved by city council, the Seattle Department of Parks andgo here.
The ice rink would go in Occidental Square Park, in Pioneer Square. Though the area is already a park, it's also a center for homeless people to hang out and doesn't alwaysPI, click here. For comments in the Stranger, click here.
I spoke with Donald Harris, property and acquisition services manager at the parks department for the Bell Street story, and he said one of the reasons the park boulevard makes sense is that land is simply too expensive to buy in downtown Seattle to turn into parks. In addition, the department has also had trouble with some of the parks that are there such as Regrade Park, another magnet for homeless people and drug dealing.
One could say that the same potential will exist on Bell Street, once it's a park. I'm guessing the argument against that is because it's not enclosed, people will be continuously moving along it. Also, once it's a park, park rangers will be allowed to patrol it.
Do you think this is the future of our parks and open space? To take existing rights of way, and to re-imagine them as public space, or to reconfigure existing parks to bring more people to them? If you had limitless power, what public area would you reconfigure into a park? How would you re-invent the city?
It seems like we might be seeing more of these ideas. According to City Council Resolution 31073, relating to the Parks and Green Spaces Levy,
"In an increasingly dense urban environment, such projects present an opportunity for the city to improve the quality of life for its residents without having to incur the significant expense of property acquisition and major park development."
Are you one of those people who is dismayed by the elevation of the pedestrian over the car or is this where the city should be heading? I, for one, will be curious to see how Bell Street turns out.
But what really strikes me, is that the reason parks decided to do this project now is Seattle City Light is replacing utilities along Bell Street from Second to Fifth Avenues, and someone made the connection between that work and reinventing the street as a park. What if that person never made the mental connection? How many other opportunities are we, as a city, missing?
P.S. If you read this today - Thursday - parks will be discussing the boulevard at a meeting tonight at 7 p.m. at the Woodland Park Zoo Activity Center. If you're reading this Friday, city council's Parks and Seattle Center Committee will hear a preview of the project at 9:30 a.m.
Greenwood project's "woonerful" street and the psychology of Seattle roads
Yesterday, a story of mine ran in the DJC about a project in Greenwood called Piper Village that is installing a "woonerf" street. The stranger's blog, the Slog, picked up the story here and it has 23 comments so far! They're entertaining and I would suggest reading them, if you are at all interested in woonerfs.
The project, next to the Top Ten Toys in Greenwood, will have a woonerf street running from First Avenue Northwest to Palatine Avenue North, and will eventually extend to Greenwood Avenue. The first phase of the project has 46 apartments and 12,000 square feet of retail. For more information, read the story here.
If you're wondering what the heck I'm talking about, a woonerf is a street designed to slow car travel so pedestrians can take precedence over vehicles.
I lived in the Netherlands for a while, and the streets (I don't know if any of the ones I frequented were woonerfs... I doubt it) definitely felt different. They seemed less like a space purely for cars, and more like a vehicle (no pun intended) for other modes of transportation, like bikes.
Before working at the DJC, I had no idea that the reasons I felt differently about the street I lived on in The Netherlands and say, Lake City Way, were at least partially psychological.
It turns out long parallel streets that seem to stretch on forever encourage us mentally to drive faster. But when there are distractions, like trees or green partitions between lanes of traffic, we slow down. Don't believe me? Which do you find yourself speeding on more, Aurora Avenue North or your neighborhood winding road?
In 2007, I wrote a story here about John Moffatt's ideas on engineering streets to slow drivers. Moffatt is regional administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. In that story, he said, "If you build a wide open freeway and call it a city street, people are going to go 70 or 80 miles per hour. People drive the speed the
Moffatt said "road dieting," or rechanneling streets to slow drivers down and change their perception of the road is one answer. Refuge islands or space in between arterials for pedestrians to walk is another way to make pedestrians safer.
There's been a lot of talk about how Seattle should design its streets in the past two years... from the city's Complete Streets Ordinance to its Pedestrian Master Plan. To read more on these topics, check out these DJC articles: article on keeping the elderly walking, article on national parking day, article on complete streets, article on pedestrian safety.
In October, I also wrote this article on tips from Copenhagen to make Seattle bikers and pedestrians feel safer. I covered the topic on the blog: to read the post, click the tag below for Denmark.
Should Seattle be focusing more on these kinds of street improvements that take street-space back for pedestrians, or at least slow cars like woonerfs and road-dieting? Or do we just need to accept the fact that Seattle is a city based on the car? What do you think?
For more information on Woonerfs, check out this New York Observer article: http://www.observer.com/2008/real-estate/woonerf-deficit or this wiki on streets.


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fantastic mozzerella, lackluster tomatoes...
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- sweetpickles Mar 23, 2007 11:34 AM
I have a ball of wonderful fesh mozzerella and usually i would show it off in a caprese salad, but I can't find any tomatos worth serving it with. Any suggestions for how i can make a dish that will feature my delicious cheese but does not rely on fresh tomatoes?
I recently had mozarella wrapped in prosciutto drizzled in good balsamic vinegar and baked and it was great--simple but the mozzarella and and balsamic vinegar were both so good that they made the dish wonderful.
There's a recipe by Mario Batali for for a "Winter Caprese Salad"
Found: A Delicious Winter Caprese
Attention Mozzarella-Tomato-Basil Lovers: No need to lament the state of tomatoes during these dark winter months when Mario teaches you can always resort to roasting. The slow-roasting method reveals the flavor in these seemingly pallid duds.
Of course, you do want to go for the best tomato your market has to offer. To me, this means some kind of hothouse cherry tomato variety.
Picky purveyors Ricky and Lesley served up a pre-Lost viewing meal with Mario's Winter Caprese recipe as the powerful prelude. The dish achieves something similar to that of its summertime predecessor -- with warm, slow-roasted tomatoes, oozy mozzarella, dark pesto dollop and toasty pinenuts -- it is appropriately of the season.
