A time for food and wine

It’s nearly September and the children

Because of the pandemic, most are engaged in distance learning, which means they’re at home and parents probably are, too.

Summer seems to be whizzing by this year. Maybe it’s because we’ve been preoccupied with global issues. As the summer season winds down, we’re faced with record-breaking heat, even though the “dog days” have already passed.

This month, we’re focusing on something a little uplifting — food and wine.

Did you plant a garden this summer and find an over-abundance of zucchini, as a result? If so, Wheeler Cowperthwaite shows us how to make fritters in this month’s column. When paired with tzatziki and hummus, they make a tasty treat.

Lyle Norton is back this month with his wine column. This time, he’s interviewed wine maker Isabel Galindo, who discusses garnacha from Madrid.

Norma Gurba revisits the first JC Penney store in the Antelope Valley and

Vern Lawson takes us back in time with his Hometown History column, in which he discusses the Palmdale airport and how it came into existence.

Meanwhile, Ron Kusek and Cheryl Mashore give us some pointers on staying healthy.

Stay cool and safe. Hopefully next month, the temperatures will be normal, but regardless, we’ll be preparing for the Halloween season. The October edition of Lifestyle magazine will be dedicated to the spooky holiday.

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