"St. Patrick's Day is an enchanted time -- a day to begin transforming winter's dreams into summer's magic." Adrienne Cook HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY 
Letter from the Publisher
March 2022 
Dear Life Bites News Readers,
Celebrations of St. Patrick's Day, and all things Irish, including Parades and parties honoring the patron saint of Ireland may be on hold or handled differently this year due to the pandemic. This holiday is usually a highlight in major United States cities, as well as Dublin, Ireland on March 17th. Below please find a favorite St. Pat's Day recipe for corned beef and cabbage to enjoy at your 'wearing of the green' celebration home dinner or favorite pub. New York, Boston and Chicago usually feature great parades to celebrate this day but perhaps not this year! Chicago usually dyes the river green.
Our Chef/Hotel Profile this month is on my favorite spa hotel in Lugano, Switzerland, the center of healthy and happy. Some great SIPs news and a new spa in SLO. Oscar party treats are hot, and wine selections, including champagne are many. Look for corned beef and cabbage recipe on publisher's page.
The 2022 Santa Barbara International Film Festival will now take place March 2-12. Oscar presentations to honor excellence in film in Hollywood will be held March 27 at Dolby Theatre 5:00 on (ABC) and will be covered in Tinsel Town Tidbits.
Check out celebrity photos and coverage on SBIFF 2022 and scheduled pre-Oscar parties this year. Culinary coup features the latest in restaurant/chef news and St. Pat's story coverage for Santa Barbara. We have news on local travel health/beauty venues. Spa Baby takes a look at some amazing spa treatments for best skin care at home or away. Health Minded section features supporting updates on covid, American Heart Association and Breast Cancer, including the Barbara Ireland Walk/Run for Cancer updates.
See BookBites for some wonderful new reads, museum openings and more. So many great new cookbooks coming out this year. Enjoy the recipes below to celebrate St. Pat's Day with your family at home. See fun story on my visiting popular pubs in my home town.
John Walsh, Voices of Erin 1910 (my grand uncle) Enjoy a beautiful poem on Ireland by my grand uncle John Walsh in our BookBites section. John co-authored a book of poems while he was in the seminary, but later became a co-founder of the American Theatre Guild, and co-founder of the first Catholic Motion Picture Company in Hollywood, worked in New York as a playwright and Hollywood as a screen writer at MGM. Book "Voices of Erin".
Happy March birthday wishes to my son Michael, friend Rick Oshay and dearest friends Christine and Rosemary Redlin. Hope you fishes all have a swimmingly fun and fantastic day! Thank you for joining us this month, and we hope you enjoy our "It's nice to be Irish" issue. Airfares to the "Emerald Isle" are quite reasonable right now - check it out and check travel restrictions. As things appear to be improving with the pandemic we wish you happy travels in 2022. Join us next month for our news from the Travel & Advenrture Show in Los Angeles if it remains on the schedule, as well as news on Los Angeles Travel Show destinations and culinary treasures to enjoy. Please contact us with any questions regarding editorial requests or advertising rates. We appreciate your support.
Cordially, Bonnie Carroll Publisher/Editor ____________________________________________________________________
Or enjoy Stir-fry Cabbage with Mustard and Chives by Amy Sherman 6 cups cabbage, cut into approximately 1 inch squares (about 1/2 head)1/4 cup water 1/2 ActiFry spoon extra virgin olive oil 1 1/2 teaspoons Dijon mustard 1/2 teaspoon sugar 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt 3 teaspoons chives, mustard Whisk together the water, olive oil, mustard, sugar and salt. Place the cabbage in the ActiFry and drizzle the sauce on top. Cook for 15 minutes or until tender-crisp. Top with minced chives. LBN Staff 2022 Bonnie Carroll, Publisher/Editor-in-Chief writebc@aol.com Rosalie Frances, Contributor, tolifebites.com tolifebites@aol.com Cynthia Woo, Asian Food Consultant tolifebites@aol.com Natasha Melikoff, Montreal Reporter tolifebites@aol.com Mike OConnell, Photo/Video Director/Contributor tolifebites@aol.com Isabella D'Angelo, Rome Correspondent tolifebites@aol.com Additional contributing writers are included on an individual issue basis. PR people are requested to please contact the editor with questions regarding journalist assignments. Email:tolifebites@aol.com LBN Offices Santa Barbara, CA 93105 Email contact preferred please
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