Mozza's variation includes burrata instead of mozzarella di bufala bocconcini. A delicious modification, especially if using Gioia's burrata, the local California favorite.
If you decide to go burrata, be sure to go easy on it (this is difficult). The key to this dish's success is the balance of its ingredients. On our last visit to Mozza, Nancy Silverton was not manning the mozzarella output and we received a lavish amount of burrata in our caprese. True to the law of diminishing returns, I realized there can be such a thing as too much burrata.
Winter Caprese Salad
(from Molto Italiano by Mario Batali (HarperCollins, 2005), page 30)
6 Plum tomatoes, cut lengthwise in half (or large cherry tomatoes)
3/4 cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 clove garlic
3 tablespoons freshly grated Parigiano-Reggiano
3 cups fresh Basil Leaves, plus a few more for garnish
2 tablespoons Pine Nuts
4 large Bocconcini from buffalo mozzarella cut into quarters (or Burrata)
Preheat the oven to 200 degrees F. In a medium bowl, toss the tomatoes with 1/4 cup of the olive oil and salt and pepper to taste. Place cut side down on a small baking sheet and bake for about 2 hours or until the tomatoes are softened. Remove the tomatoes from the oven and let cool.
Transfer the cooled tomatoes to a colander and set aside to drain while you make the pesto.
Combine the garlic and Parmigiano in a blender and pulse until the garlic is roughly chopped. Add the basil and pulse 7 or 8 times, or until the leaves are shredded. With the blender running, slowly add the remaining 1/2 cup of the olive oil, blending until smooth.
Toast the pine-nuts in an 8-inch saute pan over medium heat, tossing frequently, until golden brown, 3 to 4 minutes. Transfer to a plate to cool.
To serve, arrange 3 tomato slices cut side down on each plate. Place a ball of mozzarella (or scoop of burrata) in the center, and spoon 2 tablespoons of the pesto onto each ball of mozzarella. Sprinkle with the pine nuts and garnish with the basil leaves.
Cut the not-so-great-tomatoes into wedges and a few cloves of garlic (leave in skins) place in baking dish in 400 degree oven for 45 minutes.... meanwhile cook pasta... drain... squeeze roasted garlic cloves over tomatoes and pour onto past... then top with mozz, fresh basil and lightly mix.
you could do a caprese salad anyway but slow-roast the tomatoes.
i think mario batali has a recipe for a "winter caprese salad" that outlines it more, but basically just slice some plum tomatoes in half, toss with some salt/pepper/olive oil, and roast, cut side down, at 200 for about 4 hours. even really cardboardy looking tomatoes come out yummy with this process, it's like magic.
i like to slice fresh mozzarella and showcase it in a vegetable and pesto tart. i bake a tart shell with a non-sweet pastry and do a couple of layers of sliced cheese + fresh pesto + roasted eggplant/red peppers (or in the summer, just fresh beefsteak tomatoes). i just serve the tart at room temperature instead of melting the cheese.
One of my regular haunts serves a tomato tart year round. The chef brings out the flavor of the tomatoes like others have stated here, roast them.
If that is not an option try roasting red peppers. Nice big slices on the fresh mozzy with some good evoo and balsamic. Throw some basil leaves on top and noone will miss the tomatoes.
As others have suggested, serve your cheese either with cherry tomatoes, which are the only tomatoes I've found that have good flavor in the winter, or serve them with slow-roasted plum tomatoes. The slow roasting brings out the flavor in even the most lackluster tomatoes. I've linked a recipe for slow roasted tomatoes (from Gourmet, 1999) below:
Why not use sun dried in a jar -it has the evoo. You can chop up and like a below suggestion, serve on crostini w/pesto. Nothing wrong with Alfredo either instead of anything tom. I LOVE alfredo pizza w/ mucho mozzarella, garlic and alfredo sauce. Top w grilled shrimp! YUMMO :)KQ


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since I have been more open to talking about being gluten-free, I've been asked a handful of questions. what are some of the signs that you are gluten intolerant? what do you eat when you are gluten-free? what are some tips to help transition to being gluten-free?
i'll start by saying that a gluten allergy can cause a whole onslaught of issues + it seems to affect everyone differently. it's my understanding that the human body is not designed to break down gluten and for that reason, many people have ongoing conditions they are unaware of. for me personally, it was skin irritation, perhaps the appearance of psoriasis, but primarily my intolerance results in quite a bit of swelling, bloating, stomach pain, + I feel lethargic and run down.
a general helpful guideline (from my perspective) on going-gluten free:
- the silver lining to eating gluten-free is that it forces you to think about + make much better choices about the kinds of foods you eat. as a result I have had the tendancy to eat more fresh produce + protein which not only makes me feel much much better, but I have even lost some weight.
- research foods that contain gluten. you'd be surprised just how many things have it.
- wine > beer.
- drink a lot of water.
- stick to it. the first two weeks are going to be the hardest. it takes ten days or so for your body to ween itself off of craving carbs + and to remove the toxins from your system before you can feel a difference.
- the most difficult thing is ordering and preparing a healthy meal when you are hungry. I often find myself reaching for something quick like bread or pasta. just don't. force yourself to do the right thing.
- rice, rice, rice! while I've tried to be concious about eating healthy, you also need to eat things that taste good to you. I've found that finding a suitable alternative to your favorite gluten-packed meals is really helpful in preventing slip-ups. there's no secret about my love for italian food, pastas + macaroni + cheese in particular. when I am really craving some I treat myself to rice pasta. annie's naturals makes a really delicious gluten-free macaroni + cheese. this in fact the product that saved me from my compelte meltdown in the grocery store last week.
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