HOLIDAY BOUTIQUE AND POTLUCK PLANNED The Sunland/Tujunga Art Association is hosting a holiday boutique and potluck dinner from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 3. The evening is a fundraiser that includes fun and food. The event is being held at the Sunland Park Senior Center at 8640 Fenwick St. in Sunland. For […]
By Alyce RUSSELL Glendale Humane Society Why do rescue groups make adopters jump through so many hoops to get a dog? This is a great question and though the Glendale Humane Society (GHS) cannot answer for every rescue, we can relate how our process works and why we ask adopters to fill out applications and […]
TO Crescenta Valley Weekly….. Here is a favorite Potato Casserole recipe that has been taken to many potlucks and requested by family when asked to bring a dish to share. Carol Peterson Golden potato casserole Ingredients 6 medium potatoes, boiled in skins until tender 1/4 cup butter 2 cups sour cream 1 can cream of […]
Thanksgiving brings a lot to mind, being thankful and traditions we don’t hear much of anymore. Here is a special recipe that will warm your home. Anna Loutsos Directions: Heat oven to 425. Medium bowl combine eggs, granulated sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves & salt. Beat until smooth. Add sweet potatoes and mix well. […]
local Projects on cvca agenda The Crescenta Valley Community Association will hold a review of some of the commercial and residential development projects in CV at 7 p.m. in the Dunsmore Park Community Room on Wednesday, Nov. 25. Have you been wondering what’s going in that empty lot at Foothill and Sunset? Are you curious […]
By Shana LiVIGNI Hundreds of Crescenta Valley residents poured into the Marketplace Shopping Center on Wednesday evening, Nov. 11 – and they came hungry. It was a perfect evening for cool jazz by the Crescenta Valley High School Jazz Band, hot cider from Citibank and an array of cuisines from Crescenta Valley’s finest eateries. Locals […]
Warm your bones with this easy, hearty, inexpensive soup 1 bunch fresh spinach 6 large white mushrooms 2 medium ripe tomatoes 4 oz. dried “star” macaroni 4 cups vegetable or chicken broth 2 tbsp. olive oil sea salt, fresh ground pepper to taste Thoroughly wash vegetables. Remove stems from spinach, discard. Slice vegetables into thin […]
Recipe By Anna Loutsos Makes 2 loaves Ingredients needed: Cooking Spray to grease pans 1 can (15oz) Pumpkin Mix (not pumpkin pie mix) 1 2/3 cups sugar 2/3 cups vegetable oil 2 tsp vanilla extract 4 large eggs 3 cups whole wheat flour (or all purpose) 2 tsp baking soda ½ baking powder 1 tsp […]
By Shana LiVIGNI “I would like nothing more than to write large checks to our schools,” declared local Burger King franchise owner and La Crescenta resident Chris Schmutzer. So he devised a plan to do just that. He is the mastermind behind the local BK Points Program. “This is a program that I came up […]
Frazee coming to bookstore Once Upon A Time Bookstore is hosting Caldecott-Honor winning children’s illustrator Marla Frazee at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 14 at the store. Frazee will read from her latest illustrated Beach Lane book, “All the World.” The book was just named as one of the best children’s book in 2009 by Publisher’s […]