Corona del Mar High School seniors Ariana & Kelsey restored habitat at the ENC for their Senior Projects... Kelsey is monitoring the habitat to see what is there so hopefully after the restoration she will find that the habitat has improved. Planting riparian species in her project location.
Ariana is doing a line transect - determining what species are already there (both native and non-native). She visited countless times to weed, weed, weed! Finally - today she planted the plants that SHE determined though her own research to be appropriate locally native riparian plants.
Holidays Gone Raw, taught by Raw Food Chef Alysha Maiorelli, focused on making simple and amazingly delicious recipes using vegetables, fruits, nuts, seeds, and sprouted grains. Everyone enjoyed the yummy food!
§Tagliatelle, an Italian pasta, with a light sage and basil "cream" sauce over wilted spinach and topped with marinated mushrooms, "sausage", and pine nut Parmesan.
§Cinnamon Donut Holes drizzled with caramel sauce - I bet you thought being healthy meant giving up donuts, right? Not with raw foods! These donuts are much better and an excellent dessert that is great to bring to those Christmas parties!
§Apple Cobbler - inspired by my Grandmother's famous apple pie, this dessert can be whipped up in minutes, but the warming spices speak to the senses and take you back to that old cooked favorite.
§Not "Egg" Nog - a creamy nut-based rendition of an old favorite.
For more information about Raw Food Chef Alysha Maiorelli visit www.rawfoodnerd.blogspot.com
