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Watch Out for Cathy Thomas!

03.08.11

I wasn’t one bit surprised when I read that Cathy Thomas was just named one one of OC METRO's 20 Women to Watch. If you love food, cooking, reading, radio, and newspapers, then you already know about Cathy Thomas. We’re all in awe of her. She’s a mother, wife, award-winning food columnist for two decades at the Orange County Register, cookbook author, speaker and teacher. She even invites famed chefs into her kitchen for how-to cooking videos.

Here she is with executive pastry chef Michael Owens from the Island Hotel in Newport Beach making moon pies.

Cathy dishes out secrets of creating delectable meals for family or entertaining without spending hours in the kitchen.

She also produces a free weekly newsletter related to all things food! It’s easy to sign up here, and you might win her latest cook book, “Melissa’s Everyday Cooking with Organic Produce."

Learn more about Cathy Thomas here.

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Snowboard For All Seasons

03.07.11

For any girl or guy who snowboards, there is always a set of compromises one makes throughout the season. On groomer days and hardpack, we want a board that can grab - and hold - an edge without washing out on icy patches or chatter bumps. And, on stormy days of fresh powder, we want a board that will float and turn in the light fluffy stuff. Some people have multiple boards to secure the ride they want, others do what I did and bolt my bindings to a 2010-2011 Rossignol Experience All Mountain board.

Originally named the Jones Experience board after big mountain legend Jeremy Jones, Rossi changed the name last season after Jones left to start his own snowboard company. But they kept the innovations and design elements Jones brought to his then-sponsor. Hence, the Experience board is the ultimate big-mountain slayer that is equally at home on the lower parts of the mountain. Designed primarily for men due to its stiffness and length (159 is the shortest they make), this board would nevertheless be at home underfoot of an aggressive (and larger) woman rider.

The experience has two major design features that give it an unbeatable pedigree way up high on the mountain. The first is Magne-Traction; a sidecut innovation invented by Mervin Manufacturing (who are owned by Rossi and makers of hailed Lib Tech and Gnu boards) that has received many industry kudos and awards for the way its seven waves "cut" into icy surfaces like a serrated knife and gives the board more surface area to grab an edge in sketchy conditions.

The other innovation on this board is AmpTek, which is their version of rocker technology - which has taken over board (and ski) design by changing the way the board is curved underfoot and providing better turning. The Amptek on the Experience gives a traditional camber underfoot and a slight rise toward the tip and tail for improved turning - and float in powder.

The directional board is available in several sizes, ranging from 159, 163 and 167cm, with a couple medium-wide sizes as well. Visually its a stunner, especially if you like the look of Arbor Boards and are too old and wise for the lame skulls and flames of most board graphics. The lack of a topsheet lets the wood finish show through, and you're guaranteed compliments on its look.

Street price for the Experience is around $450-$499 online or at stores including Wave Rave in Mammoth Lakes.

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