Roasted Beet and Beet Green Salad with Apple and Goat Cheese (Insalata di Barbabietole, Mele e Caprino)


My daughter, Tanya, and I have always loved beets— we often serve them at home— and so have been pleased to see beet salad gain such popularity in restaurants everywhere in the last few years. Felidia is no exception. Although we generally incorporate apples into this recipe, peaches and apricots also work beautifully during the … Continue reading Roasted Beet and Beet Green Salad with Apple and Goat Cheese (Insalata di Barbabietole, Mele e Caprino)

Whole30 Spicy Pork & Pesto Zoodles


Ingredients For the pork 1 lb of ground pork 1 tsp sea salt 1/2 tsp black pepper 1/2 tsp garlic powder 1 tsp smoked paprika 1/2 tsp dried red pepper flakes 2 tbsp coconut cream For the pesto 1/2 C olive oil 2 C fresh basil leaves 1 garlic clove Juice from 1/2 fresh lemon 1 tsp sea salt 1/2 tsp black pepper 1/4 C pine nuts Optional: 2 tbsp nutritional yeast For the zoodles 4 medium zucchinis, spiralized Check out … Continue reading Whole30 Spicy Pork & Pesto Zoodles

Support your local restaurants – 11th District


A great way to show support for your community during the Safer at Home order is to enjoy delicious offerings from local restaurants. While social distancing requirements and Safer at Home guidelines include a ban on dine-in service orders, restaurants are allowed to provide pick-up and delivery service. And many are! Mike Bonin wants to … Continue reading Support your local restaurants – 11th District

EveryoneIn Responding to COVID-19


How are homeless agencies responding to COVID-19? We’ve been hearing a lot of understandable concern pertaining to COVID-19 and its impact on people experiencing homelessness in L.A. County. We are encouraged to see how eager people are to provide support to our most vulnerable neighbors, so here are a few important things you should know. … Continue reading EveryoneIn Responding to COVID-19

Tips to help you keep calm and continue your daily life


Feeling a little down and helpless? We understand your frustration and have gathered a couple of articles that can help ease your tension and provide you with useful tools to regain some sense of normalcy. All of the articles are below: http://theconversation.com/coronavirus-self-isolation-a-psychologist-explains-how-to-avoid-cabin-fever-133317 https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2020/mar/17/self-isolation-survival-guide-relationships-coronavirus https://www.today.com/health/coronavirus-outbreak-how-avoid-going-stir-crazy-during-self-isolation-t176155 https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2020/mar/18/dealing-with-cabin-fever-during-coronavirus-isolation-video