| An outdoor feast for our farmers
Local farmers will take the spotlight Aug. 26 at the third annual "Incredible Feast," where 22 growers team with 22 chefs to make 22 meals. Chefs will include Scott Staples of Restaurant Zoë, Seth Caswell of Stumbling Goat Bistro and Taichi Kitamura of Chiso. Farmers and fishermen include Kittitas Valley Greenhouse, Fishing Vessel St. Jude, Rent's Due Ranch, Pipitone Farms and Tonnemaker Family Orchard. The event, which includes live music, country-fair-style games and prizes, is the brainchild of Brasa chef Tamara Murphy and takes place outdoors at the Phinney Neighborhood Center, 6532 Phinney Ave. N. It aims to raise awareness of local family farms, support local farmers markets and raise money for a disaster-relief fund for area farmers in need. Tickets are $50 per adult and $10 for children 12 and under.
Community Spotlight: Hicks has cajun flavor
When Darrell Hicks got a pink slip from the John Deere Co., it proved to be one of the best things that ever happened to him. "I was a regional manager for the John Deere Company for 29 and nine-tenths years," Hicks said. "Then they turned me out to pasture." .
Navigating nutrition when dinner is at the drive-through
With the start of school come extracurricular activities. And with sports practice, piano lessons and tutoring on the late-afternoon and evening schedule, families invariably find themselves dining on the run. But those grab-and-go dinners don't have to be a nutritional train wreck. Choose wisely, and you can score healthful meals that your kids will enjoy and you can feel good about. ''If you take a few minutes to think about it, it's easy,'' says Ronni Litz Julien, a Miami Beach registered dietitian, mother and author of What Should I Feed My Children? (Book-mart Press, $14.99). ``The important thing is that parents need to model what they want their children to eat.'' Julien and other nutrition professionals agree that cooking at home is not only more economical but also tends to be more healthful.
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