Value & reuse: sustainable construction and circular economy

, which focuses on fair wages, organic products, and not using plastic.

Since my parents live 8,000 feet above sea level in Colorado, my mom has tested countless.over the years in search of one that could take the guesswork out of making grains.

Value & reuse: sustainable construction and circular economy

testing out the KitchenAid grain and rice cooker., I can safely say I found it.I just gave one to my mom as a Hanukkah gift, and it has already become a permanent fixture on her kitchen countertop.

Value & reuse: sustainable construction and circular economy

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Value & reuse: sustainable construction and circular economy

while it’s still on sale for the new year.. KitchenAid Grain and Rice Cooker.

While it is high-tech, this KitchenAid rice cooker is surprisingly easy to use.Despite the merits of the massive and rice-filled Mission burrito, named for the San Francisco neighborhood where it was popularized in the 1960s, we have to go with a Los Angeles spot for the California pick.

No other city has been such a historical stronghold of Mexican-American cuisine, with the possible exception of San Antonio—which is often credited with the invention of nachos, tortilla chips, and Fritos.Although there are some who assert that tortilla chips were invented in Los Angeles.

Regardless of your opinion, it's in this city that Al & Bea's has been alive and kicking for half a century.Specifically, it's located in the historically Latino neighborhood of Boyle Heights, where so much of the city's excellent Mexican food is to be found.