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Turning lemons into limoncello, a drink best served cold
Not so long ago, you had to be Italian to know about limoncello. But thanks to Ventura County's status as prime lemon-growing country and to the efforts of a local couple to bottle their family recipe commercially, we now have something a lot of more local: Ventura Limoncello Originale. Discover how the lemon liqueur has gone from after-dinner drink to sought-after ingredient for cocktails, entrées and desserts.
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In review: El Rey Cantina in downtown Ventura
There's no peanut butter-and-banana sandwich on the menu, but El Rey Cantina in downtown Ventura has the funky feel of a place that wants to commemorate The King, aka El Rey. The Elvis-on-black-velvet paintings are part of the fun.
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July 16: Heirloom tomato dinner at The SideCar in Ventura.
July 17: Greek cuisine at The Greek at the Harbor in Ventura
July 18-20: Santa Paula Lemon Festival
July 28: Tamai Family Farm dinner at Tierra Sur in Oxnard.
July 31: Zaca Mesa Winery dinner at Four Seasons Hotel Westlake Village.
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The Local at Home: Making the most of ingredients you already have
Time and ingredients are money. So in this month's The Local at Home column, chef Tim Kilcoyne of The SideCar Restaurant in Ventura tackles readers' questions about quick, budget-friendly ways to cook with the fresh herbs, half-used tubs of sour cream and jars of vacation-souvenir jams they already have in their kitchens. "The start to a great meal is probably sitting in your fridge or pantry," says Kilcoyne. "Remember, that $5 bottle of something called for in a recipe could instead go toward buying a gallon of gas."
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The Fun Five: Where to go for sweet, heat-beating treats
With its sleek silver-and-blue decor, Shave It in Thousand Oaks certainly LOOKS cool. (And if you don't believe us, check out the photo above.) Its Hawaiian-style shave ice tastes pretty cool, too, earning Shave It a slot on our guide to locally made sweet treats that will help you beat the summer heat. Gelato, ice cream, soft-serve yogurt and limoncello are also on the list.
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Regional tastes — for free!
Gas prices being what they are, you may be re-thinking that summer-vacation road trip. And flying? Fuggedaboutit! But thanks to a slew of new regional-cuisine cookbooks, you can still "get away" to — and taste the foods of — such travel magnets as the Rockies, New England and North Carolina's Barrier Islands. Even better, you can win some of those cookbooks by entering a drawing just for readers of Crave.
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Local cooking contests heat up
If you can't stand the heat of the kitchen, you might find yourself left out of the chance to win prizes ranging from T-shirts to $150 cash at the Oxnard Salsa Festival. Also coming up: the best-lemon-dessert contest at the Santa Paula Citrus Festival, followed by the Ventura County Fair and its assortment of bake-offs and food-judging entry days.
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