We love fish.
Seabass is our favorite It is a fatty fish and so needs very little to make it taste rich and yummy. We use Pam Olive Oil Spray on the baking dish, add Lawry’s seasoning salt and a squeeze of meyer lemon juice and bake it for 30 minutes ( one pound) at 400 degrees.
Serve with sliced farm fresh tomatoes and cucumber and you will have a healthy and tasty meal!
Before we went out of town this summer, I had a lot of vegetables in the fridge. So I made up this veggie soup – basically threw in everything I had except potatoes – and used vegetable broth with it. It was delicious! We froze it so that when we returned we would have it in portion sized bags to heat up as a returning meal.
A Great Vegetable Soup
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Here is some chopped cabbage and below that part of the soup cooking.
Balsamic Chicken Breasts
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We had our annual family retreat at Palm Springs – so much fun – it was HOT HOT HOT (reached 130 degrees one day – felt like Egypt in summer – yes, we were there one August) but we still had a great time. The kids are in heaven and the adults love watching and playing with them. Thanks to my nephew who organizes all of it ! Five sets of grandparents, four sets of adult kids, and 12 little ones! Amazing fun – swimming, playing ball, flying mini helicopters, running races, eating and eating and eating, some cooking – my niece is a terrific cook – salads, bbq, cake ( we celebrated one little boy birthday) a LARGE pinata, candy ( oh so much candy!), sleepovers, minecraft ( ad nauseum), movies, games, wii and other electronic games and reading lots of books – and the adult kids got to go out on the town for dinner while grandparents babysat – fabulous times for all.
A birthday meant lots of cake and happiness!
Cooling off – our youngest family members.
Screen time for some of the cousins when the temperature was 124 outside — of course!
The best part of a family week is one on one time with each of the little ones. 
Both sets of twins loved jumping in!
Snow cones anyone?
Two grandmas with one grandson on the way to the pool
While we were away our rescue dog Goldie ran away ( maybe to look for us?). Thanks to a friendly neighbor who called animal services, and another wonderful neighbor who picked her up for us – she came home. Very concerning – we have secured the Little Farm Property carefully even before she got out – but she still managed. We are so happy she is home. And Smokey, our very large Central Asian Shepherd was happy to see her too.
Some time ago I shared with you a super Cauliflower Butternut Squash Soup that I made. I have included that recipe again here in case you didn’t see it. The cauliflower makes the soup seem creamy which it is not. It is pretty low calorie.
Cauliflower Butternut Squash Soup
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So that was the soup. It was so simple.
But I made too much.
So having some fresh oyster and shiitake mushrooms in house, I decided to change it up a bit!
Give this a try! I revived the Cauliflower Butternut Squash soup and made it into a Mushroom Soup – and it was yummy and good for another two meals! YAY!
Mushroom Cauliflower Butternut Squash Soup – TWO SOUPS IN ONE!
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The easiest Zucchini Soup you have ever made! Here it is in summary:
Puree zucchini in broth and simmer for 10 minutes. This is gluten free without the croutons/bread unless you buy/make gluten free bread.
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( I bake fresh bread to serve with this – and add a dollop of low fat sour cream before serving – a really good lunch OR add some homemade croutons ( picture below) – which is what I do with stale homemade bread – fry them in olive oil – yummmy!)
There is nothing better than hanging out at the beach with the grandkids. Lots of collaboration going on here! Love to see it! Our four grandsons playing so well….
And some yummy stuff – Tracy’s Fabulous Scones – truly amazing – and reminiscent of South African style scones. You will LOVE Them -thanks Tracy!
Tracy’s Scones
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Check out our website: www.larrainesegilscholars.com to find out more about these amazing women – from 15-55 years of age, in law, medicine, business, technology, biotech, healthcare, services, digital media, financial services, and two in high school – every time I connect with them I learn more that impresses me about them. They are amazing businesswomen, doctors, lawyers, mothers , daughters and spouses – and they do it all!
These are amazing women – we missed one of our scholars Tania as well as the two South African 10th graders – but the rest of us braved traffic, studying for bar exams, work, children, and other responsibilities to meet and support each other . What an amazing group of women! I am proud to know each of them. Giving back and paying it forward is what makes life beautiful in every way! How blessed we all are!
SOUTHWESTERN LAW SCHOOL CAMPUS HEADQUARTERS
THE ART DECO FORMER BULLOCKS WILSHIRE BUILDING
I am so proud to serve on the Board of Trustees of Southwestern School of Law in Los Angeles. This law school holds a very special place in history as well as in the present and the future . Why ? Because every Memorial Day we remember the brave women and men who gave their lives so that we may live in a free and safe country as well as the dedication that Southwestern made after World War 2 to accept veterans – we let GIs enroll counting their service as undergraduate education – not just their schooling – the Bar Association that credentials all Law Schools refused to accept that moral and appropriate decision . So Southwestern returned the Bar accreditation and filled our halls with GI’s – Heroes who fought for our freedom – did you know that our Law Degree was given a special name by those same GIs during the 50’s and 60’s ? It was called the Abraham Lincoln law degree – and now those men and women are our judges, litigators and politicians. We thank our Southwestern leaders at that time and continue our tradition as one of the top five most diverse credentialed law schools in the country – in Los Angeles Southwestern is the only law school that looks like our Los Angeles community – how proud we are !
