Restaurant displays Proctor’s art
Author, artist and photographer Rob Proctor is the featured guest Sunday as Highland’s Garden Cafe and Tagawa Gardens co-host the restaurant’s artist series. Proctor has written 14 books, overseen the renovation of Denver Botanic Gardens as director of horticulture and designed two Denver parks. As a photographer and botanical artist, his work has been shown at The Smithsonian Institution. On Sunday he will display botanical paintings and custom wreaths, swags and garlands made from natural materials. A complimentary reception, open to the public, will be followed by a four-course seated dinner for $50 per person, excluding tax and gratuity. Call 303-458-5920 for reservations. The restaurant is at 3927 W. 32nd Ave.
Pomegranates (juice and seeds)
as a way to health
As much as pomegranates have become part of the holiday
meal, nobody wants to peel them and gingerly remove
the fragile seeds, known as arils. Never mind. The people
who gave us POM Wonderful juices, now offer those little
garnet-colored kernels in an 8-ounce resealable container.
Sneak them into salads or garnish a platter without
praising their nutritional value as a good source of antioxidants
and vitamin C, potassium, and iron. The latest research
published in a recent issue of the American Journal
of Cardiology found that drinking 8 ounces of pomegranate
juice daily increases blood flow to the heart. Each
8-ounce bowl of arils contains enough to sprinkle on seasonal
dishes – but you might want to buy one or two
bowls so you can eat them by the spoonful.
They are available from now until the end of the year in
the refrigerated section of fresh produce departments at
King Soopers, Safeway and Albertsons.
What’s for dinner?
Help is on the way
A soon-to-be-released national study says nearly half of
Americans say their biggest dinner dilemma is simply figuring
out what to make. To help put an end to this daily drama, All
recipes.com, the world’s largest online recipe site for home
cooks, in concert with author and columnist Pam Anderson, created
Allrecipes.com Cooknik.
The service sends a weekly meal plan, with recipes, meal suggestions,
time-saving tips and a ready-to-go shopping list to
subscribers’ e-mail inboxes. Family-friendly entrees are paired
with simple sides and dessert ideas. The convenient weekly
newsletter aims to save home cooks valuable time and money.
Best of all, the service promises to help families come together
around a simple home-cooked meal.
The Allrecipes.com database of more than 30,000 recipes
was the starting point for Anderson in building meal ideas for
Allrecipes.com Cooknik. For a trial subscription, go to allrecipes
.com. A six-month subscription is $14.95 (26 issues).
-The Denver Post
