Milk

Tom Forquer How many gallons of milk does a cow produce daily? The answer to this and many other dairy-related questions can be found at the cow milking demonstration in the Millennium Barn at the Orange County Fair. On Tuesday afternoon, a mob of youngsters and a handful of adults watched a machine milk two Holstein cows as educator Evy Edelo told them about dairy cows and the milking process. As the machine was being prepared for the cows, Edelo asked the audience if it could guess how much the animals weighed.

DAVID SILVA When I was very little, I loved to watch my mother make coffee. Mom made her coffee the old-fashioned way. She'd plop a cup or so of ground coffee into a small pot of water and then put the pot on a burner. Once the water began to boil, the steaming black crust that had formed on top of it would suddenly break apart and slip beneath the bubbles. This was the part that most fascinated me. Every time I watched that dark continental plate of grounds sink beneath the water, I'd imagine that this was what would happen to the West Coast when the Big One finally hit. My mother would pour the coffee through a copper strainer into a steel coffeepot and set it aside.

The Newport-Mesa Unified School District offers menu choices at elementary schools. Here's what's being served this week: TODAY Chicken Caesar salad or macaroni and cheese, Paulie Peas, fresh fruit, choice of milk WEDNESDAY Munchable lunch salad or two mini-cheeseburgers, lettuce and pickles, diced peaches, choice of milk THURSDAY Munchable lunch salad or chicken tenders, jicama sticks with ranch dip,...

The Newport-Mesa Unified School District offers menu choices at elementary schools. Students may choose a vegetarian entrée. The selection varies and may be either a salad, sandwich or hot entrée. Here's what's being served this week: TODAY: Munchable lunch salad with fruit yogurt or teriyaki beef dippers, rice, crisp green salad with ranch dressing, California raisins, graham crackers, choice of milk WEDNESDAY: Munchable lunch salad or two mini-cheeseburgers, lettuce and pickles, fresh fruit, choice of milk THURSDAY: Munchable lunch salad or chicken nuggets, baby carrots with ranch dip, fresh fruit, pretzel Goldfish, choice of milk FRIDAY: Oriental chicken salad or pasta with marinara sauce and meatballs, crisp green salad with ranch dressing, fresh baked whole-grain roll, diced pears, choice of milk MONDAY: Munchable lunch salad or Oscar Meyer all-beef hot dog on a bun, potato rounds, diced mixed fruit, choice of milk

The Newport-Mesa Unified School District offers menu choices at elementary schools. Students may choose a vegetarian entrée. The selection varies and may be either a salad, sandwich or hot entrée. Here's what's being served this week: TODAY: Munchable lunch salad with fruit yogurt or bean and cheese burrito, baby carrots with ranch dip, Tree Top flat fruit, choice of milk WEDNESDAY: Munchable lunch salad or crispy baked chicken, jicama sticks with ranch dip, fresh fruit, animal snackers, choice of milk THURSDAY: Munchable lunch salad or toasty dog (all-beef hot dog with cheese wrapped in whole grain bread)

About a dozen students, parents, pastors and advocates attended Wednesday’s Orange County Board of Education meeting to speak out against comments board President Alexandria Coronado made to the Daily Pilot regarding a state bill to create a Harvey Milk Day, in honor of the slain gay rights activist and San Francisco county supervisor. “If you want that lifestyle, don’t make my tax dollars pay for it, and don’t make me teach it to my children,” Coronado, who represents portions of Costa Mesa and other cities, told the Daily Pilot on Sept.

We’re willing to cut the Orange County Board of Education some slack about its decision last month to oppose commemorating May 22 statewide as Harvey Milk Day, in honor of the assassinated gay-rights activist and openly gay politician from San Francisco. We can understand that some practical considerations may have swayed the board’s five members to vote for a resolution against state Senate Bill 572, which calls for honoring Milk on his birthday. We call into question the words that streamed from the mouth of the board’s president, Alexandria Coronado, when a Daily Pilot reporter interviewed her about the 5-0 vote.

The Orange County Board of Education voted unanimously last week to oppose a state bill that would declare May 22 as Harvey Milk Day to honor the assassinated gay-rights activist and San Francisco councilman annually on his birthday. “This bill would provide that the governor proclaim May 22 of each year as Harvey Milk Day, and would designate that date as having special significance in public schools and educational institutions and would encourage those entities to conduct suitable commemorative exercises on that date,” reads an excerpt from state Senate Bill 572. “If you want that lifestyle, don’t make my tax dollars pay for it, and don’t make me teach it to my children,” county Board of Education President Alexandria Coronado, who represents portions of Costa Mesa and other cities, told the Daily Pilot on Wednesday.

The Camp, the alternative shopping center in Costa Mesa, recently ushered in a new addition with the opening of the milk+honey café this past Sunday. Owned by 28-year-old Jee Shin, milk+honey features a wide variety of drinks and snacks to go along with its outdoor patio. Manager Millie Kim sat down with the Daily Pilot to discuss the café’s recent opening and its goals in furthering healthy living and green-consciousness.   What is the main aim behind milk + honey?

Where’s it at: Mother’s Market and Kitchen, 225 E. 17th St., Costa Mesa, (949) 631-4741 What’s in it: Açai is a Brazilian berry mixed with banana and apple juice. Milk or soy milk can be substituted for the juice. This berry is small but packs a wallop of benefits, including antioxidants and immunity boosters. Cost: $5.95 for 16 ounces; $10.95 for 32 ounces Why you should order it: Restaurant manager Teresa Herrera said the store sells about 35 of the smoothies a day. “It gives you natural energy.

California made a strong case for the quality of its cheese, but Wisconsin emerged as the dominant market force at the inaugural American Cheesemaker Awards at the Fairmont Newport Beach. Wisconsin took home eight of 13 awards presented Friday at a ceremony within the four-day celebration of artisan cheese making in America, including the People?s Choice Cheesemaker to Satori Artisan Foods, which also won for Best Blue Cheese and Best Uniquely American Cheese. California cheese makers grabbed three awards for Best Fresh Cow?

The Newport-Mesa Unified School District offers menu choices at elementary schools. Here's what's being served this week: TODAY Munchable lunch salad with fruit yogurt or teriyaki beef dippers, rice, crisp green salad with ranch, applesauce, graham crackers, choice of milk WEDNESDAY Munchable lunch salad or chicken tenders, seasoned corn, fresh fruit, pretzel goldfish, choice of milk THURSDAY Munchable lunch salad or...