Southwestern Law School Campus
Grilled Sirloin in Bourbon Marinade Recipe
I must confess that I love meat – and so do most of our family. We like marinading meat as well as bbq’s ( who doesn’t?). This is a good recipe for any kind of steak. And a picture attributed to photographer Buby of USA. Thanks for the great shot!
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It is the time for fresh beets and so I could not resist making beet soup. We love it – and add small hard boiled eggs ( quail eggs) and it makes for a healthy and filling meal. Of course you can add to it wonderful things like sour cream or a dollop of cream cheese. Both of the latter could be low fat to reduce the calorie impact.
Beet Soup
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I love this recipe. It works for me when I am watching my weight. ( I seem to ALWAYS be watching my weight – you too?)
Miso Salmon
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In a small bowl, combine miso, mirin, garlic and ginger. I put mine into a small pan and heated it gently then allowed it to cool completely.. This last step is not necessary but I think it did blend the flavors nicely.
Pour 1/4 of the marinade in a shallow dish or glass pie plate, place fish flesh-side down, and top with remaining marinade. Place in refrigerator and allow to marinade at least 6 hours or up to overnight. Remove from refrigerator 30 minutes before cooking.On the Little Farm we have lost 8 cats over the past year to coyotes. Cats are essential on the farm as they keep the mice and rats away. They also scare off squirrels – all vermin that dig into our wonderful organic produce and fruit! So we did some research and came up with the breed of dog that protects livestock against coyotes. The Central Asian Shepherd is a HUGE dog – we named ours Smokey – here she is – 72 lbs at 5 months! She is the smartest dog I have ever met. Within one day she had learned to walk beside the goats as they arrived for milking then to lay down and wait while milking happened then stand up again and walk them back to the pen. She ‘works’ all day at chores on the farm alongside our farm manager – and then at lunch time she plays with our other rescue dog, Goldie. Of course she is still a puppy so she lays down every hour or so to take a short dog-nap – and then off she goes again. She has learned ( in two days) not to jump, not to come inside the house and not to cry in her pen at night. She has to stay penned up for a few more months at night so that she is fully grown when coyotes come and she chases them away. How lucky we are to find her! Welcome Smokey!
Losing weight means watching calorie intake and exercising daily – in moderation. Here is a recipe – boring but pretty good. I can take it for about three days and then I am done! Enjoy!
Cabbage Fat-Burning Soup
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Place carrots, onions, tomatoes, cabbage, green beans, peppers, and celery in a large pot. Add onion soup mix, tomato juice, beef broth, and enough water to cover vegetables. Simmer until vegetables are tender. May be stored in the refrigerator for several days.
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I think our nine year old grandson loved his cakes — what do you think?
And here is the Darth Vader cake – with the little spears in it!
And the Storm Trouper from Star Wars – with Darth Vader Candles
Putting on the frosting was the real challenge here – and very very time consuming. But worth every moment for that little boy who along with his brothers, own my heart!
We had a wonderful holiday with our family. Here are some pictures of the children of the family ( grandsons and grandnieces and grand nephews in the USA) without the family in other countries unfortunately. But we sent photos and that helps ( not the same!) And some of the adults and grandparents of the family. How blessed we are!
A very special time to be sure. How were your holidays?
And here a wonderful recipe for
Tomato Cucumber and Onion salad
4 large tomatoes
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I am so honored to be appointed to a new Board – Vanir Construction Management, a global company. And recently I was also delighted to give a keynote at an event titled “The Chief Lawyer and Corporate Board” – speaking about the role of General Counsel as strategic advisor to a board of directors as well as how well women play that role. I also mentioned that when there are 3 or more women on a board, gender becomes a non issue (rather than when there is only one woman or two).
And now for the new recipe – Asparagus Soup – truly divine! Enjoy!
Fresh Asparagus Soup
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We love minestrone – but this one was the best ever as we cooked it in the slow cooker. Enjoy!
Crock Pot/Slow Cooker Minestrone Soup ( Low in Calories too – about 200 calories for 2 cups)
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We now have 13 Larraine Segil Scholars ( Our LSS Group) and one was just written up in the Chicago Tribune. WAY TO GO PAULETTE!! Congratulations to you – she created the concept for the company, developed the technology and received a patent for it and built a company around it and now has done the same thing and developed another company around new technology she spent 6 years creating. And Paulette has become a truly insightful CEO. We are SO proud of her!
Here is a great recipe for Flour Tortillas. The problem is that you will not be able to stop at one, or two or three….This comes from Chef John on the internet. He has some really terrific recipes.
Chef John’s Flour Tortillas
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ENJOY!!!
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