10th Annual " Taste of Santa Cruz "

the 10th annual " Taste of Santa Cruz " , a fundraiser for low income real estate purchase, offsetting some of the closing costs to make purchase more affordable, was once again, held at the Coconut Grove in Santa Cruz on Thursday, November13th, 2014 from 5:30 to 9 p.m.

Proceeds benefit The Santa Cruz County Association of REALTORS Housing Foundation.

Each Real Estate Office partnered up with a local restaurant or food provider for tastes of their food and beverages.

The following is an assortment:

Animal based diets predominated, and I would suggest setting up a special area for Vegan and Vegetarian foods to make them easier to locate, and to expand the audience with environmentally sustainable and friendly foods for next year.

Endangered Species of the World

Endangered Species of the World
Montages by Tamara Lynn Scott,

These were created for the VEGAN potlucks I am now hosting to encourage a return to Plant Based Diets as the best hope we have in halting Global Warming and Mass Extinctions.

Ending Hunger and Food Waste

Ending Hunger and Food Waste Segment 502 filmed in Santa Cruz on VEGAN meals served every weekend by the group, Food not Bombs is being aired.

Tuesday, April 29th, will be the first VEGAN potluck held in Felton and Felton Presbyterian Church at 12 noon, where all are invited to bring a plant based food item to share.

It is important that we attempt to save the world with every bite of food we take, and to this purpose I'll be orchestrating the event.

I participate in feeding the community every Tuesday and Friday. Tuesday in Felton, and Fridays in Boulder Creek at Saint Michaels Church. Vegetarian meals are created on Fridays.

7 billion humans will be exploding into 52 billion people in the next 40 years, and half the species of life on earth are predicted to be extinct by then. We can help turn this around by what we choose to eat. The Garden of Eden diet, namely Vegan, is the most healthy diet for both us and our world.

Make a difference with every bite you take!

Happy Valentines Day

I say I love you,
with every thought,
every word,
every day.

It is there when I am sleeping,
and awake,
aware,
over all time and distance,
never away.

You can see it, feel it, hear it, breathe it,
in every move you make.
There is no separate.
We are,
and always will be,
the love our hearts create.

Happy Valentines Day

Tamara

SEGMENT 502 - Ending Hunger and Food Waste

SEGMENT 502 - Ending Hunger and Food Waste
Food Not Bombs,
Features the original musical theme
"How Do We Change Our World"
Music, Vocals, Lyrics of
Tamara Lynn Scott

Segment will begin airing in Santa Cruz on Cable 27 in February.

SEGMENT 499 - Burger 9

Great Gourmets
Segment 499
Burger 9
Boulder Creek, California

Our first segment which features how great burgers are made,
is filmed in Boulder Creek, California,
and features a Portabella Mushroom with Eggplant, Mozzarella Cheese, and a sauce of buttered mushrooms,
a great meat substitute choice.

Beef Burgers, created with a specially made mode that keeps the burgers evenly created, helps to seal the juices in.

Chicken and Turkey Burgers, as well as Cod Fish and Chips, using fresh cut potatoes are shown, as well as the sides of Sweet Potato Fries, French Fries, and Onion Rings.

Gluten Free buns and food selections are also featured.

Locally made Ice Cream, Mariannes, is featured for unique flavors of Chocolate Mint, and Blackberry, created into shakes and cones.

Visit the website for the series at http://GreatGourmets.blogspot.com

DVD copies of these broadcasts are available through the producer at GreatGourmets@gmail.com

copyright 2013 Tamara Lynn Scott

Great Gourmets visits Johnnies Seafood Restaurant

Great Gourmets
visits
Johnnies Seafood Restaurant,
located in Santa Cruz, California,
at the harbor,
and tries out a few of Master Chef,
Evan Lite's delicious entrees.

We especially liked the Tempura Avocado,
whose oil provides the same benefits as Olive Oil,
being chemically identical, and thus a food that helps raise your HDL's, known to help fight off cancer.

This creative take serves up both hot and cold, soft and crunchy, sweet and sour, for a delightful balance with a cold shrimp and crab salad inserted into the pocket of the avocado, sustainable and low on the food chain seafoods that have minimal mercury.

Spicy ginger Aioli, Napa Slaw, and Pickled Cucumbers add flavor and nutrition.

The colorful ribbons of vegetables delight the eye, and provide healthful and crunchy compliments to the soft texture of the avocado.

We'd definitely order this dish again!

This was paired with a Joyce Chardonnay.

Our second dish was French inspired, with French Tarragon Butter flavoring the sundried tomatoes, scallops, baby clams, and shrimp, all good sustainable, and low on the food chain seafood offerings, low in mercury.

This dish also contains Fennel, which helps the body absorb nutrients, and sauteed Spinach.

Our third dish was a creative, housemade seafood sausage, with a whole bran mustard aioli, accompanied by a bed of soft textured, Flagoulets , increasing the vegetable protein count, and topped with a fennel and citrus salad, making a more healthful sausage as an alternative for those avoiding land mammals as food choices.

Fennel in the salad helps the body absorb food more efficiently, and we like to see it included whenever possible, as a means of maximizing our food resources.

We ordered a fresh squeezed glass of orange juice to compliment the citrus salad, Chardonnay and the sausage.

We are anticipating filming the creation of several dishes created by Chef Evan Lite, and we are happy that there are several dishes of merit, creativity, sustainability, and health promoting items offered to the public to feature.

Johnnies Seafood Restaurant boasts a great location and view, allowing the freshest seafoods, still alive with their vital forces intact, as well as a calming and scenic setting on the harbor.

Healthy and Delicious choices on the menu make this location a great choice for dining in Santa Cruz.