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Nicole Presley writes about food for her blog Presley's Pantry. She lives in her native East Los Angeles
Nicole Presley
Nicole Presley writes about food for her blog Presley's Pantry. She lives in her native East Los Angeles
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December 6, 2012
This recipe was originally published in my blog, Presley’s Pantry . I started making this simple salsa many moons ago, as a fast tasty sauce for my tacos. Just a handful of ingredients and a few minutes and you have the ultimate salsa. I love the simplicity of the chile de arbol and tomato combination that this salsita brings to my burritos, eggs, steak, or popcorn…. It makes any meal perfectly spiced. Click here to watch a quick how to make this yummers salsa video. Ingredients for Chile de Arbol Salsa: 4 – cups of water 1 – tablespoon salt 3 – tomatoes 16 – chiles de arbol (stems removed) 5...
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September 13, 2012
This post originally appeared in Presley's Pantry food blog. I don’t usually drive an hour and a half out of my way in the dead of heat to visit a high school cafeteria. That’s exactly what I did last month when I was invited to come to Arlington High School in Riverside. The Riverside school district is being labeled “The New Heros of School Lunch Cafeterias.” What does that mean exactly? I was so curious myself and had to find out. On July 1, 2012 new standards governing the nutrition level of food served in the United States schools went into effect under the 2010 Healthy, Hunger Free Kids...
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September 6, 2012
You can imagine the excitement that ran through my bones when I opened my official invitation to the White House through the organization Latinos in Social Media (LATISM) . "Wow! Really? I was chosen as one of the TOP 70 LATINA BLOGGERS in the NATION!” Out of the 70 that were chosen in May, only 5 were food bloggers -- including me! I was honored and completely in disbelief. I packed my bags and headed to D.C. to meet up with all my fellow blogueras . We went through thorough background checks and miles of red tape just to be allowed to enter the gates of the White House. But once we were in...
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April 20, 2012
I originally wrote this story for my food blog Presley's Pantry . All photos were taken by Mando Lopez. --Nicole LA CAUSA is a local non-profit organization in East Los Angeles that works to re-empower youth that have been pushed out of the traditional educational system and provides them with knowledge, training, and hands on preparation in becoming agents of change in their community. LA CAUSA has now opened a sub-division called “PALOMA” – (People’s Affordable Local Organic Market Alterations)…. It’s a great program that is reaching out to local corner markets to increase the percentage of...
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