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La Mesa Verde, a San Jose non-profit, makes house calls to help low-income families grow their own organic produce.

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Hawaii’s Gold Macadamia Nut Oil

Deborah says: "Macadamia nut oil has an ultra-mild flavor and a high smoke point which makes it ideal for stir-frying and high-temperature roasting. It’s my go-to oil in ethnic cuisines whose flavors are not compatible with olive oil. Because it’s healthier than any of them, I substitute it for canola, peanut, vegetable, grapeseed, sunflower, and safflower in any recipe calling for a neutral oil. Oils of Aloha, a small family-owned Hawaiian producer, makes the finest macadamia oil on the market."

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Doris Perez’s grandma still makes these meatballs in El Salvador.

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My Meyer lemon moment.

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The true meaning of “I’m there for you.”

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Fire and ice.

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My answer to “Where’s the beef?”

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Surgery makes it lean; Port makes it great.

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The proof is in the muhammara.

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Tandoori Chicken

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Think outside the bun.

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The juice will be dripping down your chin.

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The fault…is not in our clams, but in ourselves.