Whole Foods Market 3 Day Whole Body Sale This Weekend

January 23, 2014 by Leave a Comment

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At our area Whole Foods Markets, all ALL supplements are on sale this weekend – 25% off! That means proteins, Meal Enhancers, superfoods (chia, flax), probiotics, vitamin A to zinc and everything in between. Starting tomorrow Jan 24 and going through Sunday Jan 26, you can take advantage of the lower prices to stock up!


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It’s good timing, I say. Just last night my husband mentioned that we should get flu shots (we are a pro-flu-shot family: one year I didn’t get one and I was the sickest I’ve ever been, but that’s just me). We haven’t done that yet, which makes me nervous. Our immune systems can use all the help they can get! Just this morning, then, I read that swine flu is on the move again, and 7 people have been hospitalized because of it in our area so far this season.

Whole Foods suggests the following for giving your immune system a boost:

o Boiron Oscillococcinum

o Bio-K+ Probiotic

o Source Naturals Wellness Formula

o Gaia Herbs Black Elderberry Syrup

o Ricola Lozenges Boiron Oscillococcinum


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This is my Whole Foods:

740 North Moorpark Rd
Thousand Oaks,  California  91360-3705

But you can take advantage of this sale in Whole Foods Markets all over California! Pin, tweet, or share this on Facebook to pass it on!

This is a sponsored post for Whole Foods Market.

 

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We Olive at the Oaks Mall

January 18, 2014 by 27 Comments

IMG_9869This feature might have been more useful to you late last fall, say, just before Thanksgiving and Hannukah, and then Christmas, when there are lots of party invitations and gifts to get for people you love or just like or don’t even know at all.

But all is not lost. There will be dinner parties and birthdays and Valentine’s Day coming soon.

Plus, this feature is about a little store at the mall that is filled with delicious treats that you don’t have to buy as a gift for someone else. You can sit and sip wine and nibble on tasty appetizers. You can taste olive oil and balsamic vinegars. You can marvel at the vast array of different bottles and pots of oils, spreads, tapenades, cheeses, dips, wines, and vinegars on display.

Chef Stroh at We OliveChef Steven Stroh, of Chef Stroh’s Pestos, with his mother, and several of his spreads

We Olive started out as an olive oil and balsamic vinegar store, but last fall its owners obtained their liquor permit, and so their wee wine bar was born. As a guest at their opening party (along with my friend Charlene, who does a much more detailed write-up here), I was able to sample many of the flavors of wines, olive oils, vinegars, and dishes that one can buy or make with items from the store.

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If you like to cook with oil and vinegar, and you want to change up your ingredients from the bland flavors you can get in bulk at the big box stores, this is the place for you. A big benefit of coming in to We Olive is that you get to taste the oils and vinegars before you buy. This was a revelation to me. You taste them by actually doing a shot, not just dipping your tongue in to tentatively taste the flavor (as demonstrated below by Josh Mercurio, who develops the franchises for this family-owned chain of businesses). I was blown away by the lemony balsamic vinegar and cannot wait to make a salad dressing with it.

At We Olive, you buy a refillable bottle and then pay for the liquids by the ounce. The lovely unmarked bottles brand you connoisseur of oils and vinegars, and what better way to share the love than by bringing a pairing to your host or hostess the next time you attend a fancy party?

We Olive Thousand Oaks
190 W. Hillcrest Drive, Suite 51
Thousand Oaks, CA
(In Oaks Mall behind Red Robin)

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Charmlee Wilderness Park – a Hike For Everyone

January 6, 2014 by 6 Comments

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Hidden around a bend in the road, the entrance to Charmlee Wilderness Park in Malibu is the entrance to a wonderland of hiking trails, oak groves, a wilderness center, a picnic area, and a special wilderness garden. The network of trails that stretches out from the parking area can take you all the way to breathtaking views of the Pacific Ocean and the houses that people have built here so they could be close to it all the time.

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To get there from here:

Take Kanan out toward the beach

Turn right on Mulholland

Stay left at the fork in the road – becomes Encinal Canyon Road

Turn left at the T – this is still Encinal Canyon Road

About ten minutes down the road you see a very small sign that says “Charmlee Park —>” – just past the cliffside is the turn to the right, where you’ll see a BIG sign welcoming you to the park. But if you don’t slow down you’ll drive right past it.

This park was the site of a glorious, exercisey hike with my hiking pal Deb on a blustery morning in early December that turned out to be a gorgeous day.


IMG_0464And then I came back with my husband and kids on New Year’s Day, a beautiful warm sunny day. Both experiences were top notch. The park has plenty of spots to stop and have a snack, and many areas where there are boulders and rocks to climb on, even an old reservoir, and the ruins of an old house.

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IMG_0824Horses and dogs may join or pass you on the trail. Bring sunscreen and water if you go! The website says that there is a $4 parking fee, but both times I visited, there were no envelopes in the self-pay box.

If this moment can be emblematic of what is to come this year, I’ll be happy:

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