Posted in Farmer's Market on 08. Mar, 2009
Today’s market shopper is my friend, Debra. She’s going to make something that sounds amazing: quinoa and red rice salad. The ingredients are: quinoa, red rice, carmelized onions, spring onions, arugula, pine nuts, dried apricots, and cilantro, dressed with olive oil and the juice and zest of one lemon. She’s also holding these [...]
Posted in Farmer's Market on 01. Mar, 2009
Today was a big day at the Market! Crafts, Logos, Cooking Demos! Wild! The market debuted its new logo today, created by the talented students at the Art Institute of California — Los Angeles, seen here on an apron. Awesome! And the students of the Institute’s Culinary Arts program were on hand to demonstrate mirepoix [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on 27. Feb, 2009
Today is Mar Vista Mom’s 1-year Anniversary and I’m very excited to celebrate it — at least in a virtual way — with you, my readers! This blog started out as a personal journey and has turned into a community resource and sounding-board, and really, a way of life for me. Time flies when [...]
Posted in Farmer's Market on 27. Feb, 2009
The Mar Vista Arts and Crafts Collective will be setting up booths this Sunday at the Mar Vista Farmer’s Market, as they do each 1st Sunday of the month. Please come and see the beautiful, hand-made items by our own Mar Vistans! The Farmer’s Market runs from 8:30 am to 2pm every Sunday. An original [...]
Posted in Farmer's Market on 22. Feb, 2009
Today’s recipe comes from Bill Waiste, of P.O.P. Candy Co. He’s quite the chef, apparently. Today’s he’s chosen bok choy, which is abundant at the market. He’s going to saute it in a little olive oil and sesame oil, with some garlic and onions, for just a really short time, then he adds some chicken [...]
Posted in Family Fun on 21. Feb, 2009
Today was opening day for the North Venice Little League, named for another part of town, but located at the top of Grand View hill in Mar Vista.
Posted in Education on 20. Feb, 2009
We, the proud, the too few, the Public School Parents. We are sick and tired of getting no respect from the LAUSD facilities department. (Among others…) But let’s start with them! We have raised money, painted murals, fixed-up teachers’ lounges, even offered to buy locks for cabinets that had had valuable equipment stolen from [...]
Posted in Business Profile on 19. Feb, 2009
Our local Whole Foods store holds a craft market each Wednesday from 11 am – 3pm, and they’ve been doing it so far for about a year. Who knew? I visited for the first time — and it won’t be the last. There were about 12 vendors there yesterday, including an old friend, Carole Yu, [...]
Posted in Community on 18. Feb, 2009
The office of the City Attorney is conducting a toy exchange and testing program this Saturday, February 21st, across the city of LA, and here in Mar Vista it’s conveniently located at Grand View Blvd. Elementary school. Bring toys that you suspect may have high levels of lead and you can find out for sure. [...]
Posted in Farmer's Market on 15. Feb, 2009
Rob Kadota is the Chair of the Mar Vista Community Council, and he’s a regular at the Farmer’s Market. Stop by the community booth, that’s where he hangs out, practically every Sunday. Today he was buying some beets. Half are for roasting and half are for pickling. He roasts them in a 350-degree oven, with [...]
