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The Perfect Lunchtime Companion: Split Pea and Ham Soup

by Ron Tackitt

These days it seems like all you hear is how folks are trying to lose weight and save money. Everyone knows one good way to help do both is to take your lunch to work, which lets you take control of what you eat and how much it costs you on a daily basis.

Unfortunately, I’m not the best at keeping to a regiment like this, but I do keep these things in mind when I am making a big pot of soup. It’s easy to transport and heat up at work, and makes a great compliment to a sandwich from the sandwich shop, that is luckily for me, just downstairs from my office.

AIDS Benefit Plant Sales Grower Offers Gardening Classes

Robert Hamm, founder of the AIDS Benefit Plant Sales is offering gardeners two classes, one for beginning gardeners in Sacramento and one for plant propagation for the home gardener.

It doesn’t matter if you’re new to gardening, or just new to Sacramento, this is a class for you. Topics covered are our climate, our growing seasons, our soils and how things grow and work HERE and around Sacramento.

Hubble 3D Truly Takes You Into Outer Space

by Charles Peer

This seems to be the month of the telescope, with TV specials running on both PBS and the Discovery Channel, but for a truly amazing look at THE telescope and an amazingly realistic trip through the stars, don’t miss Hubble 3D playing at the Esquire IMAX.

The January 26 Issue of Outword

Our very own Chris Narloch sat down with Paula Deen, the Food Network cooking star before she announced she has Type 2 diabetes, since she is scheduled to be in our town on February 3rd. In the interview Paula very lightly touches on diabetes and her style of food, but for the most part this interview is about her and other fun things. Her upcoming appearance at the Community Center should be a hoot!

A Night of Mystery, Music, and Mayhem at STC, Plus The Pirates of Penzance

Our Arts and Entertainment Editor Chris Narloch has two theatre recommendations for you, a very special night of mystery dinner theater and the classic Gilbert and Sullivan light opera filled with pirates and laughs.

Sacramento Theatre Company (STC) has a fun night planned at the Solomon Dubnick Gallery, on Saturday, February 25, to benefit STC and their School of the Arts. In connection with the theme for their 2011-2012 Season, STC will present “A Night of Mystery, Music, and Mayhem.”