| Culinary Institute of America, a wonderful treat to myself
Nestled along the hills of world famous and renowned Napa Valley, about two hours North East of San Francisco is a huge old building which houses another famous landmark, the Culinary Institute of America (CIA).
Technically, it is situated in St. Helena and is known as CIA, St. Helena, California Campus. The other campus is at Hyde Park, New York in the East Coast.
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Since I was staying with my kumpare Tony and kumare Susan (their 2nd child is my godchild) in Clayton, our trip to the Napa Valley was cut in half.
Only an hour away, passing through Vallejo, another favorite destination of Pinoys in the San Francisco bay area, my "tourist" guide, in the person of Maribel or Ibing as she is fondly called, drove me to the beautiful hills of Napa Valley in her lovely BMW car!
Maribel, also a registered nurse, originally hails from Dipolog City but grew up in Dumaguete City.
Salmond gets his own opinion poll bounce
SNP leaders are celebrating their best-ever poll result, after the party took a 16-point lead over Labour. The poll, by Scottish Opinion, put the SNP on 48 per cent with Labour on 32 per cent - a huge lead only three months after the parties had been separated by just one percentage point and seat in the Scottish elections. .
EFFINGHAM EVENTS
Salzburger Heritage Day Festival Beginning at 10 a.m. Monday in Ebenezer, Highway 275, north of Rincon. Sponsored by Georgia Salzburger Society. Events include history displays and demonstrations, visiting the Salzburger Marktplatz, touring the museum, a gathering at 11 a.m. in Jerusalem Lutheran Church, a walking tour of Ebenezer and a tour of a Salzburger home. There will be food, entertainment and activities for the children. For information, call Ann R. Purcell, 826-5465; Dusty Zeigler, 547-0447 or the Georgia Salzburger Society office, 754-7001. Mammograms St. Joseph's/Candler will perform mammograms in its mobile unit to screen for breast cancer, Sept. 4 and 18, at St. Joseph's/Candler Medical Group, Ga. 21 in Rincon. SJ/C accepts most insurance plans.
Recipe stacks up well in contest
Robert Anderson, a culinary arts student at Salt Lake Community College (SLCC), and his recipe for a stacked avocado salad with red wine vinaigrette earned the $1,000 second prize in the 2007 Avocados From Mexico "Fiesta Time" Student Recipe Contest.
The contest, sponsored by the Avocado Producer and Exporting Packers Association of Michoacán, included entries from several top culinary schools.
Chef Leslie Sieferle, Anderson's advisor, received $300, for a fund to encourage other students to enter recipe competitions, Sieferle said.
- Kathy Stephenson
Stacked avocado salad with red wine vinaigrette
Vinaigrette:
3 tablespoons olive oil, divided
1 clove garlic, finely minced
1 tablespoon fresh shallot, finely minced
4 tablespoons red wine vinegar
1 teaspoon granulated sugar
Salt, to taste
Semi-coarse black pepper, to taste
Salad:
2 slices (about 3 inches in diameter) fresh mozzarella cheese
4 slices Roma tomato, about 1/8 -inch thick
1 avocado, cut into 10 slices, about 1/8 -inch .
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